About
Nestled in the heart of Virginia Beach, Honey Bee Golf Club is one of the area's most popular daily-fee golfing venues. Rees Jones designed the course, incorporating water on 10 holes as well as intricate bunkering throughout. The challenging layout has several tricky doglegs and some treacherous blind shots as well. It's a golf course that demands careful course management and some strategic thinking. Accurate shot placement is also key when maneuvering the rolling fairways and contoured greens. While it's by no means an easy golf course, it is an enjoyable round for players of all skill levels, making it a popular venue for tournaments and corporate outings. For golfers looking to get an entire day of golf in, Honey Bee's sister club, Stumpy Lake, is only about half a mile away.
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Awards & Recognition
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Top Courses in Virginia(2016 #13)
Golfer Photos
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Photo submitted by richtrayford on 09/20/2026
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Photo submitted by richtrayford on 09/20/2026
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Photo submitted by richtrayford on 09/20/2026
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Photo submitted by richtrayford on 09/20/2026
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Photo submitted by richtrayford on 09/20/2026
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All greens bad Photo submitted by 8505000891453003679 on 08/16/2026
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All greens bad Photo submitted by 8505000891453003679 on 08/16/2026
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Photo submitted by cport001 on 07/11/2026
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Photo submitted by cport001 on 07/11/2026
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Photo submitted by cport001 on 07/11/2026
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Photo submitted by u308052939 on 05/18/2021
Golfer Reviews
Greens are unplayable as of summer 2026
This is a decent course that unfortunately is in terrible shape. The greens are bare in wide swaths and you'll be putting through it on nearly every hole. I'm not sure what the intent of the maintenance crew is, but I would wait before playing this course again until things are growing again on the greens.
Also, on a 100 degree day, there were only 2 water coolers on the entire course. They did have a beverage cart but that didn't come around until the 6th hole. This made the round even more unbearable as I was becoming extremely dehydrated and overheated.
Overall I didn't get my money's worth at Honey Bee. Stick to the other municipal courses that aren't nearly as bad and charge about $15 less.
Terrible Conditions-Don’t waste your time or money.
A Jones course that is a great layout but it does not live up to the name due to terrible course conditions. The greens were mostly dead with a majority of the surface having no grass and mud.
The bunkers were poorly maintained and not playable.
Greens
Out of 18 greens maybe 4 of them were in decent shape.
Sad greens
I have played this course numerous times in the past, but not this year. This was the first round of the year and I was so disappointed. The tee boxes and fairways are in good shape. Bunkers were so-so, but the greens - terrible. Not sure what has happened to them but they are covered in bare spots. In a big way. So bad we couldn’t read the greens.
I’m sure they will solve the problems but it’s going to take some time. I hope they do soon because I truly enjoy the Bee Hive…
Greens Need A Lot of Work
The course was in excellent condition except for the greens which need a lot of work. There were a lot of brown areas on the greens and the greens badly maintained.
Sand Traps Need irrigation
Sand Traps full of water might as well be water hazards. Other than that the course was in fairly decent shape
Nice Layout Needs fine-tuning
Nice layout, interesting holes and water comes into play on quite a few holes.
Greens are fine, but the traps need a lot of work ( weeds, growing in some of the traps).
Fun course to play. Can be pricey on weekends for the quality of the course.
Solid value
From the start, the entirety of any interaction with staff was warm, welcoming, and professional. The clubhouse attendant even offered advice about how the course was playing that day.
The tee boxes are good, for the most part- some are extensively devoted and sandy with a decent slope. The fairways range from perfect to needing some love but nothing that was detrimental. There were no swamps or dead patches. The rough was well maintained, the bunkers were very solid so they hadnt been tilled or mixed but that probably helped me out 😅. The only semi negative was the greens. They were taken care of but it was like the course was switched to pro difficulty on the greens. They were fast and super unforgiving with some pin placements in the craziest ridges.
All and all we are making this a regular course on our schedule and I would recommend it to anyone. Its got a more open course for beginners but requires some Veteran touch to get over water on some holes.
Very nice coarse
I've only played a couple of courses in Virginia beach. This is the best coarse so far. I definitely recommend.
Fine course
This is always a fun, challenging course. It’s fairly short on the scorecard but plays longer with doglegs. Greens ran very fast. Driving range was mats only. The price is basically normal for golf these days. Definitely recommend.
Honey Bee review
Nice course layout, could be a nice challenge for newer golfers. Sandtrap were mud traps. Not too bad pace of play. Good price for range balls before the round too.