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3.8
405 Reviews (405)
5 Stars
117
4 Stars
181
3 Stars
59
2 Stars
26
1 Stars
22
Conditions
3.5
Value
4.0
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.8
81.8%
Recommend this course
349 out of 405 reviews
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3.9
10 Reviews (10)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.4
Value
4.2
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.5
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.6
80.0%
Recommend this course
8 out of 10 reviews
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3.7
45 Reviews (45)
5 Stars
16
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
6
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.9
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.3
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.2
80.0%
Recommend this course
36 out of 45 reviews
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Course Highlights
This well-maintained 18-hole par-3 layout challenges golfers with tricky greens and varied iron distances up to 140 yards. Friendly staff, strong value, and practice amenities including a chipping green and putting area round out the experience.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 54
Length 2143 yards
Slope N/A
Rating 50.1
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Heartwell Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1962
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Poa Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect William F. Bell (1962)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $6.50
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse
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Reviews

3.8
405 Reviews (405)

What Golfers Are Saying

This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 6

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Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0

Great Course for a nice walk in the park!

My wife and I love this course and the overall experience. Friendly helpful staff, reasonable pricing, value F&B offerings, good course conditions. We still play the big courses, but Heartwell has become our "go to" course.

Conditions Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
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Previously Played

Just so u are aware

Save your money and don't use there golf carts.. not one to complain but they are poorly takin care of.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Walked

The Greens

Never been to a golf course where the greens are so aerated that reading the greens was futile. Crazy yet is that maintenance was going on on the greens as play was happening that the holes and the flags were on the fairway!? Interesting. Overall I had a decent experience, not bad for a par 3 course. Good course to practice your short game.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pace of play unacceptable

The pace of play was so bad that we walked off the course after nine holes. There were groups of five on multiple holes. Terribly disappointing. I would never recommend this course to a friend.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 09/15/2016

Slower golf times are always the case during weekends throughout the year, especially on the fine golf courses in & around L.A. County. Early or later tee-times need to be made during the week for much more relaxing golf rounds. Hartwell is an Excellent 18 hole, 3-par golf course, highly recommended for middle-of-the-week tee-times. 5-Stars can't be beat!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great exec par 3

Course is in great condition. You won't get a lot of breaks. They also have 12 inch holes for beginners. Great place to learn. You will only need your 6, 7, 8, 9, p, sw and putter. No drivers. Very fun pit and put.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

Easy to wlk

My friends and I had a great time, I was the only one that had played the course before. They enjoyed playing.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Heartwell golf course

Well this course is a fun course to play if you enjoy small courses with fast playing. The entire course is par 3 holes and I think the longest hole is 130 yards. Most holes are about 95 yards. One thing they are doing to help the youngsters is they put in 15 inch holes to make it more enjoyable for kids if you take your kids out. Staff was very nice. Course quality was pretty good. I probably won't be coming back to this course because I like to use more than a 9iron pitching wedge and a putter when I golf. But I might if I need to practice short game before a tournament or something. It was one friend and I and we finished the 18 holes in just about 2 hours.

Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Nice pitch and putt spot to catch up with friends.

I booked a group of 4. Including booking online to putting my clubs back in my trunk it was a good day! I played with other "challenged" golfers. All but 1 of us has not played in quite a while. We hadn't seen each other for about the same time, we had lots of catch up time, that day. The Fairways and Greens where in good shape. Most of the T boxes where good to go, pin placement was a good and sand traps were not rock hard. a little water hazard, I believe this is a good place for a beginner or someone who is getting back into that game after a hiatus or for practice on the short game. NO DRIVERS or HYBRIDS REQUIRED. A putter, lob wedge, sand wedge and something to get out of the trees just in case is all you need.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Nice Par 3 Course

I really enjoyed playing at Heartwell this week. I look forward to playing again soon.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great starter course

I'm a novice golfer and this was my son's first time off the driving range and on to a real course. Couldn't have asked for a better time. The weather was perfect, the course perfect for both our skill levels and even the squirrels were super friendly.

There was just enough challenge with some of the bunker placement to make you think without being daunting. We played 9 holes in about an hour 40 minutes.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart

Enjoyable

Had an enjoyable day. The starter on Sunday morning was great, she started our day they way every course should.

Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Golf

Booked tee times at hole one was a mess. Grouping more than 4people for a small course was ridiculous. The lady at front desk announcing groups was rude and made first few holes very unpleasant. At one point I counted 6 people playing one hole. This wasn't golf it was a theme park miniature golf feeling and atmosphere.

Value Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Par-3

This course might be a par 3 but can be challenging at times. Greens are very well kept

Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

Watch the Golf Now headings!!!

I clicked on a tee time for noon that was $5.00 off the regular price. Nothing strange about that. When we got to the course we find out it is for the back nine...AT NOON ON A HOLIDAY MONDAY??? What The Heck??? American Golf at it's finest...of course they charged us full price. I ask you...who shoves groups in the back nine in the middle of the afternoon and breaks up pace of play like that???/ Answer: American Golf

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens are nice

This place is fun and great to work on your short game.
Best to play during the week,weekends busy and very slow.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Paid $8.00 for 18 holes and the front desk gave us a free cart.

Longest hole is about 135 yards. Greens were so soft that my balls would get buried half way in and stick with no role or bounce.
Other parties would drive the carts right up to the edge of the greens. Whats in my bag: 9 iron, GW, LW, SW and putter. Great course for beginners. Hey, this is where Tiger Woods used to play!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

GOOD TIMES

Heartwell is fun for any experience level. For a par 3 it can vhallenge you.... dont get me wrong, it isnt a hard course but lets just say its not hard to get wet. Highly recommend Heartwell!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Well mantain

Great greenery and location of each green. The staff is very friendly. Also the tee off areas are well maintain.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful

I've been playing Heartwell since the 1980's, and this is one of my favorite par 3 courses by far. Play was fast, no pressure. We always go out as a 2-some. The course is beautifully maintained and a pleasure to play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Well taken care of.

The staff was very friendly making you feel welcome. Greens were in good condition and fairways as well. Overall it was a nice peacefull atmosphere.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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