Recreation Park 18 Golf Course

i played here on mother's day around 1pm with my buddy. we had one single join us. the course was in good condition and pace of play was good due to it being mother's day. i'm about a 12 handicap and i really like playing this course because the length is just right. on this day, i birdied #1 after hitting a 3-wood off the first tee, and i also birdied #17 after reaching the fringe in two. a great course to learn on for beginners up to advanced players. i always get the discount tee times when i play here, good value for $20-$40. i wouldn't play for the full price $60+.

Not great, but not bad. Paid less for a better maintained course. Pace was slower than I am used to playing.

For the $35 I paid on golf now, it was well worth it. Hillier and more intersting than some inner city courses. Long yardage, nearly 6,000 yards from the forward-most tees.

If booking on golfnow, be sure you are getting rec18 and not rec9. The detailed text for rec18 describes rec9, but the reservation will be for the 18 hole course.

Course was in good shape and greens were very fast. Pace of play was very slow due to a mens club tournament. Round took 5 1/2 hours.

Had fun. Course was in great shape. Cart girl came around often all day. Food service was reasonably quick to keep pace of play going at the turn. Good, courteous service in pro shop, on course, and in the bar afterwards. Greens were extremely fast for amateurs. Why are they cut so close in winter and so very fast?? is my only other comment..This course is one of the best kept secrets around...

Longer than average for a public course. You will get plenty of excercise and feel that you played a good course for a reasonable price. The overall condition was pretty good, but I found the greens pretty challenging so sharpen up on your putting before playing here! I had a great time all five times I have played here.

sending out 5-somes is one thing, but doing so with 5 inexperienced golfers, and without any marshalls to help the pace, leads to a very frustrating 8 holes.

oh yeah, we got in 8 holes with a tee-time of 1:30. It got dark at 5.

On a weekday before noon, you may be ok. But any weekend, know what you may be in for, and know the starter will consistently underestimate the delay by at least half ("15 mins delay" = you will be t-ing off 30+ mins late).

Rec park 18 you can do better, even as a public course in the middle of Long Beach!

As before on other occasions to this golf course, they were behind on their T-box times. We went off 25 minutes after our designated t-time.

tee to green very nice never having to wait on every tee box. starter very courtious and about his business.

Short par 4 hole#1, and #2 means some duches want to drive it for one-on.. Well 99% of people who try will fail but they still wait for group infront to clear.. Which means 30+ min wait on the first tee.

Staff was nice. Nice greens! Play was super slow, too many 5 somes going out. Groups ahead of us not playing "ready play golf". No Marshall's on course to enforce and move play along. We weren't able to finish before dark

In the middle of overseed...should give everyone a break in price when the course is in this condition.

I think it is awful that I paid what I did for a course that had sanded greens. Without any prior notice.

The course was in decent condition. Sandy greens and a bit chunked up. Not terrible though.

The guys running the starting were very disorganized. NO STARTER so we had people walking on in front of us while we were waiting for a cart. We actually started 30 minutes late on our tee time which caused us to not be able to finish the course. 3 HOLES SHORT!

Cheap course, plays pretty easy, slow, Good Times.

While there are a few pristine public courses in nearby Orange County, Los Angeles is lacking. Long Beach public courses are among the best value in the area. Rec Park is a great place for a mid week round, but be sure you're not in a hurry. Open fairways are great for the average golfer, with small greens making it still challenging.