David L. Baker Memorial Golf
About
The David L. Baker Golf Course is an affordable public course located in Fountain Valley. It has an approachable layout that is versatile enough to appeal to a range of different skill levels. No two holes are alike but all of the greens and fairways share the same excellent conditions. Water has a prominent presence on this executive golf course with lakes and ponds running alongside many of the holes. The sloped greens are lightning fast and the fairways are tightly manicured. Beside the greens lurk treacherous sand traps that are just waiting to swallow errant shots. Although there are some tricky holes, the layout is gentle enough for beginners. It is an enjoyable and affordable round that offers excellent short game practice, no matter what skill level.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back | 62 | 3847 yards | 59.8 | 97 |
| Back (W) | 62 | 3847 yards | 59.8 | 97 |
| Forward | 62 | 3118 yards | 57.5 | 84 |
| Forward (W) | 62 | 3118 yards | 57.5 | 84 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 59.0/96 W: 61.6/100 | 135 | 293 | 114 | 271 | 185 | 301 | 148 | 136 | 305 | 1888 | 129 | 315 | 132 | 306 | 203 | 108 | 261 | 277 | 190 | 1921 | 3809 |
| Blue/White M: 57.4/91 W: 59.8/96 | 102 | 249 | 114 | 271 | 148 | 237 | 148 | 136 | 305 | 1710 | 87 | 315 | 111 | 306 | 203 | 88 | 261 | 233 | 148 | 1752 | 3462 |
| White M: 55.8/87 W: 57.9/92 | 102 | 249 | 79 | 237 | 148 | 237 | 107 | 119 | 259 | 1537 | 87 | 270 | 111 | 265 | 151 | 88 | 210 | 233 | 148 | 1563 | 3100 |
| Gold M: 54.0/82 W: 55.6/87 | 85 | 223 | 53 | 208 | 125 | 197 | 89 | 116 | 235 | 1331 | 71 | 237 | 94 | 239 | 132 | 81 | 185 | 206 | 127 | 1372 | 2703 |
| Handicap | 15 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | |||
| Par | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 62 |
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men's restroom Photo submitted by zero9si on 12/03/2023
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Photo submitted by Michael7538078 on 09/13/2023
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Photo submitted by tommyj007 on 04/12/2023
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Photo submitted by tommyj007 on 04/12/2023
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par 3 drive Photo submitted by u314163016323 on 08/02/2022
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Photo submitted by Channel123 on 03/26/2020
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Photo submitted by MDASOCALMN on 07/15/2013
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Photo submitted by u000004224664 on 10/05/2012
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Photo submitted by u000004224664 on 10/05/2012
Needs work and over priced
$53 for a course with no par 5’s . Greens were a complete mess. All tee boxes had not grass . Traps in most cases weee just concrete and unplayable. Very disappointed full price with these poor conditions.
Conditions seem to be deteriorated
There were pockets of time in the past when the conditions here weren't bad for a budget golf course. Today there was pretty much no grass in any tee boxes. Fairways were extremely patchy. And greens were in average conditions at best.
Wouldn't mind coming back with beginners to mess around with, but definitely wouldn't come here for a fun round of golf.
Budget Golf
Nice course for practice of your short game,
Public grass very short and hard
Poor condition for the most part. Tee boxes terrible. Greens ok. Standing water and muddy in several locations. Worst mats on the the range I’ve ever seen. Range is all dirt. The kind of tax money they have getting around here this course should be in much better condition. Won’t play again.
Decent Course
Decent course however, I would not pay over $30 to play here. I’ll play when a “hot deal” is offered to ride for $20-$30. Most of the tee boxes are awful and you have to walk around to find a decent spot to tee off from. Most greens are full of divots.. expect a few putts to divert out of no where. I’ve played solo during the week a few times at about midday, and finished 18 in 2-2.5 hours.
Course is just treated like shut from players. It’s got to be a blast for night golf. Day golf just shows sand tee boxes and greens missing grass with some holes all around.
Terrible pace of play
Terrible tees and fairways also
Greens acceptable, despite patchy grass
Plenty of Tee Times
If you need to scratch the itch, this is a decent little course for the money with plenty of tee times. Not a ton of variety across holes but decent conditions that look to be improving thanks to a friendly, caring staff. Highlight of the round we're the split, grilled hot dogs with roasted buns and pretty great canned beer selection.
DL Baker 10/25/22
Hard to review for todays round. Greens had been punched and sanded so were very slow and many fairways were over seeded and punched as well. So conditions were not ideal. Still a good day all in all.
Well..
The greens and grass were horrible for the cost. Yikes. Like playing a mud or sand lot. And usually conditions are fine. The price should have been reflected in tee times cost.
DL Baker 10/13/2022
Course was been overseeded to revive fairways and was also very damp, both fairways and greens had really been watered. Greens very slow because of the over watering. It will help to bring grass back though as it has been a long, hot, dry summer.
1.5H Waiting to Tee Off
We arrived 40mim prior to our tee time at 2:30pm on Sunday. At the check-in, we were told that the the Disc Golf tournament's time is behind so the guy at the desk gave us the free cart. That was great.
The last group of the Disk Golf cleared the #1 green around 3:30pm.
Upon the frustrated teeing off, we still had to wait almost each holes as we're golfing, and ahead of us were basically playing a "Frisbee".
At the hole #6, two groups were waiting ahead of us. It could cost us anther 20 to 30 min of waiting.
The three of us did not have any patience to wait so we decided to quit at the hole #6.
We complaint at the desk about this extremely terrible experience, but the guy at the desk gave us the credit without any fuss!
We were glad at least we received the credit to play an another day. (not that we liked the course)
The other player who joined us did not talk to the desk so he just lost his money.
Well, the course condition?? Not that great. There are many large dirt spots and large weeds on the fairway. The tee box conditions were pretty bad and the green had a lot of damages and diseases.
We won't be coming back without the credit check.