David L. Baker GC: #8
A view of hole #8 at David L. Baker Golf Course.
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3.6
941 Reviews (941)
5 Stars
185
4 Stars
444
3 Stars
204
2 Stars
70
1 Stars
38
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.8
Layout
3.7
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.5
79.7%
Recommend this course
781 out of 941 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.1
18 Reviews (18)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.1
Layout
3.3
Pace
2.9
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
3.8
66.7%
Recommend this course
12 out of 18 reviews
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3.6
55 Reviews (55)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
23
3 Stars
12
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
5
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.6
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.1
78.2%
Recommend this course
43 out of 55 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Executive
Par 62
Length 3847 yards
Slope 97
Rating 59.8

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 1985
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range 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 Yes

Food & Beverage

Food & Beverage

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities
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3.6
941 Reviews (941)
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Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
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Previously Played

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 Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Budget Golf

Nice course for practice of your short game,

Public grass very short and hard

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great course, Tee boxes moved forward too much, Slow Play.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 6
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Terrible pace of play

Terrible tees and fairways also

Greens acceptable, despite patchy grass

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 36
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

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.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 36
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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