David L. Baker GC: #8
A view of hole #8 at David L. Baker Golf Course.
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3.7
968 Reviews (968)
5 Stars
193
4 Stars
455
3 Stars
209
2 Stars
72
1 Stars
39
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.7
Layout
3.7
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.5
78.0%
Recommend this course
800 out of 968 reviews
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3.8
31 Reviews (31)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.5
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.3
71.0%
Recommend this course
22 out of 31 reviews
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3.6
64 Reviews (64)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
27
3 Stars
14
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
5
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.6
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.1
76.6%
Recommend this course
49 out of 64 reviews
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Course Highlights
The friendly staff consistently earns high marks from golfers across recent visits. This executive course offers a well-regarded layout that effectively tests the short game near the ocean.

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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Reviews

3.7
968 Reviews (968)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 14
Watching the Game 8
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 29
Bunkers 17
Undulating Greens 7
This course/club is great for:
Beginners 36
Locals 30
Walkers 29
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 34
Worth the Drive 9
Near the Airport 6

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Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

From a First timer

I am completely new to golf and the staff here were friendly enough.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Always have a good time at David L

Great time,shot an 86,met and played with great people,love the place especially the staff.Only bad thing was the water onthe back 9 tasted lousy.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great staff!

Friendly positive starters always eager to please.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

5 hours to play an executive course?!?!

This was ridiculous! No course marshal to check pace of play and they obviously book too many players on the course, trying to maximize profits. I wouldn't play this course again for half the price. I've played here before and it's always been slow but this time it was out of control.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Good Experience

My wife and I are visiting from out of town. We have never played an executive course (par 62). Great chance to work on your short game and a real ego booster as you can drive a couple of the par 4's. We had a fun time and will return.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Decent course for beginners... not so good for a low handicap

I took advantage of an early morning hot deal, and booked myself as a single. I arrived 15 minutes before my tee time, and was offered the opportunity to start early. It was 7:30am, so the conditions were wet as expected. Unfortunately, there was a lot of ground under repair, and plenty of mud in the fairways (and around the greens) from golf carts and maintenance vehicles. Although I was able to complete my round in under 3 hours as a single and never waited more than 3 minutes to tee off, I have a hard time thinking I will come back and play here again. I prefer a par 70+ course with a combination of par 3,4 and 5s. As i was finishing my round, the course seemed much busier, and i noticed a few 4-5 person groups backed up or waiting to start their round. I would not play here on the weekends. If you need to work on your iron play with a few par 4s sprinkled in, then give this course a shot.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very slow play

While the price is good to play this golf course, it is a very very very slow play. They regularly put five people on at a time which produces very slow play there is no Marshall to manage the courses. We play Here a lot, so this review is a combination of repeated long waits esp on the back 9. While we and other regulars have addressed this issue, they do nothing to fix it. All they need to do is get a couple retirees to be marshals give them free golf once in a while it would benefit the regulars and the referrals coming from people who played this course once a week.

Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Friendly Service

We cold have very good deal and golf shop staff is very friendly and nice. Highly recommended.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

You Get What You Pay For

If you can't deal with people in jeans and hoodies consistently hitting their ball onto your fairway, this might not be the place. The course is short and in pretty decent shape, but you certainly get what you pay for.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Cheep but...

I don't want to play again here. Duck and coot poo everywhere.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Friendly, fast and fun!!!

Best staff in So Cal, they make you feel like a member. From teetime set up to pairing to start, a great place to play or practice.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great Executive Course

I live down the street and have been playing this course for 20 years. Never on the weekends but it's a fun little course. The course is usually in decent shape and the pace of play isn't too bad. Never had it be more than 4 hours and played under 3 hours a few times.

The club house is friendly, the food isn't too bad, and the price is very reasonable. It's a fairly easy course so there will be a few hackers and seniors.

Not too many negative things to say about it, and always play it once a month.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Short but challenging

A lot of golfers discount short courses, but they can be a great test and practice for what might be ailing your game. For all but maybe two par 4s you don't need driver, it allows you to hit either fairway woods or something shorter off the tee to you favorite short iron or wedge distance. It's great practice for approach shots and putting! I enjoyed it, especially the pace of play, got finished in just 3 hrs! Had the rest of the day to do other things! Thanks too to the starter for making sure we got out as my online reservation didn't get through to their system, that's why I save and printout tee time confirmations!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Bang for your buck

$15 most afternoons, fun little course definitely allows you to work on your short/mid-range game. Staff is friendly and helpful. My go to course if I want to get a quick round in during the week.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

This course needs a lot of work! Course also needs to EDUCATE their PLAYERS/CUSTOMERS ABOUT GOLF ETHIQUE & the GOLF RULES/REGULATIONS!

fROM A sCALE OF 1 TO 10 with 10 being the BEST, I RANKED DAVID BAKER as a DOUBLE ZERO (00)...

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Practice course

This was a good course to practice your short game. A little overbooked, but doable

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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