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%
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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 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Always fun

Such a good course for your short game. I always enjoy myself. Also fun at night.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This place is slow

Well lets start with how many people they put on the course . It's all about the money the greens are ok but the tee boxes horrible they need to put some money there . 4 1/2 hrs later you are done.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Good for Beginners

Decided to play a Saturday afternoon round here, should've known better. I was expected a long round already since I knew this course has a lot of beginners on it, but this was the worst I have seen in years. We were a twosome behind a foursome, and the foursome decided it was a driving range and hit 2 - 3 balls each from the tee box while giving each other lessons. We got to see each tee shot since by the time we finished the hole they were barely starting to tee off. There is no marshal on the course, nor did I really expect one. I took my friend who is just starting and was telling him, "you see what they are doing, don't do that." I get you're there to have fun, but have some courtesy to others that are playing.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Fun for the money

This fun little executive course that offers just enough hazards and yardage to make it interesting. Pace was good and we rarely waited despite being being a 5 some. The greens were a train wreck however and for some reason they were watering in the middle of the day. The food was a disappointment but the drinks were cold. All in all a fun day if you don't take your game to seriously.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

great course for new players

Not an extreme course. Still had some great challenges but great fun. You're not going to lose a lot of balls. Course plays evenly and very well designed to offer challenges but not frustrate you. You will for sure have fun.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Had Fun

David l. Baker is a fun course. it would be easy; however, the condition of the greens around the hole make it difficult to get that birdie or par. Overall a fun course. One caution watch out for geese droppings ewwww.

Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Poor management

This is the first time playing the course. The course itself was fine. The issue I had was the overbooking on the course. When we arrived we had to wait for a cart. I have golfed many courses and I have to say I have never seen so many people on a course. When I checked in I asked why it was so crowded. I was told that everyone loves beautiful weather. On the 5th hole there was a back up of 4 groups. We called the office to see if they could send out a marshall to get the play going. We never saw one and believe me we waited at that hole long enough to warrant one. This was not the only hole we had several groups waiting. I will not return.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Fun

This course is a fun one. Nothing too spectacular. We played it because we were staying near Disneyland and wanted to get an early round in. The course is near a large park and city streets, so there was a lot going on around us. The course is all par 3s and 4s. Good variety of distances, at least for the par 3s. I think I used every iron in my bag. Don't really need your driver. We were one of the first groups out in the morning so the pace was awesome. The guy in the pro shop was very friendly.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

It was so good

The course condition is pretty good & the price is right.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course and Place Review

I played on Sunday and was late for my tee time. Staff was cool about it and got me on the course right away. However, when I lines up to tee off on hole one a group behind me questioned if I was cutting. The pro shop guy had told me that I was supposed to be right behind the foursome that I was. But an old man in the group behind me was interrogating me about my place.

So the whole game whenever they were behind me they were not observing traditional golf etiquette ( talking loudly while I was teeing off, waiting a proper distance before teeing off behind me, ) I mean they all were wearing jeans so I should have expected it.

This frankly kind of ruined my experience and since there was no Marshalls to be found I dealt with it all 18 holes.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Average Course

Course is average, staff is nice, did not know that it was not a "full" course with the par being only 62.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course for seniors and beginners!

Played on a Sunday afternoon with my 82 year old father and his friend along with my beginner wife. The course is the perfect blend of challenging but not to long for the seniors, and not to intimidating for the beginner.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very Busy Today

Clearly, there were people here home for Winter Vacation. The course was packed. Waiting was better than expected. I neither ate nor drank as it was my first time. There were some minor maintanance spots.if you want to work on your approach and medium length shots, this is a great spot. I will go back after the Holidays.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

good course for the price

had a tee time at 6am for value price of $20.00. course is shorter but good shape and great weather.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great fun!

Great course for practicing hitting a long straight ball. Short par fours can make or break your game. Good upkeep of greens. Nice staff.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Good course for beginner/intermediate players

This course is great for someone looking for a step up from par 3 courses, but is more forgiving than regulation courses. Rarely had much of a wait on the tees, even on a holiday. Course conditions weren't anything to write home about, but not terrible for November. Regular price can be a little steep for the course, but we got a deal so it was only $26.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens

Didn't know greens were punched .... But overall great round.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Literally slowest course I've ever played

It took almost 4.5 hours to finish an executive course? I don't have anything about people wanting to learn to play golf, but if your golf course is primarily played by people who are still learning the ropes you should really have a marshal out there keeping up pace of play. It would be one thing if the groups ahead of us were slow because they hit 7 yards at a time, but when each of those strokes are preceded by 100 practice swings and followed by 6 mulligans it gets out of hand. Additionally, the grass on the tee-boxes was a mess and the course as a whole was 49% golf course and 51% unfilled divots. The guy who checked me in and the lady who drove the food truck were really nice though!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun course great deals

I work a 9-5 so i love catching a late tee tome at david L. Baker. The course gets pretty well lit so I aleays get to finish 18. Pace always seems to move smoothly and its just a fun course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Course in great condition had a great day of golf play thur 18 no stoppage value you cannot beat price with golf now

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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