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3.7
1134 Reviews (1134)
5 Stars
384
4 Stars
496
3 Stars
135
2 Stars
66
1 Stars
53
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.7
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.9
76.0%
Recommend this course
960 out of 1134 reviews
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4.1
22 Reviews (22)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
7
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1
Conditions
4.0
Value
3.9
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.6
90.9%
Recommend this course
20 out of 22 reviews
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3.9
49 Reviews (49)
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20
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
4
1 Stars
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Conditions
3.6
Value
3.7
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.6
79.6%
Recommend this course
39 out of 49 reviews
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Course Highlights
DeBell's challenging layout features tight fairways, elevation changes, and beautiful views that consistently reward golfers who value a fun, engaging round. Friendly staff and strong overall value make this course a smart choice for golfers seeking an affordable yet memorable experience.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 5608 yards
Slope 122
Rating 68.9

DeBell Golf Club in Burbank offers an 18-hole Regulation Course and a nine-hole disc golf course. The Regulation Course has a tight layout with narrow fairways and a variety of elevation changes that range from subtle to dramatic. Accuracy is the key to doing well on this golf course but it's not overly punishing. Its risk-reward holes will appeal to low and high handicappers alike. The front nine is fairly challenging but the back nine is where the golf course gets tough. Although DeBell Golf Club is short, only 5,608 yards from the back tees, the blind shots and winding doglegs make it seem much longer than it is. There isn't any water on the golf course but you'll hardly miss its presence with all the other hazards that lurk throughout.

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Course Details

Year Built 1959
Fairways Kikuyu Grass
Greens Kikuyu Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect William F. Bell (1959) William H. Johnson (1959) Richard Bigler (1984)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $10 - $15
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Available Sports

Disc Golf
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Reviews

3.7
1134 Reviews (1134)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 28
Patio Dining 21
Brunch 15
Course Challenges Include:
Narrow Fairways 39
Elevation Changes 37
Bunkers 17
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 36
Locals 31
Advanced Golfers 20
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 36
Near the Airport 18
Worth the Drive 15

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Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

In Bad Shape

The course is in Bada Condition.

And Under Construction

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser

Repairing tee boxes

Would’ve been nice if golf now or the starter mentioned that the course tee boxes are being recovered or else i would’ve half spent my money here

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good course but should advise of ongoing course improvement

I really enjoyed the course - some challenging holes, some easier holes. Overall, it was a good experience - my only issue would be that the course that day played a par 68 (vs. 71) due to ongoing course improvements. Around 5 to 6 tee boxes were closed (if memory serves me well). This turned many holes into par 3s. The fairway was ok but not manicured.

Greens were very good in my opinion but, as with many public courses, few people would fix the pitch marks. Be better Sunday golfers.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Starter was a d!ck

6:40am tee time and the starter wanted to send us out at 6:25am. We were still waiting on our last person in our group of 4. Starter got sassy with us because we weren't ready yet. We were all walking the course with push carts and they sent nothing but groups of 3 in carts after us. Kept getting hit into and had the ranger tell us to pick up the pace multiple times. The course is hilly and walking it isn't easy. How about you don't stack tee times so close together? A lot of the tee boxes were relocated due to work being done so none of them were nicely level. Beautiful course but poorly managed. Again, starter was a d!ck.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course undergoing repair

Paid full price for a course that is undergoing significant renovations. When making the reservation, there was no notice regarding any renovations. There were at least 8 tee boxes that were moved to a non-tee box area (uneven lies) and some were 50 yards ahead of the usual tees. This was my 3rd time here and the 2nd hole is always under construction

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Tees under repair

Buyer beware: right now 5-6 tee boxes are under repair. Including thr signature blind par 3. Course has a good layout, fairways and rough were fine, greens good but beat up on fringes…but teeing up on 5-6 makeshift fairway tee boxes in not level or good conditions was a real buzzkill. Carts are old too: no ice chests or windshields.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The worst course in AMERICA

Played on Sunday and during check in they did not mention course conditions. Most to all tee-boxes were in construction and tee boxes weee moved into the roughest patches. Horrible and not worth a dime to play there. I’m a big believer in supporting local businesses but when you show up and pay full price for a trash course and they never mention course conditions then from management to the bottom of the totem pole everyone is shady. At least have the decency to mention the course condition! Horrible and I will never ever play at DeBell again! Disgusting how they think they can get away with such a horrible course!!! Lesson learned!!!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 76
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Construction holes

5 out of 18 holes are under construction. Disappointed.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 144
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Waste of time and money with current conditions

Wish we knew what we were getting into before booking here, wish the staff or other reviewers were more honest about the current conditions at DeBell. It used to be a tricky, little fun track for locals but it is barely worth your time and money right now. The first hole and 10th hole and tees are in fine shape, so it's deceiving, can't tell from near the clubhouse what you're getting yourself into. There's so much construction going on with tee boxes, most tees were bunched together way forward on uneven, un-grassy areas. Like even the signature "bell" par 3 hole ... it wasn't even worthy of needing to ring the bell since the tees were down near the same level of the green and just about 90 yards away. And with tees moved up, a few of the par 4's are more like reachable par 3's, which just makes the pace even worse as players try to reach the green (wait for the green to clear) instead of laying up. The bunkers were fine. The greens were mostly in terrible shape, and were not consistent - some with punch holes as if putting on a slow plinko game board, some with chunks taken out (like by wedges), some with sandy/dirt spots, and a few were okay. The very slow pace of play for such a short course just felt like rubbing salt in the wound. The only blessings were beautiful weather, friendly playing partners and there was a drink cart circulating so thank you to the person working that cart. Until they complete the construction and turn DeBell back into a well-maintained golf course instead of a goat track, I would not recommend playing here unless they reduce their green fees to an acceptable rate.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
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 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
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 33
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

12 good holes, 6 holes that are garbage

Played DeBell again today. Holes 2, 3 and 4 (other than the greens) are in really poor shape. Hard dirt, spotty grass and just awful. The layout of those holes should be literally erased from the course. So bad. The rest of the course was in decent especially the back nine. Would say conditions on the back are around a solid 7 out of 10. The greens are stressing a little with the heat coupled with people not caring and not fixing ball marks. Overall, if you could blow up a few holes the course is fun.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A weekend warrior's course

Don't get me wrong DeBells layout keeps the course challenging and fun, BUT SOMEBODY PLEASE STOP OVERWATERING THE GREEN'S AND A SIMPLE NEEDLING SMALL PUNCH BY HAND OR MACHINE WOULD BENEFIT THOSE GREENS IN A TREMENDOUS WAY OFFERING THE PROPER PH BALANCE TO OCCUR AND BALL MARKS ABLE TO REPAIR WITHOUT TEARING APART NOT HAVING TO DEAL WITH WORN OUT SPOTS THAT AREN'T OUTLINED PROPERLY WITH A SIMPLE GROUND UNDER REPAIR WHITE MARKINGS OR INCORPORATING FRESH SOD TO FILL IN WORN SPOTS PROPERLY. THEY ALWAYS SEEM TO BE SHORT STAFFED BECAUSE OF ALL THE TEE BOXES NEED MUCH TLC THE ROUGH IS SERIOUSLY OVERGROWN BUT THE FAIRWAYS ARE LOOKING BETTER THAN BEFORE AND THE NEW BUNKERS AND SOME NEWER CART PATHS ARE NICE. HOPEFULLY ONE DAY THEY'LL ACTUALLY GET NEWER/USED GOLF CARTS IF ANYTHING GETS DONE BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT EVERYONE SEES FIRST AND WOULD HELP WITH THE OVERALL CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE. I KNOW THESE THINGS TAKE TIME BUT PRETTY PLEASE W/NEW PROV1S ON TOP BUDGET THE $ MORE EFFECTIVELY AND THE END PRODUCTS RESULTS WILL PRODUCE TEN FOLDS FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY AND HELP MAKE IT GREAT AGAIN IT HAS SUCH GREAT POTENTIAL. ☮️ AND ❤️

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