Destroyer at Seal Beach Navy GC: #12
A view of hole #12 from Destroyer at Seal Beach Navy Golf Course.
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4.3
1375 Reviews (1375)
5 Stars
576
4 Stars
582
3 Stars
98
2 Stars
75
1 Stars
44
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.3
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.2
89.5%
Recommend this course
1222 out of 1375 reviews
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4.1
84 Reviews (84)
5 Stars
41
4 Stars
30
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
7
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.3
Layout
4.6
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.3
84.5%
Recommend this course
71 out of 84 reviews
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4.2
120 Reviews (120)
5 Stars
64
4 Stars
39
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
8
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.3
Layout
4.6
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.4
87.5%
Recommend this course
105 out of 120 reviews
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Course Highlights
Navy Golf Course consistently impresses with a challenging layout featuring a strong mix of greenside bunkers and water hazards. Well-maintained conditions, friendly clubhouse staff, and reasonable pricing make this course excellent value.

About

Holes 18
Type Military
Par 72
Length 6780 yards
Slope 129
Rating 72.8

The Navy Golf Course Seal Beach is a 27-hole facility that includes the championship Destroyer Course and the nine-hole executive Cruiser Course. The 6,780-yard Destroyer Course presents a challenge even for low handicappers with a slew of hazards coming into play throughout. The small greens have challenging slopes ranging from subtle breaks to dramatic drop-offs. To make them even tougher, you'll find strategically placed bunkers lurking along the edges. The tricky doglegs, which are mostly par 4s, will force you to think carefully about your club selection, and to top it all off, water makes an appearance on almost every hole. It's a long golf course that feels even longer due to the rolling terrain, but it is more forgiving than it seems with long, wide fairways that won't penalize you for being slightly errant.

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Course Details

Year Built 1966
Fairways Bermudagrass/Kikuyugrass
Greens Bentgrass/Poa Annua Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $21
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Mastercard, Visa
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

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Reviews

4.3
1375 Reviews (1375)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 34
Watching the Game 9
Brunch 8
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 54
Undulating Greens 42
Bunkers 38
This course/club is great for:
Locals 55
Advanced Golfers 35
Walkers 31
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 53
Worth the Drive 20
Near the Airport 15

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Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Friday Golf

We had a very early teatime got there early didn’t realize the greens were just punched which would’ve been cool for Golf now to say that, but none nonetheless they gave us a discount for the inconvenience. Course is an excellent condition, especially for the value. Staff seemed friendly, very fair with the discounted rate. Excited to play the greens once everything’s grown back. Course has some challenges, but forgiving enough pretty easy to find your ball even after a bad shot pace of play was phenomenal considering we had a 6:30 AM teatime. I understand it’s early but I miss the days when there was always someone driving around with snack, snacks, and drink drinks while you were playing around.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 04/06/2026:
We truly appreciate the five-star rating! It’s great to hear you enjoyed your visit — we’ll keep working hard to make every experience just as memorable.
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser

Aerification

Normally this is a very nice course. But didn’t realize tell we got to the course that they had several holes with temporary greens in the fairway which had also been punched. It was $39/ person walking but still not worth that price.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Response from on 04/03/2026:
Thank you for your review. While we’re sorry we missed the mark, we appreciate you bringing this to our attention and hope we’ll have the chance to provide a better experience in the future.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Aerating

Wish there was a way for GolfNow or the course to tell GolfNow that they are aerating the greens and they are all closed. The only way of finding out that was when you get to the course and the course has it posted on the front door. They don’t mention that the front nine fairways are just being aerated and the soil cores have not been cleaned up. Not even on the temp greens!! I just feel ripped off. I’m fully aware that aeration is a necessity, but PLEASE let the information known.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Temporary Greens

Greens were only in the fairway and the fairway was being punched. So you can’t even putt it out.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Course should be closed when they do aeration. The course close their greens and put a flag and hole in the fairway . To make it worst they also aerate the fairway. This was the worst golf experience I ever had. I used golf now app and payed more then what was charge at the course and it was supposed to be a hot deal price.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Response from on 04/01/2026:
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We’re sorry to hear your experience didn’t meet expectations. Your feedback matters, and we’re actively working to improve.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
4.0
Previously Played

Rude staff

I got to the first tee 6mins ahead of my tee time but I was told that my group has teed off and to skip the first hole, then we spent 5 hours on a Monday waiting on the rest of 17 holes and no marshal to be found. I’ve never met a starter who was extremely rude like this one. Not going back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Fantastic course and conditions. Horrible pace

Such beautiful course with great conditions and greens. But they’re times every 9 minutes and the lack of a Marshall enforcing pace of play the rounds and the back ups get long. Today took 3 hours and 20minutes to play 13 holes and left for dinner. Last week was 4 hours and 45 for 18holes.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
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
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 29
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Destroyer Course

I had a great time and the course was in great condition, if you haven’t already tried this course, give it a try, challenging but fair for the normal player as myself, Thanks Navy 🇺🇸

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Why have to share Golf Cart !

The staff insist to ask me to share a cart with another player regardless there are plenty of carts available. The course is great, and pace is fairly reasonable, but I really don't understand why staff have to fit 2 players into one cart. Thanks.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Unfortunate first time experience

Very excited to play this course with my son. Unfortunately after the 2nd hole we came to a grinding halt. each tee box had 3-4 groups. No marshall to help pace of play. and that is a killer for golf experience. no snack cart, no 9th hole food. we left after 11 as it was not worth waiting 15-20 minutes each tee box. Overall and interesting layout and in fairly good condition. Understand that its reasonably priced public course but there needs to be better management of players. Hope they figure it out.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 03/11/2026:
We’re disappointed to hear your visit didn’t go as planned. Your comments are being reviewed and will help us improve moving forward. Thank you for sharing your perspective.
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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