Destroyer at Seal Beach Navy Golf Course

First time playing this course and wasn't really expecting much but was pleasantly surprised. Lots of water in play and the greens were in good condition with some tough pin placements. Pace of play could have been better but really didn't distract from the overall experience. I'll be back

One of the best course in oc

First time playing Destroyer course. Beautifully kept fairways and greens. Fun course. Nice challenge. Loved the breeze!

First of all the staff here in the pro shop and cafe are great. It’s a very nice place to spend a leisurely afternoon playing golf. I emphasize LEISURELY.

My tee time was at 2:30 as a single player and I was grouped up with two other golfers. We tee’d off on time but it was apparent from the start that the pace of play ahead of us was going to be very very slow. Like a lazy drive down a crowded boulevard on a Sunday.

The pace of play seemed to largely be due to groups ahead of us unfamiliar with the basic course rules (stated on many signs) and some of them seemed new to golf so they may not have any idea that the course had guidelines or even know the basics of etiquette. I did not see a Marshall, and these are situations where one could share guidelines to help everyone on the course out.

The conditions:

Tee boxes: 3/5

Fairways: 3/5

Greens: 2/5, very slow, soft, a few were in very poor condition so much that your ball would bounce even on short puts.

Course Layout: This is a very forgiving course layout for golfers with little accuracy control. The fairways are wide open, a miss will land you in the next fairway with an easy shot putting you back in your fairway. The design of the greens is the highlight here with a few tiered greens with major elevation changes, however they weren’t well kept. The bunkers and hazards are placed in a way that would be better described as scenery with only one or two holes asking the golfer to make a shot to avoid them. The tree lined sections of the course are rarely out of bounds because the trees are spaced out. An easy, but enjoyable course.

Par 3 9th hole had 4 foursomes backed up on the tee box

First time playing the destroyer course. Was pleasantly surprised with the quality of the greens. Tee boxes were nice and level. Lots of water in play on this course. We got stuck behind a 4 some that played like they were putting to win the masters... 5 hours even to finish out.

Marshall needs to get on his horn to people to speed up. Four group back up at the 9th, and only solution was to let people hit up. NO. Get on groups about playing with some urgency and picking your ball out of the hazard if you can't play it out quickly.

Exceptional layout especially the very challenging approaches to the green. This course rewards fairway strikers and narrows down fairways beyond your 2i-3w landing zones. You can go for the bomb and be pitching in but only with danger.

Greens were way too slow and our carts found themselves on some terrible terrain (even on the paths) that needs to be smoothed out.

We enjoyed the course and appreciate the starter moving up our time adding 2 singles to make a 4 some. Although it was Monday, the course was busy and slow. It would be helpful to have signage pointing out the direction for several of the holes. Luckily, one of our group had played the course before. Our round took over 4 1/2 hours. The greens were well maintained and the facility is clean. A marshal on the course may have helped pace of play. We’d like to play again.

I had heard food things about okaying this course and decided to give it a try and it didn't disappoint. We teed off on time (7:45am Saturday)and pace was good we finish just under 4hrs. Course was moderately challenging with fairly forgiving fairways, greens challenging with various undulations & slops and tee box mostly clean and level. Would definitely recommend and pLay again . I think it is a little over price for weekend play and $67 but most decent course in and around Orange county is.

They course is in great shape despite the lack of imagination of layout on many of the holes. There was very little help from staff to point you on the right direction and the play was extremely slow in the afternoon. It is very tough to beat the value though. Course was in good shape and very fun for $20.

Destroyer never disappoints. Great fairways, greens in great shape and running at a good pace. Pace of play was excellent today. The layout is great and plenty of challenge for any golfer. This is probably my favorite course in OC.

the course was in beautiful condition even though i have not played there for 25 years i enjoyd it

Always a pleasure to play the Destroyer. Good news all new carts coming next week.