Destroyer at Seal Beach Navy GC: #12
A view of hole #12 from Destroyer at Seal Beach Navy Golf Course.
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4.4
1326 Reviews (1326)
5 Stars
551
4 Stars
565
3 Stars
96
2 Stars
74
1 Stars
40
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.4
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.2
91.7%
Recommend this course
1179 out of 1326 reviews
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4.3
58 Reviews (58)
5 Stars
32
4 Stars
18
3 Stars
3
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1
1 Stars
4
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.5
Layout
4.6
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.3
86.2%
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50 out of 58 reviews
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4.4
116 Reviews (116)
5 Stars
70
4 Stars
33
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
5
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.4
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.5
91.4%
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106 out of 116 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

4.4
1326 Reviews (1326)

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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Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/22/2019

Hello, Thank you for your 5-star rating! Please book another round with us soon.

Played On
Reviews 76
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 04/22/2019

Hello, We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Navy Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Go Navy!

Nice course, challenging. Good conditions. No senior discount is a bummer.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 04/18/2019

We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. It is great to see you had an enjoyable time on the course and we hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/15/2019

We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. It is great to see you had an enjoyable time on the course and we hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 04/10/2019

Hello. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/15/2019

Thank you for the fantastic 5-star review of our golf course. We appreciate you taking the time and hope you will let us know if you ever need anything while you are here. Come back and see us again very soon for more of the best golf in town

Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Shipshape course

Pace was good. No fivesomes here. In general, course was in decent shape. Greens are being punched right now, however. Navy course is orderly and well run. Oddly, on this day there was no starter. Most of the Navy players know what they're doing and maintain a tolerable pace.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 04/15/2019

We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. It is great to see you had an enjoyable time on the course and we hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 69
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Excellent track poor conditions (recently aeriated)

Played once before under ideal conditions and have been trying to get back and finally did treating two of my neighbors and found out after I got there that the greens had been punched and over half of the holes had temporary greens and many of the fairways were also punched, so even though It is a terrific course it played terribly!!! When I booked there was no indication that it had been punched or I would have waited until another date!!! We drove a long way only to be disappointed!!! Plus the concessions on the course were closed so we couldn't even buy a beer or soft drink!!!

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 04/15/2019

We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars. Please let us know if you ever need anything while you are here and we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Aerating the Course

Worst conditions ever. All greens were temporary, so no real putting. Only 5 fairways were playable. The rest were full of pellets. Only tee boxes were good. So after teeing off, there was not much you could do. Most expensive driving range I’ve ever been on. The course claims there was a disclaimer on Golf Now. I didn’t see it and Golf Now and the course shouldn’t be allowing play.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 04/15/2019

Hello, Thanks for the review. We see you rated the course 1-star and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take single star feedback very serious at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Destroyer at Seal Beach Navy Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 04/01/2019

Hello Nate, Thank you for your 5-star rating! Please book another round with us soon.

Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Navy Destroyer golf course

Very friendly staff. Golf course is well maintained. Excellent course layout. Pace of play can be improved

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/01/2019

Hello Philip, Thank you for your 5-star rating! Please book another round with us soon.

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Outstanding

Wow, what an incredibly fun Sunday of golf at Destroyer. My first time playing there but I was fortunate to have a buddy with me who knew the course well - which definitely helped!

The conditions of the course were outstanding from tee to green. Lush fairways, rough that will (slightly) punish you and really, really true (and big) greens. The layout was fun and challenging with some really lengthy holes from the tips. Wind was definitely in play; especially on the couple of long par 5s ... which both were playing INTO it. 570 is a LONG WAY into strong wind!

I've heard play can be slow but it absolutely wasn't today - we got through 18 pretty quick.

The clubhouse is beautiful with a great little pro shop, friendly and helpful staff and some great food at really reasonable prices.

This is definitely one of my favorite courses in Southern California and I'll certainly be back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/26/2019

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a wonderful five-star review! We're thrilled that you enjoyed your first round with us and we hope it's the first of many!

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Navy Destroyer in Great Condition

It was a great afternoon of Golf at the Navy course with Clients in from DC. A little windy off and on but nothing to complain about. Everyone had a great time and played well. Course Conditions in very good condition overall and no one complained about anything. Fairways and greens were great. We tee'd off at 3PM and still got done by 7pm.... Can't beat that!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 03/22/2019

Hello, Thank you for your 5-star rating! Please book another round with us soon.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Navy Never Disappoints!

I play this course whenever I get the chance. Very well maintained and the staff is top notch. Pace of play can get a little slow sometimes, but they have marshals to help out. If you’ve never played this course, I HIGHLY recommend giving it a shot. You won’t be disappointed.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 03/12/2019

Hello, We're glad you continue to come back. Thank you for recommending Navy Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Wet but playable

Course playing long due to saturated fairways. Still lots of puddles in fairways. Overall playable but a bit muddy and wet.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 03/12/2019

Hi Clay, Thank you for leaving us a 5-star rating. Please visit us again once the weather clears.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

So nice

Played the course after heavy rain, in the morning ! The course was in a great shape, the staff was taking care of the fairway to ensure each spots were playable.

Did my round in 3:30!

So nice to lay here for such a price !

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 03/06/2019

Hello, Please visit the course again once the weather clears. But we're glad you liked our course layout and friendly staff. Come back again soon.

Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 03/06/2019

Hello, Thank you for leaving us a 5-star rating. Book your next tee time with us soon.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Best course around!

Friend and I golf every week and Navy is by far the best course around! Not only are the conditions better, but the pace, staff, price, people on the course, cookies... lol everything is better! Makes me only want to play Navy!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 03/01/2019

Hello, Thank you for continuing to come back to Navy Golf Course every week. We're glad to have met your overall expectations on course conditions, pace of play and value for the money. We look forward to you again next week.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Destroyer

I thought the Navy Destroyer course was good. Some short holes, some long holes, very undulating multi-level greens that were in good condition, fast and firm. Lots of dogleg holes means it will take a few rounds to get a feeling for where to hit. Plenty of opportunity for risk/reward shots. Pace of play was a bit slow for a Wednesday. The staff was friendly. I had a good time and recommend the course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/01/2019

Hello, Thank you for leaving us a 4-star rating. We're glad you had a great time at the course. Thank you for recommending us and please come back again soon.

Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slow

Very slow. Cart was running out of power and no help available.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 02/21/2019

Hello, Thank you for providing your feedback. We would like to apologize for the pace of play. Please allow us to make it up to you in the near future.

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