Destroyer at Seal Beach Navy Golf Course

First time playing here but won't be the last. Tip of the cap to the greenskeepers. Greens were an absolute A and fairways a B+. And I'm picky about condition. Tee boxes in good shape, only criticism is there are a couple that could be more level.

Our threesome played in 4 hours even, even though it was moderately busy, so no complaints there either. Good value imo.

Played with two nice gentlemen. Fairways are very good balls sits up well. Greens have true roll and some greens have excellent undulations so you need to place your ball below the holes to score well. The front nine has only one par three for a 37 par while the back nine has three par 3s for a 35. The back nine backs up a bit staring on hole #9 with three groups of threesomes.

I understand this is the course that Tiger Wood started golfing with his dad when his dad was in the military.

Good clubhouse I utilized their shower but you need to bring your own soup and towels. Will play it again.

Not sure if it was because it was Friday or the Long Beach Open or just me. I had to walk off after 8 holes as slow play destroyed me when I approached #9 with 3 groups waiting. I don't recall how long it took to get there exactly, likely the three hour mark. Maybe it was just me not being mentally or physically ready for that kind of a round. The breakfast in the club house was fabulous and the practice facilities were great. I will prolly try again some day when it appears there is less of a backlog for the course.

Greens - A

Fairway - A

Tee Boxes - A

Bunkers - C+

Layout - B

Pace of Play - B

No drinking water on course - D

Value for Price - A+

Definitely recommend this course

Played a Hot Deal this afternoon. Course is in great shape. A few dry spots on the fairways but it’s understandable considering it’s Summer. Greens are a bit spotty but rolled better than average. Problem with the course is slow pace of play. Too many high handicappers insisting on playing blue tees. This course plays too tough for a high handicapper to play blue: plenty of doglegs, trees, and 10-20 mph winds.

The Navy Destroyer course is in terrific shape with some very interesting holes. It's a very good challenge for the mid-handicapper with some long holes. It's a really nice track in very good shape. A couple of quirky holes aside, it was fun to play. My only objection was the pace of play - which is mostly do to the golfers and not the course. The day I played the weather was exceptionally hot and added stiff wind late in the day around 4PM so that made it more difficult. Bring your own water and ice chest, very little water on the course, and no cart persons bringing refreshments. The only opportunities are on Holes 9 and 11 which are at the Snack Shack. Otherwise, a great experience, I will play the course many times going forward.

It took 5 hours to play which was unusual. Prior rounds were 4:00 to 4:15. Usually the marshalls go a good job of keeping groups moving. Holiday??

Good course maintenance and conditioning. Always a pleasure to play this course because of the care given to keep it in good shape.

First time playing this course. 3:15 tee time, finished with plenty of daylight left. Wind was on and off, not bad.. Friends have played this course many times and gave me suggestion on where I should hit it. Will play the course again.

I wasn't told that the driving range and putting was going to be closed so we couldn't warm up.

Other then that we had a good round..

They are fixing something with the lake in front of the 12th green so the lake is dry and they are playing the hole with a temp green and it’s playing about 250 yards. The lake left of the landing area on 13 is also dry. Aside from that, the course was nice and green, better than normal grass coverage this year (been playing here since the late 90’s) and the greens were holding and rolling well, although a touch slower than normal for Navy. Well worth the $32 I paid for the round with a cart, great value there.

I played there on June 10, last Sunday. There were four some playing in front of our group. Starting from 4th hole, they divided into two group of two some, and made our group waiting every hole until 13th hole when I finally spotted a marshal and complained the situation. And the group behind us kept on hitting drivers while we were still in the fair way. I played there many times, but this time it was terrible experience. It was first time I played there in the afternoon and I will never do it again.