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
1359 Reviews (1359)
5 Stars
568
4 Stars
576
3 Stars
97
2 Stars
74
1 Stars
44
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.3
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.2
90.4%
Recommend this course
1208 out of 1359 reviews
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4.2
85 Reviews (85)
5 Stars
44
4 Stars
28
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
8
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.3
Layout
4.6
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.3
85.9%
Recommend this course
73 out of 85 reviews
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4.3
123 Reviews (123)
5 Stars
68
4 Stars
39
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
9
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.4
Layout
4.6
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.4
88.6%
Recommend this course
109 out of 123 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
1359 Reviews (1359)

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 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Avoid

Course itself is great. Place of play is the worst in Los Angeles and Orange Counties. Almost 4 hours to play nine holes. The price is relatively low, driving customers to be largely elderly that are just learning to play golf. I believe if they raised the prices for non mindset it would likely make it less crowded and infinitely more enjoyable.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Response from on 01/30/2026:
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 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Excellent 18 hole course at a great price.

We had a great time and finished 15 holes in 4:30, albeit the last hole was pretty dark. Excellent pace of play with the only bottleneck at the Par 3 over water. Course conditions were excellent. As an added bonus, the Cafe has excellent food.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 01/20/2026:
We’re so glad you had a great experience! Thank you for the support — we’ll be ready to welcome you back for another great round.
Played On
Reviews 45
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Always the old reliable

The conditions of the course is great. One of the best I've seen.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times 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 29
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 29
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Beautiful golf course

I really enjoyed this beautiful golf course! It’s a long and challenging course but I love it!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 11/10/2025:
We really appreciate the five-star rating! It’s great to know you enjoyed your visit — we’ll keep working to make every experience just as good.
Played On
Reviews 100
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 305
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 305
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

I like this course

This course has a great lay out and the temperature was great.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 37
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Fun day golfing

I enjoy playing Navy Destroyer. Good layout. Course in very decent condition. Only issue, seems to back up around hole 11 & never picks up. Think a Marshall would help keep pace of play moving

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Love this course. Pace kinda sucks on Mondays. They have military Mondays so it’s gonna be a lot of vets out there. Weekends are impossible to get tee times so good luck. But layouts awesome, great course to play

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 27
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Over booking

I had a 2:06 on Thursday, I got there early so I could hit a bucket of balls, at 1:20 the starter came over to the range and asked me if we were ready, he said we could get off early, I still had a half a bucket left, but figured okay, so I gave my balls to the guy next to me and we started over to the first tee, as we arrived at the starters booth there was a group of ladies on the green, group of ladies in the fairway and a group of ladies waiting to tee off, the starter was hurrying them up to tee off even though there were ladies right in front of them in the fairway, after they teed off, he put us with a single and we were third up, I’m like really, so I grabbed my putter and putted for 20 minutes, and then we still had to wait for 20 minutes to tee off, and he was pushing everyone off really fast, my buddy hits his driver 280 , so he switched to his 3 wood, and when we teed off we were stacked up like a Sunday afternoon at LAX, it took us 5 1/2 hours to play, at the 3rd hole we were backed up 2 deep, by the 7th tee we were backed up 4 deep, even the cart girl said what’s up, I’m gonna call the manager and ask for a credit, it’s not cheap to golf there unless you’re a service member, I think it was a waste of good money, we got iced down at every hole from the 3rd hole on, and this is the second time the starter has done this to me,from now on I will just keep my tee time and enjoy the range balls that I paid for, someone needs to train the starter and they need to stop the double booking for the people that pay 14 dollars , it’s not fair to the people that paid regular price, get a grip Navy

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 305
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 305
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 Good
Amenities Excellent
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