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
1292 Reviews (1292)
5 Stars
536
4 Stars
552
3 Stars
94
2 Stars
73
1 Stars
37
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.4
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.3
93.6%
Recommend this course
1152 out of 1292 reviews
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4.6
34 Reviews (34)
5 Stars
24
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.5
Layout
4.7
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.6
94.1%
Recommend this course
32 out of 34 reviews
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4.5
116 Reviews (116)
5 Stars
77
4 Stars
26
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.4
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.6
94.8%
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110 out of 116 reviews
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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.

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Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

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4.4
1292 Reviews (1292)
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Reviews 148
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 01/09/2018:
Please, do not hesitate to give us more detailed feedback on your experience. We hope you give us another shot soon.
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Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Dont Play here

8 min tee times. Took 3 Hours to finish 9 holes and we left. 5 groups on a few holes. Absolute joke. Called the pro shop and no one picked up. Marshall didnt know what he was doing. Dont waste your time. Plenty of other courses that dont overcrowd.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Response from on 01/09/2018:
We are sorry to learn you did not enjoy your latest experience of the course. We understand the pace of play is key to your game. Please, call us directly at the pro shop and we would be happy to discuss this further with you and work something out.
Played On
Reviews 10
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 01/03/2018:
Thank you for the 4 stars! Come play again soon. Happy New Year!
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 01/03/2018:
Thank you for the 4-star rating. We hope to see you out there soon.
Played On
Reviews 2
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 Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 01/03/2018:
Thank you for the 5 stars! We are glad you enjoyed your experience at Navy Golf Course.
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Great course for price and location

Typically gets an older crowd, which inevitably is a slower crowd. With that being said, greens rolled very well for late December. For the price, one of the better courses in the area. Appreciate that the course starts out easier, helps you get warmed up for the round.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Response from on 01/03/2018:
Thank you for your review. We are glad you found value in the course. Bring family and friends next time!
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Reviews 33
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

The Destroyer earns its name

I booked a 7:45 time midweek in late December. It was cold and we had a frost delay that put starting times back about 90 minutes. The staff did a great job reorganizing tee times and got me out only 45 minutes after my reservation.

Since we were in the early groups, pace of play was fantastic. We finished in 3 and 1/2 hours.

The course was in good shape. Fairways were nice. The greens putted pretty fast, but still held approach shots.

Be warned, the course it actually pretty tough. It was windy, which is typical based on the few times I have played here. There are lots of trees. The most difficult feature is the greens. They have A LOT of slope, humps and tiers. There are many places where a putt of chip that comes up short will roll back to your feet. My only qualm about condition was the number of un-repaired ball marks.

Overall, I had good time despite the weather and difficulty of the course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 01/03/2018:
Thank you for your feedback. We appreciate your patience during the frost delay. Now that you have more of a feel for the course, we hope to see you out there again for another test!
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Response from on 01/03/2018:
We are sorry to see your last experience of the course was anything short of 5 stars. Please, do not hesitate to give us more detailed feedback.
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Reviews 2
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Extremely Slow Play. Useless Marshal

I teed off at 11;38 with 3 others. There was a group of 12 walkers ahead of us. They were extremely slow. After 2 hours at 30 minutes, we were 30 minutes behind pace, and still at hole 8!

I called the golf shop to complain about the pace of play. The guy there tells me it is delayed on all the holes ahead of us. I asked where was the marshal? The marshal had no clue what to do. He was just hanging out in his cart, doing some maintenance.

We finished after sun had set. One hour behind schedule.

Avoid this course. What a disappointment.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 01/03/2018:
We are sorry to learn you did not enjoy your last experience of the course. Please, do not hesitate to call us directly at the pro shop and we would be happy to discuss this further and hopefully, come to a resolution.
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Response from on 01/17/2018:
Thank you for the 4 stars. We are glad you found value in the course.
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Post Shotgun Start

Nothing better than a Hot Deal at Navy with a tee time after a shotgun start finishes! Love this place - with breakfast until 3pm

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 01/17/2018:
Thank you for the wonderful 5-star review! Come play again soon.
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Pretty nice course, but pace of play is quite bit slow.

I like this course layout. Some holes are long and challenging. Pace of play is depending on your front group. Last time was 5 hours. After we moved to hole 4 (short par 4), two group were already waiting there. Same thing happened at hole 9. Green was little bit tricky last time, but me and my friends enjoyed.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 12/12/2017:
We are glad you enjoyed the layout and the challenge. We hope you give us another shot soon!
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fast green with double lie

Well maintained as good as Tustin Ranch and the green was very fast yet not too easy at all.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 12/12/2017:
We are glad you enjoyed the greens and course conditions. Come play again soon!
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Destroyer

I understand daylight savings time. But i booked a round on a Saturday at 115pm. I figured i should be able to finish 18 before sun down, around 5pm. Nope, got only you 14th. I was addedb to a 2 some with a 2 some in front of us. If you don't go early morning to 10am, you risk not finishing. That's the 3rd time it's happened on this course for me. Oh well. Play through golfers! It's a wonderful course though.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 12/05/2017:
We appreciate your feedback. We understand the pace of play is key to your game, so we are sorry to learn your round took longer than expected. We hope you give us another shot soon!
Played On
Reviews 7
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 12/05/2017:
Thank you for the 5 stars! Come play again soon!
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

This course is always in great shape when I've played. My only complaint is that some users neglect to repair their divots on the greens, l repaired 4-5 per green on my last round!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 12/05/2017:
Thank you for your feedback! We encourage all of our players to repair their ball marks, so we thank you for doing so. We hope to see you out there again soon!
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Destroyed again

This course usually beats me up. This time was no different. The bunkers were particularly wicked and the greens were pretty fast. There was a bit of confusion at the first tee as there was no starter.

I will be back.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 11/28/2017:
Practice makes perfect, so make sure to book your next tee time soon! We're sorry for the confusion in the beginning and promise it won't happen again.
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course in great shape

Always enjoy this course, always in good condition, staff takes pride in helping to enhance your golfing experience. Good course to challenge weekend golfer and still hold up to low handicappers.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 11/22/2017:
Thank you for the excellent review! We are glad you always enjoy your time at the course. Come play again soon with family and friends!
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Greens were very good and fairways were good. I was only disappointed with the pace of play teeing off at 7:15 in the morning for a 4.5 hr. round.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 11/22/2017:
Thank you for your feedback. We are glad you enjoyed the course, and we will work on the pace of play. We hope you give us another shot soon.
Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 11/17/2017:
We are glad you had a pleasant time! Come play again soon.
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