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3.8
419 Reviews (419)
5 Stars
96
4 Stars
182
3 Stars
90
2 Stars
30
1 Stars
21
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.9
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.5
82.3%
Recommend this course
343 out of 419 reviews
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3.3
18 Reviews (18)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.1
Layout
3.6
Pace
3.2
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
3.7
66.7%
Recommend this course
12 out of 18 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.9
55 Reviews (55)
5 Stars
21
4 Stars
19
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.8
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.1
83.6%
Recommend this course
46 out of 55 reviews
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Course Highlights
Balboa Golf Course delivers outstanding value as a municipal course, with well-groomed fairways and consistently maintained greens that reward returning players. Friendly pro shop staff and a smooth pace of play make each round an enjoyable experience.

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Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 72
Length 6628 yards
Slope 116
Rating 70.5
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Course Details

Year Built 1954
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Steve Timm (2008) William P. Bell (1954)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $11 - $18
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper attire is required.

Food & Beverage

Food & Beverage

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

3.8
419 Reviews (419)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 10
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 6
This course/club is great for:
Locals 13
Walkers 13
Seniors 9
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 14

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Played On
Reviews 259
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
Played On
Reviews 259
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
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played

Balboa golf course

The course is in average shape. The pace of play was kind of slow, but overall it was a good experience. Would recommend.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 210
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played

You know what the place needs? More bunkers. Oh that’s right….

…../ they removed a lot of bunkers in the recent years. Over the last 3 or 4 years they’ve given up maintaining the traps, and they even removed some of them to make the course easier, so they also adjusted the handicap index for the course. That’s right - for those of you who are new, the right side of #1 is supposed to be OB, as crossing that rough on the right would put you on Encino in the line of fire of Encino #9, it’s meant to be OB because it’s the course next door and it’s dangerous to go hitting the ball over there. By the way, if you do hit the ball over there, you’re in the right of way of THAT fairway, so you’re supposed to wait for that group to finish teeing off before you go trudging over there, because it’s their hole. That’s part of the etiquette, and it will help you with your pace of play as that will happen to you and you don’t want to be waiting on the tee to hit your shot when some punk crosses into your fairway to hit theirs.

Can you belied they charge you the same price for less maintenance??? They have several fewer bunkers and yet they charge you the same as if they were maintaining them. And they don’t even maintain the remaining ones that exist. Unconscionable.

POP was bad due to a couple of hacker groups who had nobody in front of them but didn’t bother playing fast to keep it moving so everybody else were backed up behind them.

Just a typical day on a LA City course. They barely water the course, which is weird since we have so much water after the rains. So many of the usual dead spots.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 94
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 259
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
Played On
Reviews 259
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
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Balboa Golf Course

The Fairways are Lacking any type of turf, a lot of patching in the middle of the fairways other than that great value

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 158
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slow greens

A fun day overall

Pace of play was nice especially for a Sunday

Greens were a little fuzzy and slow

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Neighbor Shanks

The course would have been much better if my playing partner (my neighbor) was able to hit his driver straight. His lack of control with the "big stick" ruined my experience.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Not 4 stars

One good Thing is course is very easy. But fairways and conditions are trash . But in turn it’s cheap and golf is always fun. Just a honest review. Also practice facilities are great lots of chipping area. And they got food and a great cart person.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great choice

Very nice course great pace and tricky greens. Great location

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 210
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played

They painted the greens

Well, they painted the greens so they were a bit soft and moist, not cut, but I guess they needed to do that for the coming heat, so the greens were a bit hairy and slow today.

Otherwise the rest of the course is ok, except for the bunkers, of course!!!

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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