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3.6
489 Reviews (489)
5 Stars
81
4 Stars
148
3 Stars
119
2 Stars
68
1 Stars
73
Conditions
3.2
Value
4.1
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.7
75.0%
Recommend this course
324 out of 489 reviews
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3.5
27 Reviews (27)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.8
Layout
3.6
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.1
77.8%
Recommend this course
21 out of 27 reviews
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3.6
59 Reviews (59)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
26
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
6
Conditions
3.2
Value
4.1
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.2
76.3%
Recommend this course
45 out of 59 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Executive
Par 59
Length 3216 yards
Slope 84
Rating 57.2
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Newport Beach Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1966
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $24
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted All major credit cards accepted.
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Lounge, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities
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3.6
489 Reviews (489)
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Reviews 24
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Wet weather
Walked

Fun relaxed local course

I liked that everyone seems very chill and most people are locals. Some large groups but they played fairly quickly. It was pouring rain the day I went and it was awesome. The 18th hole is a long stretch of dirt to the hole, good times.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Disappointed

If the course has you use mats on the tee box, why are the best quality mats on the driving range? The starter had groups of 3-5 everywhere. This killed the pace of play. The fairways are chewed up. Also, nothing preventing your ball from going to the bottom of the cup, during these Covid-19 times.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Commented on 12/28/2020

Hello and thank you for reviewing the course. We would like to apologize for the delay of play during your round. Please know that this is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. With an uncharacteristically full day, we work hard to accommodate everyone who visits our course and allow our guest the chance to complete their rounds. With that in mind, we are working to best control pace and allow everyone to finish in a reasonable amount of time. We will continue to look for ways to improve by using your comments as guidance in doing so. Thank you for playing Newport Beach Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
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Commented on 12/23/2020

Hello, Cathy. 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 seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Newport Beach Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Superman

I will never return to this course, thought Newport Beach would be much nicer then what i saw, the courses in LA are much better.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 12/22/2020

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 seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Newport Beach Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Surprisingly Good Condition

You would think a small muni course by the airport would be pretty rough but I am surprised how great the conditions are, particularly the greens. Even though they were plugged and sanded, they still rolled true and smooth. Great place to play more than a pitch n putt.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Enjoyable to play

If you're looking for a fun and easy course to play. This is the place to bring friends to enjoy.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Worst Course I’ve ever played

They don’t even have grass tee boxes. You hit off plastic mats for each hole like you would a driving range. The cart seat had a soccer ball sized hole that wasn’t even tried to be patched. Most carts had baseball sized holes or larger. Might have a Newport Beach address but it was more like Santa Ana, but worse. Horrid place with horrid golf.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 12/18/2020

Hello and thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve, and we are working towards getting things up to par. Thank you for playing Newport Beach Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course in pretty bad shape

There is no fairway :-(

Weeds everywhere which make it very difficult to find your ball unless you make it on the green. Course need major innovation.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 11/20/2020

Hi, we appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting us at Newport Beach Golf Course. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

discriminate against women

We are three girls and one old lady. We tried to make lady be happy so we go to the course.

The owner were Very bad attitude and because the guys before us played very slow the owner asked us speed up, we said you should asked the Guys before us.(they are totally 5 person)the owner said you were not welcome and the new player were not be allowed played here!

So if you did very well pls don’t be there

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 12/23/2020

Hello, thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for your experience during your round. Please know that this is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. Please reach out to our management team at {{business_phone_number}, and thank you for choosing Newport Beach Golf Course. We hope to hear from you soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
2.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 11/18/2020

Hello, thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit? We take customer feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind. Thank you for playing Newport Beach Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Twice a year
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 11/17/2020

Hello, we appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review. We would love to know how we can earn those last two stars next time! Thanks for playing Newport Beach Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Walked

Needs Maintenance

I played this course regularly in the early 1990s and finally came back recently. The course is not maintained very well, other than the greens, and it is really disappointing. One of the knocks was that their tee boxes had mats, but in the past the mats were in good condition. They are no longer. Course conditions were really poor with huge bald spots on most fairways and lots of muddy patches. The tee boxes that did not have mats were also not maintained.

I probably won't be back because of the poor conditions, which is a shame, because it is a fun course.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 11/18/2020

Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve, and we are working towards getting things up to par. Thank you for playing Newport Beach Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
1.0
First Time Playing

It’s dump!!!!

Newport Beach should be embarrassed, very worst course golf course I’ve ever seen.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 12/23/2020

Hi, thank you for taking the time to review the course. We take single star feedback very seriously at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Newport Beach Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 10/14/2020

Hello, thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take customer feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind. Thank you for playing Newport Beach Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun round

It was a fun round on vacation but the course was in bad condition.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/13/2020

Hello, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars. Please know that we have projects underway to recover the course conditions and hope you'll bear with us through this transition and give us another try in the near future. Thanks for choosing Newport Beach Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Needs work but fun to get out there

Course needs a lot of work in the fairways. Greens are typically decent. They also should really consider replacing the tee box mats.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/12/2020

Hi, thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at Newport Beach Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Horrible greens!

Greens had been recently aerated, and had a LOT of sand on them. To take putting seriously today was impossible. This wasn’t made known, and if we had known, definitely would not have played. Teeing off from hard mats also really sucks.

On the plus side, breakfast was great and drinks were reasonably priced, which is unheard of for a golf course.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 10/09/2020

Hi, we appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting Newport Beach Golf Course. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Back 9 Closed and punched and sanded greens!

Disappointed when we arrived after pre--paying for 18 holes through GolfNow. Front 9 was punched and sanded previous day. Back 9 was closed for same treatment. Asked about a refund due to closure and was referred back to GolfNow, but no direct contact info is given on their website. Still wanting refund for 9 holes. Help me out GolfNow! RefundNow!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 10/08/2020

Hello, we appreciate you reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the experience you had when booking your round. Your feedback about confusion during the booking process is very important to us. We always want to make sure our golfers are clear about their purchase before checking out. We ask that you contact GolfNow customer service at 1 (800) 767-3574 for clarity. Please have your confirmation number handy. Thank you for playing Newport Beach Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon.

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