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3.9
470 Reviews (470)
5 Stars
124
4 Stars
197
3 Stars
87
2 Stars
38
1 Stars
24
Conditions
3.5
Value
4.4
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.8
82.9%
Recommend this course
397 out of 470 reviews
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4.4
10 Reviews (10)
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6
4 Stars
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0
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Conditions
4.3
Value
4.7
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.8
100.0%
Recommend this course
10 out of 10 reviews
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3.8
32 Reviews (32)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
3.5
Value
4.3
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.6
81.2%
Recommend this course
26 out of 32 reviews
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Course Highlights
This walkable par-3 course offers well-maintained greens, a relaxed atmosphere, and consistently friendly staff who make check-in effortless. Affordable pricing and a quick round time make it an excellent value for beginners and seasoned players alike.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 54
Length 2143 yards
Slope 69
Rating 50.4

Located just south of the airport, Van Nuys Golf Course has a unique location that provides an air show with anything from WWII Warbirds to F16 Falcons. It can be loud occasionally, but it's also one of the most affordable rounds in the area. There are two golf courses available, an 18-hole par-3 course and a nine-hole executive course. Neither of the courses are terribly formidable, but it's a great spot for getting in some practice. It's ideal for beginners but golf enthusiasts of any skill level will appreciate that the facility stays open late and both golf courses and the driving range are equipped with lights. The Van Nuys par-3 course offers good short game practice. There are a few bunkers and some strategically placed palm trees, but it's a very user-friendly golf course overall. It's even gentle enough for juniors.

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Course Details

Year Built 1965
Golf Season Year round
Architect Joe Novak

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes
Practice Hole Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed Yes
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire.

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Reviews

3.9
470 Reviews (470)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 7
This course/club is great for:
Beginners 16
9-Hole Rounds 15
Walkers 13
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 12
Near the Airport 9

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Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
2.0
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First Time Playing

A small course with par 3 holes, not for anything except honing your short game.

Walking course only, the holes are all between 100 and 130 yards each. You tee off from rubber matt turf, not great. Each hole is pretty much the same. Straight shot to the hole. The greens are actually in great shape.
Was not busy at all, so we took our time, had fun, but definitely not a high quality course. Good for tweaking your short game.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

greens are in great condition. but are slow

quick play a little pricey but no waiting on tees very good greens

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

cheap, quick, effective

Overall, a nice executive experience - while the rubber mat tees help your game, it would have been nice to hit off of real tee boxes. For $6 how can you complain?

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Good Value

If you don't have alot of time and just want to get in some practice, this is a great course. Very, very fair prices. Good place to practice your wedges and build confidence.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Great value for the money

Found a deal on Golf Now for $7 for the 18 hole par 3. Overall it was a good course. The greens were well maintained. Granted I spent time on each green fixing divots from other golfers, but not much the course can do about that. The turf tees need to be replaced. I went to the driving range before the round and those tees were in MUCH better shape than the ones on the course. It was pretty dead so it was nice to be able to breeze through the course in an hour and 45 minutes.

I will definitely make it back if I have time again on a layover, for $12 (7 for the round 5 for the rental clubs) you can't beat that value.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Great Greens; New Improvements; Tee Boxes Bad

It's good to see the management investing. To add to last year's new pro-shop, the they just installed a gorgeous chipping green complex (where the 1950s mini-golf area used to be). Wow. The Par 3 course greens are in great shape and I like the very mature trees. Very well watered. New benches at every tee box. The only drawback is the otherwise un-maintained, ugly, dilapidated tee box areas with the oldest mats ever (I bring my own mat strip). Perhaps the management will tend to these next.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Nice course!

Very nice course and well maintained greens. I can't complain when playing 18 holes for 9.00.

Only con about this course is the location, you get loud airplanes flying right above you every 5 minutes.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Par 3 Van Nuys

This course is super easy, with all par 3's ranging from 90 to 130 yards. The grass is not bad and the greens are just ok. The course overall is pretty fun and worth 10 bucks. It has lights but the last time you can get a tee time is 730 which is stupid because its practically still light out and you can finish the whole course in an hour.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Great place for beginners

Van Nuys is a great beginners course or to work on your short game. It's an 18-hole, par-3 course and there is not a hole longer than 135 yds. I mainly used my pitching wedge when teeing off and a chip shot with sand or gap wedge if it didn't land on the green.

It is maintained pretty well and the greens were in good condition (although players need to use their divot tools more to help maintain the green).

I was in a group of 4 which did slow down the pace for people behind us since most were alone or in pairs. But all the holes are so close that they simply skipped ahead and said they'll come back to it later. They told me this is what they do on this course all the time.

Fairways are pretty wide with trees to make sure you stay within your hole even if you slice a bit. The greens are pretty fast and do not break although it looks like it would. I think only 2 greens needed major adjustment for the break.

The only thing that I didn't really like was that you tee off from the mat. I tried teeing off a short tee but the ground in front of the mat are so hard it was hard to get the tee in the ground that I gave up.

I gave it 4 stars in comparison to other courses similar to this in terms of distance and price.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Expensive

Its website includes the bougie and the golf course have not bougie, so the price for playing in Van Nuys is expensive.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
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