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Conditions
2.7
Value
3.5
Layout
3.3
Friendliness
3.9
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.6
60.8%
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250 out of 391 reviews
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3.8
28 Reviews (28)
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Conditions
3.1
Value
4.0
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.8
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4.3
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3.5
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Conditions
2.7
Value
3.7
Layout
3.4
Pace
3.5
Amenities
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4.0
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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
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts 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

Reviews

3.2
391 Reviews (391)
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Grass Tee Box!

Haven’t played here in more than a decade. They’ve really made it enjoyable. Not every hole has a mat!! Awesome improvement. I think all holes on the back have a grass tee box. Greens were great and I couldn’t believe people had golf carts. I’ll be back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tee times to close together

No control of tee times or starter block. It seems they just pack the course with as many players as possible. I did a hot deal for 18 holes on a Sunday at 4pm and didn’t want to play the back nine because it was talking so long to finish the front nine. Won’t use this app to book a times here again.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 06/14/2022

Hello. Thank you for taking the time to review and leave your feedback on your recent round with us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and we apologize if we missed the mark. Please feel free to reach out to our staff in the pro shop with any additional concerns. Thanks for choosing Newport Beach Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Overpriced and always busy

One of the longer executive type courses around here. The greens are in decent shape as well as the tee boxes. I went to go play last week. Had a 6AM tee time and when I went to get I. My car at 5:30 it wouldn’t start so I couldn’t go. But of course I got charged still. Kind of ridiculous. A course that is packed all the time and really because it’s the only one around, charges me for a tee time I so desperately wanted to go to but couldn’t. Disgusting

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 06/14/2022

Hello. Thank you for reviewing the course. We would like to apologize for your recent experience.

We're sorry to hear you were less than satisfied during your round. We pride ourselves on our providing great service and the high-quality standards we maintain.

We would like to make things right. Please reach out to our management team at the pro shop.

We hope to hear from you soon.

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Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Trash Course

Course is absolute trash... Need I say more? Save your money and go play Meadowlark or Costa Mesa Country Club’s 2 courses.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 07/07/2022

Hi, Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. We are working to get everything up to par. We have projects ongoing to recover the fairways and greens. The conditions is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game, and we will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Newport Beach Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Never again!

I’m from Utah and even our worse course is 10 times better than this course...never again!

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/19/2022

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.

Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Worst customer service experience ever

First thing I get there and there's no putting. There redoing the entire putting greens.. no notice.. then second get to the window to check in for my Teetime that I planned week in advance. The worker tells me there no back 9 there's only the front 9 holes. But you can lope back around and do it again. I had friends coming from as far as 30 miles away to only play a 9 hole course. Then on top of that the place raised there pricing. Could not believe how bad the place is getting. Absolutely terrible experience. I don't think there going to be around much longer. I least for me and the amount of friends that I know, we won't be coming back to often. Get your act together.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 05/03/2022

Thank you for taking the time to review and leave your feedback of your recent round with us. We would like to apologize for any inconvenience you experienced at the course with us. Your feedback is extremely important to us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and apologize if we missed the mark. For further resolution in this matter, please feel free to reach out to our staff in the pro shop. We hope to hear from you soon!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0

DO NOT PLAY HERE

Do not play here if you want to have fun because you will wait 20 minutes max on tee boxes to hit. People are hitting left and right and can’t hit the fairway. It’s embarrassing and just not a course to recommend to anyone.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 05/03/2022

Hello,

We’re sorry to hear of your less-than-satisfactory experience and hope you will accept our sincerest apologies.

We value our customers' opinions and would like to make things right and determine how we can provide a solution that makes you smile.

Please contact us directly at the pro shop. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

Played On
Reviews 4
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course, tee waits

The course it’s self is full of dirt holes and you won’t be able to get a good hit from the fairway unless you move the ball on some grass. Once I got to hole 4 I had to wait 20 minutes just for people to tee off. The wait is ridiculous, people that okay here don’t know how to play. They slice or push the ball far left or right and instead of playing another ball you have to wait for them to look for there ball. Not a good course for those who can hit.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 05/03/2022

Hello,

We’re sorry to hear of your less-than-satisfactory experience and hope you will accept our sincerest apologies.

We value our customers' opinions and would like to make things right and determine how we can provide a solution that makes you smile.

Please contact us directly at the pro shop. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 05/02/2022

Thank you for reviewing us! We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Newport Beach Golf Course, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Fun little course if you set your expectations right

You are playing off mats for many holes (stick to back 9 if you want to tee off from grass more).

It’s a fun little course that you can play 9 holes in under an hour thirty on weekdays.

Greens are very well maintained but fairways are pretty average.

Overall a fun little course if you set your expectations right. Great place to take a beginner to.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/02/2022

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Newport Beach Golf Course, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

Fairway

this course was horrible to play, I would not recommend anyone to play here. My tee time was 730am and no available carts. The put too much money into the Range.....the golfing range looked better than the whole entire course. the putting greens were fairly descent though , I must admit. You would think this course would be nice cause its in Newport beach area....nope, you would think you are in Compton, Ca. they these fairways looked...Oh by the way, the hitting matts for each hole was terrible. I seen 4 gwagons and several other Hi-end cars, Come on Newport beach, step your game up. I would be willing to invest, but this course would need to shut down for at least a year for renovation purposes. At this point you can charge 50-60$ per game with carts available. sorry newport beach golf course, you get a 1 star from me. the Pizza was fire....yum yum

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 03/31/2022

Thank you for taking the time to review and leave your feedback of your recent round with us. We would like to apologize for any inconvenience you experienced at the course with us. Your feedback is extremely important to us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and apologize if we missed the mark. For further resolution in this matter, please feel free to reach out to our staff in the pro shop. We hope to hear from you soon!

Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Don't come if you want to have fun

The best for the buck. Challenging enough for any person.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

First time playing

I’ll start this off by saying the coarse is great to learn to play. Most tee shots from the mats, it’s a bit of a mad house with lots of people. But all in all we had a great time. Pace of play was slow as this is pretty heavy with amateurs like my self. Greens were really fast but in great shape. The fairways were a bit lackluster as it was more chunky grass and dirt. But the staff was kind and great especially since they were dealing with an issue that happened the night before that was in avoidable. If your learning, want a cheap fun round, this spot is fun just know your not walking into a 5 star coarse.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/31/2022

Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. Please know the current conditions are by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We will continue to work towards a 5-star experience and we hope to see you back!

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

Terrible

This place was terrible. I normally don't bash golf courses, restaurants, etc. in reviews but I have to say something.

I played here yesterday with one of my friends, we showed up 10 minutes before out tee time. It took forever to check in for our round and the staff was not very friendly. They couldn't locate my tee time because I made the reservation online so that slowed us up. Once we finally checked in and got to the first tee, there was a line of people waiting to tee off. There were probably 5 separate groups waiting to play. We decided to wait our turn in line even though our tee time was 11:50am and we showed up on time. After waiting for about 10 minutes, someone who worked at the course walked over and asked everyone in line to join into larger groups. They forced us to play in groups of 5 - 7 people with people we did not know because they were "really backed up." They didn't even apologize for the wait or inconvenience. Once we finally got our turn to tee off, maybe 25 minutes after our tee time was supposed to start, all the groups in front of us split up and no longer played in the 5 - 7 person group format. At one point, the "Marshall" who was just a kid wearing sweatpants and had headphones on, drove by us in a golf cart and didn't acknowledge us when we tried to talk to him. He drove past us and down the course. While he was driving he went past 3 groups of people who were not playing in their 5 - 7 person format and slowing down the pace of play and the "marshal" didn't say anything to them. The course is roughly 3000 yards and it took us 3 hours just to complete the first 9 holes. The condition of the course was sub-par and we were not playing off of real tee boxes with grass, everything was off of driving range matts until you got to the fairway or the green.

Once we finished the first 9 holes, my friend and I decided just to leave and not continue playing because it would take too long and we weren't having a good time having to wait 10 - 15 minutes to start each hole. It's a shame because we paid to play the full 18 holes and couldn't stand to be there any longer.

Overall, I would not recommend this place to anyone. Even the driving range looked too busy and people had to wait their turn. I would recommend saving your money and going somewhere that maintains the course better and can manage tee times and groups of people. Unfortunately it was just a terrible experience overall and I will never return.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 03/07/2022

Thank you for reviewing the course. We would like to apologize for your recent experience.

We're sorry to hear you were less than satisfied during your round. We pride ourselves on our providing great service and the high-quality standards we maintain.

We would like to make things right. Please reach out to our management team at the pro shop.

We hope to hear from you soon.

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

Perfect if you are learning the game!

You are hitting off of matt a majority of the time. The greens are way nicer than I was expecting, the best part of the course are the greens no question. Would be a great course to sharpen your short game, yet the pace of play is rough, and flagsticks get left on the ground. I believe they have night golf, looking forward to giving that a go.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Easy
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Commented on 03/07/2022

We would like to apologize for any inconvenience you experienced at the course with us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and apologize if we missed the mark. We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Party time for some.

Greens were actually in pretty good condition. Fun course now that they have t boxes and you don’t have to just hit from the mats. We had two juniors ahead of us which was painful and did see a party of 8, yea 8 playing a few holes ahead of us which held things up a bit…..

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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Commented on 03/07/2022

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 2
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 02/24/2022

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.

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