Newport Beach Golf Course

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.

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.

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.

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…..

I really like this place. Very enjoyable. Today was a beautiful day. Like this place so much I put in a application .

A friend and I enjoy the golf course but the only thing was that he had his grandson with him and he had to pay for him. He had no clubs and no intentions of playing. The boy was just hanging out with his grandfather. He should not have been charged.

Booked on Golfnow, Did not know that it was only for 9 holes. Thought it was a good deal. Had a 6:40 am tee time. Got to course and asked if we could pay the same price that we booked on golfnow for 9 more holes. Were told no, so we paid the regural price for 18 holes. $25 bucks. My fault for not paying better attention to fine print.

Friendly staff, patient players, beautiful greens
Going back this Friday

Been playing here for years but it’s getting a bit out of hand now. Mud and trash everywhere, tee box mats look like they were purchased 30 years ago. No carts available for anyone! This place is rough.

On the other hand, club house/bar is one of the best I’ve been to. Great drinks and awesome food. The Italian sandwich is worth coming here for alone.

Very poorly maintained. Food in clubhouse was good. Golf cart was good and practice green was good. Course is horribly maintained. You tee off of turf on every hole and they are in poor shape too. Greens are rough. Very collegiate on a lot of levels. Would not go back unless it was overhauled.

Staff sucked, tee boxes were off mats and most of them were rough. Greens were good.

It’s a pretty chill course, it’s by the John Wayne Airport so if you complain about that you’re making excuses but up or shut up, the only thing for me that was really different was playing from mats. Other than that it’s a chill course nice 18 course to walk, I’ve never walked an 18 course but this one wasn’t too bad to walk. Forsure will come back

Pace of play was extremely slow with up to each group playing 6 players- I understand Father’s Day but course care was neglected big time. Dads- teach your kid to fix his divots and ball marks. Spent the day fixing greens and watching pelicans beat the ball 20ft.
On big days put a Marshall out pushing place of play with a case of fireballs- win win for both player and course. Great that lights works but there are some dark spots on the back 9.

For now you’re still teeing off mats. By the looks of it you’ll be able to tee off grass soon! Fairways are looking better as well.