Recreation Park Golf Course (18): Member Reviews

5001 Deukmejian Drive
Long Beach, CA 90804 • (562) 494-5000




LOCAL WEATHER
Long Beach, CA (90804)
73°F
Fair
[Full Forecast]
Humidity: 23%
Wind: CALM

Sunset: 7:06 pm
green Sunrise: 6:48 am

COURSE LINKS

ALERT: Aeration
Aeration of the greens of the Rec Park (18) starting 3/18.
* Although Greenskeeper.org researches all alerts before posting, we ask that you please contact the golf course for confirmation.

41. roarksown1
Posted: 12/30/18 2:06p
Member Since: Jan 6, 2013
From: Playa del Rey
First time back out at Rec Park in nearly two years on Saturday (along with Kassper7) and it was a much better experience than I was anticipating. My last memory of Big Rec was horribly thin lies, ter... Continue »
9 Likes.
Rated
5.0 Conditions
42. NutNButCup
Posted: 12/21/18 9:38a
Member Since: Jan 25, 2004
From: Buena Park
Teed off at 9am Wednesday morning and finished in 4 hours. The greens were in good condition although a little bumpy at times. Greens played a little firm. The fairways had mostly good coverage with s... Continue »
13 Likes.
Rated
5.4 Conditions
43. jbishop637
Posted: 09/24/18 10:29a
Member Since: Aug 27, 2012
From: Torrance, CA
The maintenance alert indicated that Rec had aerated the greens on 9/7 so I had braced myself for rough greens. It took me 4 shots to get to the first green but when I finally walked up on it I was p... Continue »
3 Likes.
Not Rated
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44. jbishop637
Posted: 08/21/18 9:33a
Member Since: Aug 27, 2012
From: Torrance, CA
Tee'd off at 6:00 am on Saturday, August 18. Because of the review given by plumerross9, I desperately searched for a tee time elsewhere but to no avail. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the ... Continue »
10 Likes.
Rated
6.4 Conditions
45. plumerross9
Posted: 08/10/18 7:09p
Member Since: Apr 30, 2014
From: Hermoa Beach
What a mess !!!! played Tues. & Thurs. !! all new management, greens were arriated, rough was hard pan, no beverage cart !! 95 degrees , no marshal !!, no manager around, on Thurs, the greens mower wa... Continue »
8 Likes.
Rated
2.3 Conditions
46. jbishop637
Posted: 07/05/18 10:50a
Member Since: Aug 27, 2012
From: Torrance, CA
Played on July 4, 5:30 am tee time. Teed off on time. Finished 3 hours and 45 minutes later.

Had heard rumbles from the Mens Club about course conditions so had been avoiding teeing it up there... Continue »
8 Likes.
Not Rated
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47. evildrummerhb
Posted: 06/11/18 8:20p
Member Since: Jun 5, 2009
From: Huntington Beach
Got out on time yesterday at 1:07, 3-some and a single joined us. This was my first time out at Big Rec, and I have mixed feelings about it. It very much reminded me of La Mirada but with bigger green... Continue »
9 Likes.
Rated
5.5 Conditions
48. jbishop637
Posted: 02/13/18 2:04p
Member Since: Aug 27, 2012
From: Torrance, CA
6:30 am on Saturday, February 10. My group is a fivesome (3 riding, 2 walking). Group in front of us was a fivesome, all riding. We had to wait on every hole for them and so asked them to let us pl... Continue »
9 Likes.
Rated
7.6 Conditions
49. plumerross9
Posted: 01/31/18 2:33p
Member Since: Apr 30, 2014
From: Hermoa Beach
Played in 5 hours, not bad. What happened to the "rough"" ?? there is none now, all hardpan and dirt with a few patches of short grass around. They removed the most challenging part of the course !! ... Continue »
7 Likes.
Rated
5.6 Conditions
50. plumerross9
Posted: 11/10/17 9:45a
Member Since: Apr 30, 2014
From: Hermoa Beach
Played 11/9, half the greens were plugged and had heavy sand on them. Did not get advanced notice from course, been a regular for over 30 years ! Pin placements were inconsistent, some well away from ... Continue »
11 Likes.
Rated
1.8 Conditions

Playing Conditions
5.49
Good
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PRACTICE FACILITIES
- Driving Range (Mats)
- Practice Chipping Area
- Practice Putting Green