What a nice surprise! Very nice course. Great greens for a muni. The played fast and firm, and held high approach shots, didn't hold well on short shots though. It isn't very easy to run the ball onto... Continue »

What a nice surprise! Very nice course. Great greens for a muni. The played fast and firm, and held high approach shots, didn't hold well on short shots though. It isn't very easy to run the ball onto the green, as most greens are above the fairway below. Fairways were lush, and gave good roll. Rough was about 1-3 inches thick. BEWARE- course is very hilly and is a bear to walk!! The Grill food was okay, but it took forever to get our food. Overall nice course and will play again!

New tee boxes on a half a dozen holes greatly improves this place.

New tee boxes on a half a dozen holes greatly improves this place.

They're doing some good work on DeBell Golf Course. They've completely rebuilt the tee boxes on 7, 9 and 17. They still working on the 13th tee. Many of these tee boxes have been in bad shape for a... Continue »

They're doing some good work on DeBell Golf Course. They've completely rebuilt the tee boxes on 7, 9 and 17. They still working on the 13th tee. Many of these tee boxes have been in bad shape for a long time. The character of the golf course remains unchanged. Therefore you'd better know how to manage a course and play methodically. I've run into so many guys who just won't play up there. The clubhouse just happens to be a good neighborhood restaurant that stay opens late. I guess you can tell it's my favorite.

Course in decent shape. New club house a big improvement. Staff helpful except marshal. Group in front of us were very slow and marshal refuse to ask them to pick up the pace even though the hle ahead... Continue »

Course in decent shape. New club house a big improvement. Staff helpful except marshal. Group in front of us were very slow and marshal refuse to ask them to pick up the pace even though the hle ahead was empty most of the time. Round was well over five hours. Spoiled an otherwise nice day.

Played my first round of the year here, and at the same time, played my first round at De Bell. Starting with the good: I loved the course layout. I can't remember the last time I played a course wi... Continue »

Played my first round of the year here, and at the same time, played my first round at De Bell. Starting with the good: I loved the course layout. I can't remember the last time I played a course with so many twists and turns, and I enjoyed the fact that this is a course that challenges your course management skills just as much as it tests your physical ability. (I'm sure this course drives the long hitters crazy, because it certainly isn't a course where they'll excel. I found myself teeing off on quite a few of the holes with middle irons, just to put the ball in the right position to handle the doglegs.) Greens were good and bunkers were soft. Now, the bad: There were many places on the course where the grass was just too loose (and it shouldn't be -- we're well past the rains). On at least three occasions, the ground gave way so much that solidly hit balls traveled maybe about half as far as they would have on better turf. Pace of play was also far too slow for such a short course.

This can be a fun, yet very frustrating track if you don't play it smart and keep it straight. Small, yet tricky greens but they need to really work on most of the tee boxes... bare and uneven at time... Continue »

This can be a fun, yet very frustrating track if you don't play it smart and keep it straight. Small, yet tricky greens but they need to really work on most of the tee boxes... bare and uneven at times.

This is a thinking man's course and a tough walk up the hills of Burbank. The bar/restaurant is the best in the area.

This is a thinking man's course and a tough walk up the hills of Burbank. The bar/restaurant is the best in the area.

This is my favorite course. I've played it hundreds of times over the past 20 years. I've come to know plenty of guys who won't play De Bell because they can't take out their driver on every hole. ... Continue »

This is my favorite course. I've played it hundreds of times over the past 20 years. I've come to know plenty of guys who won't play De Bell because they can't take out their driver on every hole. Those are the same guys who know very little about course management which is essential for shooting low at De Bell. Knowing how to read tricky greens helps too. As I write this, the course is a little beaten up from the winter weather but overall it's in the best shape I've ever seen it.
Now that the new clubhouse is there, De Bell has the best concession facility of any of the area courses. So many of the other places don't keep the kitchen open late or they don't stay open at all (I'm looking at you Rancho Park). Plus the pricing is better. I can't believe places like Enicno/Balboa are charging $16.50 for a pitcher of beer. Anyway, it's basically a good restaurant that just happens to be at a municipal golf course.

Well they finally put some good sand in the bunkers here. Greens were nice except they are severely over watered. Deep footprints everywhere. Really tough to make the short putts. Pace of play was... Continue »

Well they finally put some good sand in the bunkers here. Greens were nice except they are severely over watered. Deep footprints everywhere. Really tough to make the short putts. Pace of play was painfully s...l...o...w.............