Course was in very nice shape! Greens were smooth and fairly quick. Fairways also in above average condition. Incredibly able to tee off a few minutes BEFORE our tee time and played in just over four... Continue »

Course was in very nice shape! Greens were smooth and fairly quick. Fairways also in above average condition. Incredibly able to tee off a few minutes BEFORE our tee time and played in just over four hours, which for Rec Park is fabulous! Playing Rec is like a "walk in the park" - not too tough but enough of a test to make it enjoyable.

Some of the par 4's are too short for long hitters (300 yards). The rough was inconsistent, from thin to at times 6 inches. The sand traps are very good but with the recent heat everything is gettin... Continue »

Some of the par 4's are too short for long hitters (300 yards). The rough was inconsistent, from thin to at times 6 inches. The sand traps are very good but with the recent heat everything is getting watered, even the traps and some are wet just under the surface and inconsistent. The greens are in great shape, very smooth and very consistent which is always a tough thing for public courses.

good value, great condition for as much play as the course gets....

good value, great condition for as much play as the course gets....

Every round at Rec is an absolute treat. The course has so much character, and it is always in excellent shape. There is no other course at these prices in Southern California that is better. By fa... Continue »

Every round at Rec is an absolute treat. The course has so much character, and it is always in excellent shape. There is no other course at these prices in Southern California that is better. By far the top course in Long Beach, especially given the fact that the new Skylinks seems to be having so much trouble with the sprinkler system and the greens.

We played twice in the past 2 weeks, and each round was less than 4 1/2 hours (isn't it sad that this has become a "good" time...what is wrong with golfers recently... hit the d%mn ed ball when it's your turn to play, and stop plumb-bobbing in 4 directions).

Also, the food at Rec is excellent, and the prices are extremely reasonable. Usually the restaurnant has far more non-players eating than players.

great conditions/ great price and play was not too slow

great conditions/ great price and play was not too slow

Fairway condition was great, first time I've seen this nice since I started playing here years ago. Even the greens have very few ball marks & the rough was fair. The pace was very decent, relative ... Continue »

Fairway condition was great, first time I've seen this nice since I started playing here years ago. Even the greens have very few ball marks & the rough was fair. The pace was very decent, relative to my past experience in this course.

For the second time I booked a tee time via the golf626 website on the 18 hole course and they had no record when I showed up. Compounding the problem today was that there was a tournament at that ti... Continue »

For the second time I booked a tee time via the golf626 website on the 18 hole course and they had no record when I showed up. Compounding the problem today was that there was a tournament at that time and I had to wait over an hour before getting on. The round itself was a disaster - because of the tournanment the pace was awful. I finally picked up after hole 9 after 3 hours, 20 minutes - and this was a Wednesday afternoon. The course itself was mediocre - greens were very, very bumpy. Tee boxes had many divots. Fairways were nice in places, bare in others. Between the incompetance in the proshop, the awful pace and the mediocre conditions, this is not worth a return visit.

best long beach course.

best long beach course.

Course is in great shape overall. Need work on greens which are a little bumpy. Would be nice if they would FIX THEIR DIVOTS. I get the feeling that there are a lot of foolish folks that think divo... Continue »

Course is in great shape overall. Need work on greens which are a little bumpy. Would be nice if they would FIX THEIR DIVOTS. I get the feeling that there are a lot of foolish folks that think divots mysteriously repair themselves. Well for the misinformed THAT IS AN OLD WIVES' TALE. FIX YOUR BLOODY DIVOTS. Overall course in uncommon good shape. Rough will be tough to hit out of in a matter of weeks. Greens roll relatively true if not for said defect above. Rough is sticky and only crisp shots will give you any headway. Fairways are in great shape as are tee boxes. Only problem I had were with greens but what do you expect from a popular public course?