Not a bad course for what you pay. Tee boxes were good, fairways good with some bare spots here and there, and greens a little bumpy and slow. The round plays slow (5 1/2+ hours) on weekends.

They... Continue »

Not a bad course for what you pay. Tee boxes were good, fairways good with some bare spots here and there, and greens a little bumpy and slow. The round plays slow (5 1/2+ hours) on weekends.

They definitely need more help in the clubhouse. One person to do everything is not enough. They try to squeeze in all the people on the waiting list at the last minute. Expect a late start from your tee time, at least 15-20 minutes. A reminder to the cart girl, it is an 18 hole course, not 9. I saw her 3 times on the front and at the turn. No sign of her on the back at all.

The course is okay. The greens are recovering from aeration. The fairways and tee boxes are thin as usual, no rough to speak of. The problem with this course is the management, or lack of. We had... Continue »

The course is okay. The greens are recovering from aeration. The fairways and tee boxes are thin as usual, no rough to speak of. The problem with this course is the management, or lack of. We had a 1:00 tee time, got there at 12:30, waited in line 15-20 minutes to check in, and they were cramming people off the wait list on to the course. We were not able to tee off until 1:35, and then waited on every shot for the entire round. The carts there are a joke! Half the time I go there my cart runs out before we finish, and everytime I go there I see carts that have died on the course. This time, we had to switch at nine holes because we had a flat. The crappy free lunch and a "free" cart special they have don't make up for the horrible service at this course. I have the same opinion on the other Palmer managed course I have played, Whittier Narrows. I wish this course was not so close to my house!

Victoria is solid municipal course. I remember the days when the fairways were dirt. We used to play the course and allowed ourselves to pick up your ball and place it where you could find some gras... Continue »

Victoria is solid municipal course. I remember the days when the fairways were dirt. We used to play the course and allowed ourselves to pick up your ball and place it where you could find some grass. It was that bad.

However, now the course is in pretty decent shape. I played the 18 a few times but mostly play the back 9 on the weekends. The front 9 is solid but the back 9 is more challenging. Some very long holes.

Overall, greens are solid, FWs could use a little work, but worth the price.

Conditions are surprisingly good compared to a couple of months ago. A couple of greens are aerated but the fairways are in a lot better shape. The tee boxes still need a lot of work, lots of sand a... Continue »

Conditions are surprisingly good compared to a couple of months ago. A couple of greens are aerated but the fairways are in a lot better shape. The tee boxes still need a lot of work, lots of sand and even patch of grass to be found. Pace of play was pretty bad!! Overall the conditions are much better than before.

You get what you pay for on this course. $31 for weekday round w/ cart and lunch, but the pace is excruciatingly slow. The backlog on the 1st tee delayed our tee time by 30 min. 5 hours later, we o... Continue »

You get what you pay for on this course. $31 for weekday round w/ cart and lunch, but the pace is excruciatingly slow. The backlog on the 1st tee delayed our tee time by 30 min. 5 hours later, we only finished 16 holes. Greens are being aerated and the pock marks are are a centimeter in diameter, but longer putts surprisingly held their line. Putts paced to die in the hole, however, will wobble w/in a foot radius of the hole. I had better luck when I hit short putts firm, as if I wanted it to stop 2 ft past the hole. Fairways and rough play the same. Ball sometimes sits up better in the rough. Fairways are not as thin as it usually is, so the rampant roll on drives is not as great as I've seen in the past. Just be sure to avoid the environmental hazards, where the growth is at least 2 ft high.

Victoria is a decent course to play if you're unsure of your swing or struggling w/ your game b/c the layout is so forgiving, but the painstakingly slow pace of play deters me from coming back. It's like this everytime I come out.

Starting to aerate some greens. 8:30 tee time, started at 9:15. Victoria allows fivesomes to all walk which accounts for long rounds. Took 61/2 hrs to play 18. Marshall got on my case about having ... Continue »

Starting to aerate some greens. 8:30 tee time, started at 9:15. Victoria allows fivesomes to all walk which accounts for long rounds. Took 61/2 hrs to play 18. Marshall got on my case about having a cart along side the par 3 fairway. Never mind that the group in front of us had were playing a hole behind the group in front of them.

OK, I read some reviews and was expecting the worst ( starters, conditions, lenght of play, etc) I dont know if it was that I was going in with low expectations but I came away very impressed. I had a... Continue »

OK, I read some reviews and was expecting the worst ( starters, conditions, lenght of play, etc) I dont know if it was that I was going in with low expectations but I came away very impressed. I had a 1pm tee time and we got out there at 12:55, we got free lunch and a bucket of balls and cart for $21 !! excellent value, the course was not the greatest i have seen (layout, conditions) but was no where near as bad as i was lead to believe in some reviews and for $21 I mean c'mon. We were done in about 4 1/2 hrs and had a very enjoyable time. Only glitch we had was that one of our carts died on us on the 7th hole, we saw a marshal and he had one brought to us by the time the last guy in our group teed off on the 8th hole. Now thats service. I have already made plans to visit again. My advise is, dont go in expecting Pebble Beach and you'll be just fine...

i live close to this course so i have tried to play it over the last 2 months, so here is what i think. the starter and the folks in the pro shop don't know what each other is doing. i have seen an em... Continue »

i live close to this course so i have tried to play it over the last 2 months, so here is what i think. the starter and the folks in the pro shop don't know what each other is doing. i have seen an empty tee box while i've waited 2 hours to get out as a single , on a weekday. there are plenty of buddys getting the wave out by the starter while folks with tee times get the "we are running late story" with a tee time my friends a i waited for 45 minutes to get out while various groups of friends of the starter hit the tee. all fivesomes, all the time. upside the folks i got paired with have been some of the nicest i have gotten to play with( i think they are used to the mismanagement) the course is always painfully slow(6 hours+ on sundays) play on rainy and windy days and you might enjoy it here.........or not

Ya know, this course isn't in bad shape compared to other (i.e. Encino, Balboa). And, for $31 you get cart, breakfast (standard eggs, sausage, etc), and lunch buffet. Greens as always are firm, but... Continue »

Ya know, this course isn't in bad shape compared to other (i.e. Encino, Balboa). And, for $31 you get cart, breakfast (standard eggs, sausage, etc), and lunch buffet. Greens as always are firm, but a little shaggy. Fairways were in decent condition with a some bare spots and divots. The rain has helped tremendously.

Good value!