First time playing here today and have to say for the price it was Awesome. Other than the fairways being pretty horrible I had a blast. Joe in the Pro shop was Awesome and a Gentleman. Had us out the door and on the First tee within. The greens were in great sharp and the Course Marshall's had the course moving well considering how busy it was. Will definitely be back. read more

This place gets a bad rap. Yes, the fairways are bare, but the greens and tee boxes are as good as any around. I play this course regularly and the pace of play is much better than any course around, usually play in 4 hours or less on a Saturday mornings We play liberal rules in the fairways, which means bump the ball to grass when needed, not a big deal. The layout is good and friendly and the staff is great. Give it a try. read more

While it is true that the fairways at The Links leave a lot to be desired, the greens are immaculate, as are the tee boxes, and with a slope of 123, the track is challenging enough to hold interest. Regarding the bare, hard pan fairways, we play preferred lies from the fairway, and play it as it lies outside of the fairway (which is usually where there is actually good grass). The attraction here, is that this track is a lot of bang for the buck. You get to play, and ride, for cheap. I love the design of this course. The hills that separate the fairways always gives me a feeling as though our group is the only one out there, because you never have to see anyone, except when they're walking off the green. The track is under complete renovation, which is a blessing and a curse, because once renovations are complete, it will be a fantastic golf course, but will probably quickly become a crowded favorite. I consider this golf course to be a hidden gem about to be rediscovered. read more

I've been reading some of the reviews and comments about Victoria Links and I have to admit, I agree with both positive and negative. First, the negative. The fairways are bare and result in thin lies. Having said that, I hit so few fairways that it's kinda irrelevant if there's grass or not. (I actually had some pretty good surface to hit from). I don't use the driving range so the lack of one doesn't bother me. The positive. The cost is very reasonable. Here's the caveat. You lower the greens fees, you get lower quality (slower) players. The comments about slow play have to be taken with the grain of salt. (Or sand) If you are a good player, go find another course. This holds true EVERYWHERE I've played. You want bargain prices? Expect slower play. High handicappers aren't going to play Trump when they can get 4 rounds in somewhere else. OK. Enough soap box. Go play this course. Take along patience, beer and a sandwich. It's still a pretty good course. read more

They have done a lot of work to improve conditions at this course. Now there is grass most everywhere there should be. Gone are the days of hitting of mud/dirt cause from the middle of the fairway (we used to call it the dirtway). Good work on improving the conditions. If they get the last few trouble spots improved, this will be one of the best muni's in the area. Great layout, great greens, it's just be plagued with poor conditions and that seems to be changing rapidly. 3 stars and anxious to update this to 4 stars by early next year. ;) read more

Finally has grass and greens are in nice condition. Has horrible drainage so lots of flooded areas after rain. The driving range definitely turns into Lake Victoria! read more

Victoria Golf Course - Flooded - Golf Near Me - Carson, California

As others have mentioned, very spotty grass coverage on the fairways. On many holes, even perfect tees shots would find themselves on bare dirt or burned-out grass. Would guess maybe less than 50% actual grass on the fairways. My group suspects whatever unpleasantness is in the landfill underneath is rearing it's ugly head again (was remodeled recently for this reason, maybe 5-6 yrs ago). On the plus side, it's a nice long layout and the greens are in excellent shape. But, overall the group concluded we should ponied-up the extra $10 to play at any other muni. read more

Sad that this property has so much to offer for Carson and the area, but it has gone to complete dreadful. Rumor is that it's closing, but what a great opportunity that LA County is missing for golf and it's community. It's a sad state and verging on a safety risk. read more

If you could give negative stars I would. This course is a dirt patch with holes scattered. It's in terrible condition, the greens are decent but trying to play a second shot from dirt with hardly any grass to be seen makes for a frustrating round. The bunkers are full of rocks and not even raked before the first round of the day. Save your time and money, go elsewhere. DO NOT PLAY THIS COURSE. read more

This is coming from an experienced golfer who has played hundreds of courses across the country because of moving with the military. This is hands down, unquestionably, the worst golf course in the United States (that's still operational). If you are legitimately wanting to go out of your way to find out how bad a course can actually look and still get customers, then this is the course for you! Enjoy! read more

Please look at photo #5. This is the condition of every hole on this waste of land. Hands down the worst maintained golf course i have ever seen. NEVER AGAIN read more

Victoria Golf Course - This is the condition of the course on every hole. Go spend your 50 bucks elsewhere. This is the worst maintained golf course - Golf Near Me - Carson, California

We use to play at Victoria 3-4 years ago and stopped due to the condition of the course. Most reviews were accurate - lousy fairways and unacceptable greens. My friend and I are retired now and play once a week - midweek. Beginning of 2015 we were playing Chester Washington with great fairways and decent greens but it took two of us 4 1/2 hours to complete a round on a weekday. Back in June we decided to give Victoria another try and were really pleased. They honor the Senior walking rate of $16 and have several promotions including free Nike balls for an online survey and the price of a 16 oz beer based on your total score - even at 100 it's a deal. Yes, the snack bar is pretty basic but the staff is friendly and our breakfasts in the morning are always great! Two eggs, hash browns and toast for $3.95. Coffee still could use some improvement. But two things switched our decision to play Victoria instead of Chester Washington on a weekly basis. First, the greens are fabulous, they have put a lot of work into them and it shows. Fairways are improving and I'm sure will only get better. But the second and perhaps best thing is we can finish 18 holes in 3:30 to 3:45. Damn good for an LA public course even on the weekdays! And did I mention how friendly the staff is?! read more

This course is a fun course. The fairways are open, semi-green, but are not very well maintained...there are a grip of divots. The greens here are huge, which makes hitting those GIR's relatively easy...and they have some character i might add. The green breaks are true, and there are a lot of subtle undulations. This course has some tricky holes with fairway bunkers on a lot of par 4s. There are like 3-4 par 4s that play over 400, so you have to be fairly long off the tee to get yourself a short approach. The par 3s are all short, and nothing special, oh except i think one is like 200 yards. And the par 5's are all reachable in 2...Driver - hybrid - one putt for eagle...that's usually the ticket right there. the 18th hole is a challenging par 4, so any match going down to the wire can get real interesting on this hole... This course is kinda crowded on weekends, but during these long days, you can almost finish if your twilight round. If you play twilight during the week, it gets crowded between 3 and 3:30, but is wide open before 3...so here's the tip...if its crowded, play the first 2 holes, and then instead of going to hole 3, go to hole 7....if its wide open, you can finish 7 thru 18 in like 2-3 hours...then go back to 3 and play the remaining holes...i hate waiting for slow ass players... There's 2 bad things about this course tho...first, it smells like shit...that should be self explanatory...second, outside of the fairway, instead of rough, they have wood chips...these wood chips suck to hit out of, and you should approach your shot like you're hitting out of a fairway bunker. Other than that tho, this course is pretty fun and decently challenging read more

I understand people are stressed, but I go to the course to de-stress. Play a nice round even though the course needs work. Regardless when I see people being rude and obnoxious to the young man trying to help them from the pro shop. It is so wrong. He is doing his job and not being rude back. People think of how you are acting. Put yourself in his shoes having to deal with that day in and out. People have forgotten how to be nice. read more

This is literally my 3rd round of golf ever, and I don't remember it being a bad or good golf course, I was way too concentrated on my swings. I did take a couple of pictures and it was pretty and scenic, and I remembered seeing a lot (A LOT) of rabbits and gophers. Doesn't surprise me seeing how this used to be a landfill, which also meant it didn't smell great at a few places on the course. We were here on a late Friday afternoon and it was about $20/person/round including the cart, not a bad deal. It was fun but we probably won't return any time soon. read more

It's a par 3 to par 5 kinda course. Its fun and challenging for the casual golfer. The grounds didn't seem to be really well maintained. We went after it rained, so I'll give them the benefit of the doubt that its not usually super muddy and wet. They are super anal about who rides the cart. My brother (16) was driving the cart for one hole, because he was the closest and It was really far away from everyone else, and the customer service guy came over and watched us for a hole to make sure he stopped. I've never seen any one get that up tight about a golf cart regulation. The prices for juniors are really good. The adults paid $25 because we came on a weekday ($33 weekdays), but the juniors only pay $5. read more

Stay away.Worst condition fairways I have ever played. They even gave us a discount of $38. HA! When we got to the course we were informed that a water main had broken and flooded the hole area around the office and restaurant and that there was no food available and if you wanted to go to the bathroom you should use the one on the 6th hole. I should have just dropped trousers right there to improve the condition of that course. I understand that there is methane killing the grass but at least roll the fairways and fill the gopher holes. You could break an ankle if you don't watch your step. The only good thing were the greens. Very sad that they have let this course die. read more

Played here for the 1st time this past Saturday (9/12/2015). There's potential here, but also some things that are just unacceptable. The greens & tee boxes were in good shape. They also get bonus points for great practice putting greens & a chipping green, which is quite rare these days. The fairways and out of bounds were terrible. No other way of putting it. The driving range was non-operational. The cafe had simply terrible food selection & even worse execution (quality of food). The most egregious offense this course was guilty of was only having a single water jug on the 15th hole. It must have been 95 degrees with 75%+ humidity. On top of that, the dingbat beverage girl drove past us without asking us if we needed beverages. read more

WORST COURSE EVER...Full rates for roped off areas, no driving ranges, and slow golf? I would rather take a 4-iron to the back of my neck than play here again. The picture does not do justification to how bad conditions were. read more

Victoria Golf Course - The fairway...or comparable to the 405 - Golf Near Me - Carson, California

This golf course is a joke, I'd rather not play then come here. Save ur money and more importantly your time.

This golf course is the worst I've ever played at. Fairways are dry with tons of patches of dirt and rocks. On top of that, it was almost $50 to play and drive with a cart. They definitely need to start reinvesting some money into the upgrade and maintenance of the greens. read more

Played on 6/6/13 and this course was HORRIBLE. The single that joined us left after 9 holes it was so bad. I paid for 18 holes, so I played 18 holes. Pace was pretty slow considering it was a light day. My twosome took 4.5 hrs to complete the course. We waited on nearly every hole and were backed up 3 groups at one point. The Marshall was nowhere to be found. Nobody driving around selling drinks either. This is how I rate this course as of today. Tee boxes - Decently flat with minimal divots. Grass was decent enough. Fairways - Absolutely horrible. I can honestly say that there was more dirt than grass on a majority of the holes. The dirt was rock hard and threatened to ruin your clubs. They did get somewhat better towards the back 9. Rough - This needs some work as well. There are so many areas with just dirt and rocks. Sand traps - Most of them were wet and hard. Greens - The greens are still recovering from aeration. It honestly did not affect roll that much though. They played pretty slow. Good thing I only paid $27 with cart from GolfNow. I will NOT be going back to this course anytime soon. read more

Like my golf game this course has serious ups and downs. Decent rates, fantastic greens, some unplayable fairways friendly staff. The biggest downside is the 5 hour round I played last week due to a 6 player group ahead of us. A 6some? Whoever heard of such a thing? Would this even be allowed on a miniature golf course? Where is a marshal when you need one? I'd give this course another go if course management would provide more oversight. read more

Victoria Golf Course - C'mon Victoria, you're better than this. - Golf Near Me - Carson, California

The layout of this course is pretty cool, however as many others have pointed out, this course is in need of some actual grass in the fairways. The course has great greens that are in great shape, but it is the rest of the course that needs help. To pay $50 to play and ride on the weekend is kind of pricey for what you end up getting. Its a good thing we played before they aerated the greens - that would have made it a complete waste of time (aeration on Oct 3rd). There is a sign in the pro shop outlining their plan to fix up the fairways with better irrigation - so I think they are aware of the complaints. The practice putting green is nice and there is also an area for chipping practice. The driving range looked Overall, I will most likely not be going back to this course unless they get the fairways in better shape read more

I went to the Links a week ago. The thing I like about this course is that it isn't very busy. That's a good thing. The staff is very friendly and they have a very nice driving range. The course is a mixed bag. The Tee boxes are good. The greens are very good. The fairway is another story. A few bare patches. Just play lift and place and you'll be ok. If you get a good deal on greens fees it's worth it It's also a good place to take lessons. read more

Had a 3pm tee time, Drew was great! Friendly and professional, made us feel welcome and comfortable. The course was in fair condition, bunkers about the same. The greens keeper was in a playful mood and followed us through 5 holes. Overall the experience was a bitter sweet. Our cart ran out of power on the 14th hole. We called twice and limped to the 16th hole. After 45 min we finally got another cart and completed our round. It was a fun course so I'll most likely be back, just be sure to get a fresh cart... read more

Horrible course management. The fairways are bare and feel like concrete. The only reason i go there is for the convenience. I work a mile away and i usually stop by Friday late afternoon to play as many holes as possible before it gets too dark. The only bright spot are the greens feel pretty nice and the course is pretty easy and the fairways are pretty wide. Great place to work out your game and practice, but don't expect a lush, green fairways. I forgot to mention, lots of slow players here. Sometimes the course looks open, but you end up behind a bunch of slow walkers taking about 15 practice strokes between shots. read more

While I cannot confirm the landfill/dumping rumor, I can confirm that this is the worst course I've ever played on. No exaggeration. I'm not picky with courses; however, this was garbage. So all the reviews you've read are accurate. Do not play here. Waste of money. Larry at the pro shop was nice, but that was it. This course needs to get renovated or close immediately. read more

Good customer service and low fees. I paid $13 for twilight. However, worst golf course ever. Dirt fairways throughout with small patches of grass. So we don't fuk up our club, we move our ball to the closes mound of grass or weed. read more

I have membership here and been going here for years. i choose this place to go practice because of its location. Today i was so upset that i had to cancel my membership. "SUPER RUDE PRO SHOP GUY!!! BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE" First of all, they close ball machine based on their want. Although on Google or Yelp, they say they close at 7:30pm, when i went there before they close, they decided to close the ball dispensers right in front of me. (Not to mention, person before me just received the balls) with no explanation they decide to close the ball dispenser right in front of me. When i asked at the pro shop that i came before they close and i just wanted to practice 1 bucket and would leave before they close, they said i didn't tip the guy and that is why i did not get the range balls. and then he locked the pro shop and told the guy out side working at the ball dispenser "not to give balls" I am paying for the range balls by membership and asking me to Tip so that they can give out the balls? What kind of thinking is this? Pro shop person's attitude was non-sense. Way they treat the customers and how they run the pro shop is super RUDE. Person who is working at the pro shop on Sunday shift 7pm really should learn how to treat their customers and don't be a jerk. Glad to cancel my membership not to deal with bad customer service and will tell all golf club friends who have membership here to go somewhere else. Please DON'T MAKE MISTAKE GOING HERE read more

Yay! I'm a fan. If you like pretty, don't come here. If you cannot handle hard pan, don't come here. If you like to pound the ball without too much penalty, this is the place!!! If you like fairly good greens, this is not bad. If you need a tee time....definitely great!!! If you are down to earth and want to get away from the arrogant Country Club crowd this is definitely the place to come and have down to earth fun!!! This is the same as Victoria Golf Course, I don't like the name change. read more

What an awful course. The fairways are abysmal. Theres hardly any grass. The markers are hidden. Very very bad course. I've played in over a dozen courses and this is way down there. read more

Course is great: wide open, not too much wait time...fairway can be repaired better. Used to love it despite that, but PROBLEM IS MANAGEMENT! Example: Bought 400.00 forth range balls for 250.00 about 3 weeks before they closed the range for remodeling...never said anything, just took my money. Remodel to take 6 months became 3 years. Told me to talk to manager about refund, available MON - WED from opening to 1pm - DON'T MOST FOLKS work at that time? Called him several various time during the 3 years but always in a meeting...left messages and no call back. Why can't he just set up something for dealing with these things with the pro shop guys so they can take care of the customers at our convenience not theirs - simple and basic customer service guys!!! In other words, we have your money and you're ******* (use your imagination). read more

Everyone.,,,,, never go there. It's not worth paying a dime. Half the fairway is dirt covered. And the people working in the pro shop is rude,,, very very rude,,, Keith the name is. Whole place is complete mess. If there is negative star, that's what I wanna give. read more

Patting green is best in the aria, but fairway are terrible shape, so many moglie holes, not too many fair green at all.

Played a round yesterday 9/5/2020. Pro shop folks were great. Greens are excellent. Tees just ok shape. However the fairways are almost non-existent. They are hard pan dirt and littered with what I can only think are gopher hoes ... everywhere. Nearly impossible to have a decent lie; and the rough ? - there is none. They need to close this course down for major repair or charge people accordingly. Greens fees are way too high given the condition of the course. Will not return until it improves. read more

Ok course with decent price. What I really like enjoy is their monthly membership for range balls & free Cart: $50/mo you get 3 buckets per day. This is my 4th month, so far so good. Except this guy name Keith. Very grumpy about a lot of things, definitely not happy with the management & how he is being treated. And I had some trouble with getting range balls, walked in to get some help, and first thing he says, "what do you need?" When I said my card timed out (machine was not reading my card) he asked me if I know how to use the card. Not sure why I had to feel like I was bothering him. So we walked out to the machine and when the card didn't work again, he started to smacking the machine and keep saying "I don't know why but try it again." Eventually I got my 3 buckets. At the end he said now you got 3 buckets, good? WTF? What's his job? Is it really hard to find someone who can be nice to members? The management should do something about this guy. One more, when I went back to get his name (he know I was gonna write some review/talk to the management) he said here is my name & "good luck trying." Again, I recommend this place but don't expect to get a nice service from this guy name Keith read more

This is a nice course and they did some work to the fairways. There are some dry bare spots still on the fairways but it nicer than it was last year. I feel this course is a victim to the drought that we are going through. The tee boxes are good and the greens are in excellent shape. The Twilight rate is $18 and is great for getting your game back in shape or taking out new golfers. Holes 13 - 15 are difficult because of the wind and sunlight in your face. It is a fun course for a good price and easy to get out to play. The practice facilities are awesome. read more

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I hadn't played here in about a year. The staff, as always was great. In fact they dropped the price of our green fees from $40 to $30 b/c we had not been advised that they were aerating the greens--something not every course would do. Very classy. However the course, the greens not withstanding, was the worse I've seen at a muni course. (NOTE: We only played the back-9 b/c the course was in such bad shape). There was no fairway on multiple holes. All dirt! DIRT! Not certain if this is the standard there now, but am certain I wont be going back--would encourage others to do likewise unless you want to work on you "DIRT" game....(might even merit a call to the County Supervisor's office--though am certain they would have more pressing issues that a poorly maintained golf course...) A fair price for this course would have been $18-24 with a warning about the course condition. read more

Played this course yesterday and man was it rough out there. Only areas that had any green were the tee boxes and the greens. Everything else in between was dirt. The bunkers were filled with dirt as well with tiny rocks, not even sand. While playing, the sprinklers were turned on, so the tee boxes were drenched and muddy as well as the fairways (this was at around 4pm). In some holes you had to run up, hit the ball and run back to the cart to avoid getting soaked. Only reason for the two stars is because the guy who checked us in gave us great service. read more