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    Westdrift Manhattan Beach Golf

    3.7 (46 reviews)

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    The worst tee boxes
    Nicholas V.

    Proshop staff is great but hotel management refuses to invest in the course and knows nothing about golf. These are the worst tee boxes in LA and the mats are disgusting. Pre covid, the previous team had a sand box for divots on every tee box, they rotated tees and maintained decent greens. Now they just over water (see photo) and under maintain while raising rates. This par 3 could be so much better under different management and some investment in their product.

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    Kevin W.

    Westdrift was a great place for a quick Par 3, 9 hole round. Cost for a round was $30. Book in advance. No carts, just walking. Parking lot is behind the hotel. You enter through a small street. Dress code was not really enforced, people were in tank tops. Views were nice. The walking was not terrible, some hills. Course was spread out nicely. Took roughly 2 hours to finish.

    Barbi O.

    While the sprawling greens were beautiful and the land had many small hills that covered the whole 9 holes, it was still a difficult par3 for me as a beginner of 1 year (with lessons). The start of the hole 1 was pretty much a small square landing for the tee off area, which was then surrounded by a cute, small lake complete with flying geese and ducks frequenting that morning's golf game. The first hole was the hardest, as trying to get past the lake shot was tricky. The next few shots were inviting because of the pleasantness of the green landscaping and architectural design of the par3. Some holes were uphill, some went downhill, it was very nice. Much akin to a walk in the park. I would def try westdrift however, it is a bit pricey and I got my tee time discounted to a cool $30 total for one player. That said, make it a special day or the very last of the few challenging par3's in or around LA. The view to eat was excellent overlooking the golf course. The weather of the beach only accentuates the lush, greens. Very inviting. The only negative light I must address is that there was a lot of dog poop around the tee off boxes, esp in the middle and the 9th hole had so much flies I was a bit disgusted by the stench and the amount of unpicked up dog poop on the tee off mats. I nearly fainted at the 9th hole mat.

    Hole #8 in October 2020.
    Greg O.

    What used to be the best kept secret in LA, is now worse than a public muni course. In 2019, I played here at least 4 times a month. The grounds crew kept this place in tip top shape and you played on carpets. I played in October 2020 and the tee boxes are destroyed (every hole, hitting off dirt), the greens are full of divots and randomly we saw two dead animals on the course (squirrel and raccoon). We heard the hotel is letting people play soccer golf and it shows, this is no longer a great golf course. Even though I have the membership I hate to say I won't be back for awhile, hopefully they fix it soon! I would give it 1 star, but Scott is great and the customer service is always amazing so giving it 2 stars.

    Tee box. Horrible.
    Brianna L.

    Similar to other reviews, I've had the membership card at west drift for two years. I will not be renewing next year. I've never seen a place go downhill quite like this in such a short period of time. The staff is still the same great group but the management seems to be entirely different. Kids are allowed to play soccer on the greens. Imagine teeing off waiting for kids to clear the green with a soccer ball. I'm fine with soccer golf if the place is a real mess, but this place used to be incredible. It's become unrecognizable. It's a real shame, and overpriced for what it is now. Disappointing to say the least.

    Dog friendly
    Brit A.

    Came here to golf on a Saturday. It was super easy to get a tee time online. The best thing about this course us that it's dog friendly! So we brought our dog with us and he loved it. This is a 9 hole course and is a 3 par so the holes aren't very long. They could improve on watering the grass a little bit more and cleaning up all of the geese poop. Other than that, its a fun course so amateur golfers. They have a shop with food and alcohol. Every hole has a ball cleaner station and a trashcan. The course is really pretty with palm trees and 2 ponds. Parking is easy as the lot is free but the course is a little difficult to find. It costs about $30/person. There is also a sitting area at the beginning of the course and a putting green.

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    Fast food for premium price. Go to in and out and save yourself some money and get superior food. Beer was flat as well. Never coming back.

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    My hubby booked a tee time here and it was a nice surprise. Short course but good. It is behind the hotel so signage helped. Will be back.

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    If you haven't seen or played this course you are doing yourself a disservice. The have beautiful greens and well manicured fairways.

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    The new golf shack is very cool, the greens are in great shape and the staff are friendly and helpful.

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