Weekend round with Mattias at Rec Park and found the course to be in pretty good shape overall. The weather was not as nice as hoped for but luckily the course conditions were good enough to overcome ... Continue »

Weekend round with Mattias at Rec Park and found the course to be in pretty good shape overall. The weather was not as nice as hoped for but luckily the course conditions were good enough to overcome that.

We had a 1:20pm tee time and played from the blue tees. Ordered online with carts late but we both walked and were happy with the starter who gave us the walking rate and didn't lock us in to the cart rate - well done. Driving range is pretty odd but functional. Very old mats and balls.

Fairways were in good shape with the occasional thin areas out and about. The rough was not thick enough to be penal but there are a few areas to get in trouble here. Bunkers were pretty thin and didn't look too great, while the tee boxes were mostly okay - flat and level. Greens were running very inconsistently from hole to hole but in good shape in terms of coverage. There are few tricky greens here but most are pretty manageable. Lines and shots held pretty well but again, inconsistent speeds made them more difficult than they should be.

We had cart service come around a few times which was great, but the POP started off amazing as we never waited on a single hole until the par 4 6th where everything came to a grinding halt and we were two groups behind. This lasted throughout much of the rest of the round which was disappointing after such a nice start. Ultimately we played in just under five hours.

Rec Park is certainly the most 'Muni' of all the Long Beach courses but it's still fun on its day and I would give it a recommendation right now.

Played on 1/16/23 and it was pretty packed for a Tues. the round was steady pace but it was packed. The fairways are in good shape and the greens also. The greens were firm and rolling fast. I neve... Continue »

Played on 1/16/23 and it was pretty packed for a Tues. the round was steady pace but it was packed. The fairways are in good shape and the greens also. The greens were firm and rolling fast. I never saw a dry of bad part of the fairway and the course overall is in great shape. Looking forward to coming here next week.

Played Rec 18 yesterday morning with some buddies.

Check in was excellent. Rosie is always a pleasure to deal with. They had a bowl of Halloween candy for patrons.

Sadly, the course is in roug... Continue »

Played Rec 18 yesterday morning with some buddies.

Check in was excellent. Rosie is always a pleasure to deal with. They had a bowl of Halloween candy for patrons.

Sadly, the course is in rough shape. The greens were punched earlier this month, but coverage was spotty and bumpy and running at 8. The course was soaked; mud everywhere. Fairways had decent coverage, but they were punching them so it was a muddy mess. Tee boxes need work and sand traps were average. POP was 4.15 minutes. Lots of locals roaming the grounds on early tee times. Will return in the summer and when other courses are overseeding, but course is just average shape right now.

Played on Saturday, 4/22. 6:30 tee time. Off on time and finished in less than 4 hours. Tee boxes have all recently been punched. Greens are recovering nicely from their punching and putted nicely... Continue »

Played on Saturday, 4/22. 6:30 tee time. Off on time and finished in less than 4 hours. Tee boxes have all recently been punched. Greens are recovering nicely from their punching and putted nicely considering. Rough is up like everywhere else. Fairways in good shape but not cut down too much. Less rollout than usual. I would not shy away from playing here if you have an opportunity.

Probably my favorite of the Long Beach courses. Certainly not the most difficult or challenging, but just a fun course to walk and enjoy. I must admot that I found the course to be in worse condition ... Continue »

Probably my favorite of the Long Beach courses. Certainly not the most difficult or challenging, but just a fun course to walk and enjoy. I must admot that I found the course to be in worse condition than I have come to expect from Rec Park. The greens did not roll as smoothly as normal and were slower than usual. Numerous bare spots in the fairways and many of the tee boxes were chewed up. For the amount of $$ they charge to play here, you would think conditions would be better.

Played this morning. The course is in ok shape right now. Amazing what a little rain does. The greens are slightly on firm side but held shots well, medium speed pretty smooth. Whole lotta unrepaired ... Continue »

Played this morning. The course is in ok shape right now. Amazing what a little rain does. The greens are slightly on firm side but held shots well, medium speed pretty smooth. Whole lotta unrepaired ball marks tho. Around the fringe and fairways are typical muni, nice mostly with some bare spots. Rough is longer version of the fairway with slightly more bare spots. Tee boxes were heavily used. Lots of dirt patches. Bunkers were ok. Good amount of sand in most of them but no one rakes their footprints.

Played 9/16/22 0830 tee time. Tee boxes were nice and level for the most part with the par 3s a little chewed up. Fairways had some nice coverage with occasional brown spots here and there. Sand tr... Continue »

Played 9/16/22 0830 tee time. Tee boxes were nice and level for the most part with the par 3s a little chewed up. Fairways had some nice coverage with occasional brown spots here and there. Sand traps were a crap shoot- some were nice and had sand in them, some were just dirt with all kinds of rocks! The greens were something else... I have never seen them this bad before! The greens are hard as a rock and didn't hold approach shots at all. You almost have to play links style and roll everything up to the green. I tried to fix a couple of other ball marks and the grass was sticking to my divot tool because it was so dry and brittle. I spoke to the marshal and they said because of the drought they had water restrictions so they can't water them everyday. I asked him how can you have a water restriction for reclaimed water?! It didn't make any sense to me! Then he came back with- they're going to punch them in two weeks anyway. I hope they can do something because this is one of my favorite local tracks and I would hate to see them lose their greens.

Always enjoy playing Big Rec. Teed off about 7:20 Wednesday finishing in 4:15. The greens were rolling medium speed, mostly smooth, and played a little firm but still held shots decently. The fairways... Continue »

Always enjoy playing Big Rec. Teed off about 7:20 Wednesday finishing in 4:15. The greens were rolling medium speed, mostly smooth, and played a little firm but still held shots decently. The fairways had mostly good coverage with some thin spots. The length of the fairway cut was a little long minimizing roll out on tee shots. The rough had mostly good coverage with some thin/bare spots. With the summer heat and heavy watering some low spots in the rough tend to collect water creating some mucky areas. The bunkers were fair to good and a bit wet and compacted. The bunker short right of the 8th green is full of water. The tee boxes are a mixed bag. Mostly level but coverage is fair to good. The par 3 boxes are pretty worked.

The driving range isn't the largest but there are two sizeable putting greens, a chipping green with bunker, and an area that you can practice pitching the ball. As the previous review pointed out the snack shack on the course wasn't open but you can call food orders in for quick pick up at the turn. The staff was friendly.

Played with my monthly golf group this past Saturday at Rec Park. We had a noon tee time and our group traditionally plays from the white tees - the first time I'd ever played this set of tees at this... Continue »

Played with my monthly golf group this past Saturday at Rec Park. We had a noon tee time and our group traditionally plays from the white tees - the first time I'd ever played this set of tees at this course, and frankly it didn't take much wind out of the bigger holes like #6 and #7.

Course is in pretty decent shape right now with some very thick rough around the edges of the fairways though. I was surprised to see it so deep in so many spots, but the premium on the fairways becomes a bit more amplified. Those fairways are mostly in good shape with some thin areas to contend with of course, but more times than not good lies.

Greens are running a tad bit on the slow side, but rolled pretty true and held shots quite well. Conditions on the greens varied a lot from hole to hole, but it certainly wasn't terrible at any time, just not pristine. Definitely some ball marks out there to deal with as well, but again, nothing terrible.

I only found one bunker all afternoon (greenside on #14) and it was thin but very playable. The tee boxes were also mostly in good shape with a few exceptions, but all level and decent enough to hit from each time. Some of the par 3 tee boxes (as usual) needed more TLC.

Cart service came around once or twice which was nice and there's a nice little cafe just near the starter's office, but not exactly convenient to run to at the turn. They still don't have any of the nice old amenities open like the snack shop at the 8th tee box or the food stand at the 10th tee box. It would be great to see those back in action.

Overall though a pretty fun day out at Big Rec and you shouldn't be too disappointed if you manage to find yourself out there anytime soon.