Skylinks at Long Beach Golf Course

Looking forward to a good round of golf, a little personality in the pro shop would be nice. My thanks could not even get a «you’re welcome».

I know why this course gets knocked (it’s a little expensive) and the fairways are brown this time of year, but you need to remember 3 things.
A. We have had a drought so relax
B. The grass on the fairways and rough goes dormant when it gets cold like it’s been this year.
C. Join the mens club and play as early as you can otherwise just have to know it’s going to be a looooong day. People who watch way too much golf on TV take way too many practice swings and worry about their putting lines too much. News flash to high maintenance people who are worried about someone walking on your line. There were just 25 people in the last hour walking all over the green and you aren’t Jordan Spieth so a few people walking on your line isn’t really going to matter. Move it along!!! Stop the endless practice swings. Pick if you are gonna make an 8.
The driving range here is pretty awesome and the practice area to the right of the range is great. Two big practice putting greens and 2 chipping areas that are pretty empty since most people think the way to getting a better golf game is repeatedly bashing their driver yet they miss every green and only get up and down once or twice a round.
You can often get a $ 27 super twilight round and get 10 to 12 holes in with a cart. Pretty awesome deal and the layout of the course is really fun. Good golfers tear this place up as you can drive it ALL over the place and usually be ok. Decent sized greens where you need to pay attention to which section you are hitting to or you will have some tough putts over big swales.

We just recently had (3) football banquets held in their banquet room. The room was set up beautifully for each event and even decorated with our school colors. Everything, including the food was set up on time without any rush. The staff was very friendly and professional. The staff met every need we had and didnt fuss if we changed or added requests. I recommend Skylinks for any banquet, receptions, large parties, etc.

This review is to give props to the GM
Had a silent auction certificate that expired a year ago for this course.
Called and left a message to the GM not expecting much to get my boys on under the certificate that had expired
60 minutes later he called back to hook me and my boys up!
Refreshing to be treated like a VIP
Now I don’t have to give 4 shots a side during our skins game and hear my buddies still cry and complain for more strokes… chillax boys golf is on me… but as you know in real life there’s really no such thing as «getting something for nothing»
Thank you for helping us out !

The rating on this is not for the course – it’s a muni course in muni shape for November. Looks like they haven’t moved the tee boxes in 2 weeks and the greens are pretty beatup since most people don’t fix their ball marks – but they rolled true.
This rating is for the very poor service from the food and beverage department.
First, the cart girl went past our group several times without stopping and asking is we wanted anything – we did and she lost out on several opportunities to sell beverages and snacks to both our groups. Second, the staff in the bar/​restaurant was not good. Not friendly, not helpful, seemingly not aware that they are at a golf course and golfers come in between the 9^th and 10^th holes for a quick sandwich/​beverage. Everyone in our group commented on the poor service and poor attitude not only when they stopped in between the front and back nine but also after our round when we had a beer together. Skylinks has a reputation for poor F&B service, will never hold an event there – would much rather be at El Dorado, Rec Park, due to the poor service.
One of the guys in our groups is in the hospitality business and he kept saying «What do you expect from American Golf (the vendor who runs Long Beach courses).» But I told him El Dorado Golf Course is AmGolf and their service is excellent. This is an AmGolf problem as they have let the service remained mired in mediocrity for years and have not had the leadership to change the poor service culture.

I was a day of coordinator for a wedding here in June 2015 and all I can say is, this was the best group of inside staff that I have ever worked with. They could not do enough for me and the wedding was amazing. My couple were so happy at how everything turned out, they are looking at a fiver year party.
Anna, thank you and your staff for really making this wedding stress free. We had plenty of time to set up and it was so relaxing. I hope to do an event there very soon. I loved working with you all. And that’s not easy to say as most internal coordinators snub the outside coordinators!
Thank you again,
Bindy
Crystal & Lace

This was my second time playing at Skylinks and I’ve score alright both times. If you’ve played El Dorado or Big Rec, then there should be few surprises. Skylinks is what you would expect from a Long Beach municipal course, although I prefer playing here than the other munis. Even off the back tees this course plays really short and scoring is pretty simple (shot 71). Considering how much golf gets played, it’s in pretty decent condition. The greens rolled nicely (which didn’t seem to help me) and bunkers were raked, which is always appreciated.
Sadly, as I said, this place is treated like a golf factory, and the experience suffers as a result. My main frustration was that this round cost me $ 75 and my friend and I were paired in a 5 — ball, which they failed to tell us before we arrived on the tee. Also, they removed GPS from the carts, which is a pretty standard feature when you’re paying over $ 70 on a week day.
I will play Skylinks again but I’m in no rush to make the journey down from LA. I prefer playing courses like Industry Hills & Angeles National, which cost a similar price.

Course was inn fair shape. First and last time I play this courde do to pace of play. I playrd on Saturday, and teed off at 12:30. After 4 hours we finished the front nine. Even on a SaturdAy that is crazy. We left after 9. Waste of 65 bucks.

Walked off the course on the 13^th after 5 hours… Had a foursome and we were charged different prices. Golf carts were over sold so they were not available but good thing they were available after we tee’d off 20 minutes late. Oh and they made us wait to let a tournament go through. If there is a tournament why screw everyone? Just block off tee times like everyone else… Complained at the pro shop and was referred to the GM. Contacted him via email with no response.

Never having played golf but have visited many golf courses, skylinks was my gold instructors choice for my first golf lesson.
Now I’ll say this… My instructor was very good but I did enjoy the golf course there. It was clean, folks were polite and the greens were rally nicely maintained.
I will be back since my first lesson there was actually quite comfortable for me and as a newbie at this sport, that was important.

This was my first time on this course. My lil brother was looking for a course close to my work and suggested this gem of a course. We had a 11:15am tee time on a Saturday. I was expecting it to be maybe a bit slower since it was a weekend. My first impression was that the course looked a bit run down fairways where patch and dry. Not the prettiest, defenatly not $ 75 pretty. Which by the way is how much it cost a person.
So my brother warned me about there greens being a bit on the quick side. I’m about a 15 – 18 handicap and I didn’t get any of my approach shots or chips to stay on the green. u gotta be pretty much pro status to roll one close. And I was playing pretty good that day too. I don’t recall the exact hole however I was about 40 yards from the pin and had a simple pitch shot I was anticipating the speed so I pitched it up a good 20 feet short of the pin and it just rolled and rolled and rolled rite off the green.
That would explain y it was hair growingly slow.
Ok so conditions not the best, greens are stupid fast fine, but the main reason I’m trowing 1 star is the ppppaaaaceee of play was soooooo God damn slow 11:15 tee time teed off by 11:20 finished the round around 6pm I don’t think my math is that bad but I do believe that’s OVER A 6 HOUR ROUND !!! And to top it off it was hot as ballz out there !! The cart girl, I say girl cuz she couldn’t have been any older than 15 – 16 (which btw are they allowed to sell alcohol at that age?)Anyway I divert, she help us 1 time and I was dying out there in the heat no water nothing. She was quite dismissive and a bit stuck up if u ask me. Anyway I’ll never play this nightmare of a course EVERAGAIN thanks for the sun burns and bad memories …good by forever.

This is a really nice and forgiving course. Pace was a little slow to start due to beginners not exercising course management. I had the best tuna sandwich, better then any other course. Price was a bit steep at $ 59 to walk. I would play here again.

Nice Track, in good shape most of the time. Greens are always true and fast. Has all the sand, water and trees needed to make it difficult but enjoyable enough for all level of golfers. Everyone in the club House is friendly and courteous from Nick and Eli on down. Thanks Guys

I’m not sure if they wanted to have 4 groups (some of them 5 somes) on every hole or if they just wanted to crap all over Thanksgiving, but either way, they succeeded. They started groups on 1 and 10, because they wanted to give us a tournament feel without actually having a tournament. Then they decided to give their marshals the day off because there is no need to have someone moving groups along if you are packing each hole with 4 groups. Holes 10 – 18 were played in 1:40. Holes 1 – 2 were played in 45 minutes.
Way to go a-​holes.

I was a vendor for a wedding here at Skylinks over the weekend,
just wanted to say working with Anna was an extremely pleasant experience
she was on point, helped me out best as she could, and was kind and very courteous,

Like I said in my last review from a year ago: The course is fantastic. The people in the pro shop are great and know how to run a golf course. Although it’s a little pricier to play here than it is at some other local courses I would always select Skylinks first.
The food and service in the coffee shop in the morning is fine. The same cannot be said for the afternoon crew. When my foursome stopped in the coffee shop after our round we were the only foursome present. There were two people working in the coffee shop and yet no one came by the table to ask if we wanted food or drinks. After five minutes (no really, 5 minutes) I called out and asked for menus for our table. They really should do something about that as its the same problem we found last year (see review).
I would give Skylinks 5 stars if the afternoon food service was adequate.

Nice track and layout but in piss poor shape which is typical when managed by American Golf. That company has killed some very nice courses.

The range is in good condition. Usually green and always room to hit. The course itself is nice. Wide fairways and greens are kept up.

I’m giving Skylinks 2 Stars on the merit of the old golf saying…“A Terrible Day on the Golf Course, is Better than a Great Day at Work.” Otherwise, it should have earned a 1.
First, the greens were in horrible shape. I am not sure if they had been trampled by a herd of strippers in stiletto heels, but they were pocked, poorly repaired, and bumpy.
The course lay out is okay… pretty decent hazards and greenery.
The staff were mostly nice, and the parking adequate.
The tournament I played in had a caterer, so I didn’t get to try the food there. The beverage cart girl had no personality, did’nt want to be there, and didn’t know the difference between domestic and imported beer. Fat Tire is brewed in Colorado honey… it’s a domestic beer from a domestic microbrew, and Colorado is still in America… had her attitude been remotely nicer I would have accepted the price difference and tipped her the difference too… but alas, she was rude, crass, and her iPhone was more pressing than making a good impression for the service at the golf course… last I checked golf course and golf in general is a service industry, and even the worst golfers enjoy investing money in a fun round.
Now, I can give a pass to bumpy greens… end of summer, little rain, maybe under-staffed…okay…probably get better. I can overlook Ms. BitchyLaroo cart girl too, it’s not her fault she sat on a stick that morning. But what I cannot overlook IS THE NOISE.
HOLY EFF’ING CRAP. I think I’m deaf now. This course is located in Long Beach, and there were helicopters, small aircraft, and other nuisances in the sky the whole day. Maybe it was helicopter school, a flight school, charters, and all… but they hover over the course, do fly-​bys, manuevers, and shit… it’s loud. The air up there is probably crappy too… just a poor location for a course in my mind…
Golf is supposed to be a relaxing, nature filled day with your buddies… drinking a few beers, smoking a cigar, and making fun of the dude that can’t hit it past the ladies’ tees… so Skylinks… you’ve got some work to do.
I have not played enough LA area courses to give much comparison, but I’ll try somewhere else given the choice.

I like this course, especially when compared to other public tracks in the area. The greens are in decent shape, and the last time I played, the traps were all full of sand (instead of hard-​packed mud so common to other inexpensive public courses). They let the bermuda grass fairways get brown during most of the year, but that means if you hit one down the middle, you can pick up a few yards, or roll a punch shot onto the green like a true links course and feel more buff. Also like the little practice areas on either side of driving range. I think it’s one of the better golf values in the L.A. area, and doesn’t get as bogged down with waiting as nearby El Dorado and LB Rec.
In the past, the course management was far too lax (even if you could find a Marshall, they would never act to speed up players), but the course GM told me they’re aware of the problem and working on it.