Skylinks at Long Beach Golf Course

4800 E Wardlow Rd, Long Beach, CA 90808, USA

Address:	4800 E Wardlow Rd, Long Beach, CA 90808, USA
Phone:	+1 562-421-3388
Site:	skylinksgc.com
Rating:	3.7

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Don Haselroth

As a 20 year resident of LB and cardholder, I play the LB courses frequently. Although I live across Clark from Skylinks the cost restricts my playing there. Last Sat July 13 I had a friend from Carmel come in and wanted to play so I booked a tee time 4 days in advance. Invited 2 more friends from Torrance who I used to work with. With my resident discount it was $60 and my friends paid $73 each. Had no idea the rates went that high here since I last played it. When we got to the 3rd tee there were already 3 groups backed up and took us 20 minutes to tee off. Called for a marshall and they came out but no real explanation why it stayed backed up. The greens were not what you would expect for that kind of money; some looked as if a wheel fell off the mower and dug huge gouges across them. Many of the cups had high spots when they placed the pins and didnt tamp down around the hole.On the 15th hole the GPS in both our carts wouldnt work. I used to play this course a lot before they did the $5M remodel and jacked the rates up. Liked the old layout better with signature palm trees. Most changes were to the front 9 and doesnt justify the cost. After taking over 5 hours to play, I found myself constantly apologizing to my friends for choosing this course. Sure, the rates are much better during "off" hours, but you have to book 2 weeks in advance. Save your money and play Lakewood CC or one of the other courses.

Originalc ctryboy

Like the majority of golfers who visit SkyLinks, my issue is with the slow play. I played super twilight on Thursday, wasted 15 minutes at the starters desk as he attempted to take a reservation over the phone, finish a transaction with a golfer trying to catch his group, and interact with the rest ot the staff who were in the middle of something that, in fairness, seemed to be related to Skylinks that needed his input. Joe, the starter, is always extremely efficient but there should have been someone assisting him as I counted at least 4 other staffers flitting about. The slow play at Skylinks is a given as I live in Long Beach and used to play there regularly but stopped because of the slow play. If I had an eagle for everytime I saw a marshall DOING SOMETHING EXCEPT RIDING AROUND, my handicap would be in the single digits!! I only play Skylinks as a last resort. I really like the course but the slow play makes the few extra bucks you charge as opposed to other local courses not worth it. I attribute the slow play to Golf Channel with players emulating the pre-swing rituals of favorite players, especially on the greens, then hitting shots that reveal them to be guys still trying to break 100! .

Christopher Jacobson

Our 3-some t-eed off at 5:15 am - first off the t- pretty excited about starting first and hopefully finishing at the absolut longest 4 hours. Unfortunately, that was not the experience. Our 3-some are between 15-22 handicapps and all can "progress the ball" with no issues. The problem was after making the turn at 9, they allowed a 2 some in front of us at hole #10. These guys were playing from the blue tips and in all honesty should have been playing from the reds. They could not progress the ball at all and were most likely at best getting on the green in 8-10 shots - completely unacceptable. We finsihed at 10:15 - 5 hour round and we were first off T. MInd blowing. I know its not going to happen but there should be a requirement if you play from the blues you should at least be a "bogey" or better player. Super happy we didnt get stuck in the weekend hacker crowd which would have turned this into a 6 hour round. Great course, fun to play but pace of play is not realistic.

Bob Patton

Hey Gary, Greens were in pretty good shape. Fairways dry so thats good for grandpa. Yeah!! Pace of play was horrible, nearly 6 hours. Front office a bit "Out of Sorts" At hole number three we were asked to add a fifth player then after 9 holes one player left to join another group teeing off at 11. then two of our group had to leave after 15 to go and get their children from the babysitters(20 bucks per hour).NO marshals in sight. As a veteran marshal I know that would be a big help. Example: Have the women tee off while the guys are waiting. At 13 we had four groups waiting. At 16 the same. NO wave ups!!! NEED MARSHALS TO MONITOR THE PACE OR YOU MAY HAVE SOME UNHAPPY(NOT TO RETURN PLAYERS) AND A BAD REPUTATION THAT SKYLINKS TAKES TOO LONG!!! THAT IS THE SKINNY FROM OLE GRANDPA.

Matt Singer

A very friendly course for players of all levels. Greens are fast and true, which adds legitimate challenge to a very open course design. Likewise, prevailing ocean winds make club selection less than automatic and adds to the fun. Only regret: We played behind a five-some that slowed our round to over 4:30 on a Tuesday morning. We waited on nearly every shot from the 8th hole onward. Realize they should have let us play through as the group was almost a full hole behind the remainder of the day. But Pro Shop and American Golf policy can share the blame. They should discourage anything that adds 20% more time (the fifth player) to the typical round. That shouldnt happen, especially on an early AM round at an otherwise affordable and enjoyable golf experience.

Marvin Blanton

Beautiful course and facilities. Way too overbooked, but that has been said by many before me. I was in the first group of a tournament with a 10AM starting time on Friday. The last group off before us was a fivesome with one walker (this should never happen). They played extremely slow which resulted in a 6 hour round...on friday morning. Younwith think with all the similar complaints management would get the hint and change their booking practices

Bob Robilotta

Saturday May 11th, 2013 we thought we had a 730am reservation, however my friend Mike made a mistake--we had no tee time. The staff at Skylinks was very helpful. They did have an available tee time at 1030am. They worked it out so we played the back 9 first made the turn and teed of at the front 9 at 1030am. I thought it was very nice of them. The course it self very good shape-Greens very true

Jim Kucera

A few of the holes (#1 & #10) are a little weird. You get a lot of roll on the fairways when theyre dry. The tee areas are level and in good shape. Greens are multi-tier and difficult. You may see an occasional bald area (no grass) on a few of the greens. Green fees are higher than average for the area. You will need to be able to work the ball for lower scores.

Russell Saisho

Attended a wedding at Skylinks. It is a beautiful atmosphere, however, being where it is, geographically, the planes and helicopters landing at Long Beach airport can put a slight damper on an event. And I can only imagine what it does to you when a plane flies over your head during your back swing. In the end, the staff was excellent and everything went smoothly.