I had an amazing experience at this golf course! From the moment I arrived, everything was top-notch. The course itself is beautifully maintained, with pristine fairways and fast, true greens that made every hole fun and challenging. The layout is well thought out, offering a great mix of risk-and-reward shots that keep the round interesting for golfers of all skill levels. The staff were incredibly friendly and welcoming, making check-in quick and easy. The pace of play was perfect, and the overall atmosphere was relaxed but still professional. I also loved the practice facilities and the clubhouse--great place to grab a bite and unwind after the round. Whether you're a serious golfer or just out to enjoy a day on the course, this place delivers a fantastic experience. I'll definitely be coming back and recommending it to friends! Also, the GM was very nice and helped us with everything we needed. Thank you!! read more

For $50 everyone here is better off playing Costa Mesa CC Greens speeds here are some of the slowest in OC - tee boxes 7/10 no horrible - fairways 6.5/10 a lot of dirt - bunkers 0/10 no sad just hard compact sand I would only recommend this course for 5am rounds or 6:30pm rounds when you can play under the lights and nothing else is open Anyone playing here mid day should run to Costa Mesa 3x the experience read more

I came here for one reason: to break in and tame a new driver. I bought a large bucket of balls, headed out to the range, and figured I was set. Hitting off mats? Not my favorite, but completely acceptable. Then came the surprise... the rubber tee that fits through the mat isn't included. You have to buy one separately. Fine. I walked back to the pro shop ready to buy one... except they were completely out of stock. So the one club I came to practice never left the bag. That's a pretty frustrating miss for a driving range. As for the range itself, it's about 80% dirt and 20% dead grass, so don't expect a lush practice facility. The good news is you can absolutely let it rip with your driver, assuming you have one of the elusive rubber tees. I did appreciate that they have multiple target flags scattered throughout the range. However, there are no yardage markers, so it's hard to know how far you're actually hitting the ball. I'm not a golf snob and don't expect country club conditions, but I do expect a driving range to have the basic equipment available to let customers practice every club in their bag. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case. I left more annoyed than improved. read more

David L. Baker Golf Course - I've seen greener parking lots. - Golf Near Me - Fountain Valley, California

This place is ridiculous and do not seem to care about customers. It shows that they close at 10pm but it should really be change to 9pm to not waste people's time. I showed up at 9:02pm for the driving range and was told that they had already closed up for the day. It's a shame as this is decent facility that is centrally located. I guess that's why they don't think they need to care about not wasting customer's time with misleading hours of operations. read more

ABSOLUTE HIDDEN GEM. In the vast expansive list of shit courses in Socal, this one stands out as one of the best (or at least the best of the worst). Me and my buddies play this course all the time and will never get sick of it. Yeah sure it has 5 fairways all lined up next to each other but that's expected from a public course in the middle of the suburban hell that is Southern California. For only $40-$60 you can expect to play a fun round and no other course can match the quality of David L for the price of the green fee's they offer. Rounds can take under 3.5 hours if you are able to get out in the morning or a week day which is unheard of compared to any other public course in Orange County. This is also one of the few courses where the pro shop employees are cool and don't seem like they hate every golfer for no apparent reason. We have shown up a couple minutes late to a tee time and they still let us make it out. We have canceled tee times only a couple hours before and they didn't charge us a cancellation fee. The wardens that drive around are always also super friendly and encouraged us to hit from behind the blue tees because they were super far up one day. Don't expect lush fairways or tight greens but know that this course has some fun holes and a couple emerald green water hazards spread throughout the course. Thank you David L for being so much better than all the terrible courses that are ruining affordable golf in Socal. I look forward to the many more rounds that I will be playing here. I highly recommend this course for anyone in the area interested in an affordable round of golf that wont take 5+ hours. read more

Complete dog track par 3 course but it does have lights on at night and you can just have a good time with some buddies after dinner. It gets the job done playing golf and it's a good hang. read more

Vernon was amazing he has been nice every time i come in he does a great job Awesome guy read more

My friend who's a beginner at golfer said he wanted to go to a course but the only times he can go is after work. Luckily I found out this course has lights when it gets dark so we can play later in the day! Par 62 course - the greens have a bunch of divots and bumps, a lot of the tee boxes are pretty dirty (maybe have some sand in the carts or sand at each tee box so people can fill divots), fairways are next to each other so keep your head on a swivel, I feel like pace of play could have been better (there was a group of older men playing each hole at the back end of the tee box in front of us when they couldn't hit the ball well). We started at 3:45pm and ended around 7:10pm for $40 each. You can't find much courses to play at night in OC - so I can't complain! read more

David L. Baker Golf Course - Golf Near Me - Fountain Valley, California

Great Par 3, full 18 hole course... well maintained. Price is good. Staff is polite and easy going.

Nice, casual course. The grass is trimmed way down and a little wet this week from the rains but overall a good experience. And, a good value in exchange for the short drive from Irvine. Will definitely return. read more

David L bakery golf course is the best golf course in OC. Good prices good vibes good times. Literally a diamond in the rough. Hit my second birdie here. awesome. read more

David L. Baker Golf Course - Golf Near Me - Fountain Valley, California

See all

Solid local golf course at Mile Square Park in Fountain Valley. I joined as a member so I can get unlimited buckets of balls at the driving range. The membership I got also allows you to get unlimited balls at Huntington Beach range too. I'm a basic golfer, so this course is more than good enough for me. Only gripe I have is the driving range: There's so much damn noise when you're trying to concentrate. People yap so much around here. Huge Vietnamese population, so you'll be hearing a lot of convos in Vietnamese. To top it all off, employees keep driving through here with gas motor carts. That includes the caged cart that collects balls from the driving range. If you need peace and quiet, this isn't it. But it's convenient. And good for uncompetitive golfers like me. read more

This is a very fun small course for beginners, or someone who wants to work on their short game. The greens were very nice and fast, but the tee boxes were kind of beat up a little bit. The pace of play was about four hours, so we got held up a little bit for such a small course. The food and drinks were really good, and they offer a really cool members program. The service in the pro shop was nice and quick! I'm not sure of the cost of the round because my buddy purchased it, but he said it was a good price. It also had lights on the course so I believe you can play at night, so I will definitely come back for that. read more

David L. Baker Golf Course - The crew!! - Golf Near Me - Fountain Valley, California

Warning! They close the range at 5pm on Mondays to "maintenance" the 4 blades of grass left

Fairly chill course. The guys at the pro shop are friendly. The course is kept up and they have probably one of the better night courses in OC. The only reason I'm giving it a 4 is for how backed up it gets on weekend nights and the people can get a little rowdy. However, this is a great weeknight course and pretty beginner friendly. read more

I like the challenge and offerings of this course. Since I live across the street, it's very convenient. The only negative, it's pretty expensive, even for walking, for a par 62 course. Either get twilight tee times or a golf now hot deal and it's worth it. I wish I could play here more. The golf range is okay. It's reasonable priced for buckets, but the range is itself is mostly dirt. And it gets crowded on weekends. read more

Staff are chill. Carts are clean. Greens aren't great, lots of divots and bumps when I was there. Good combination of yardages for a smaller course, and challenging hazards. Some of the par 4 holes double back, so lots of "fores!" And also lack of "fores". Walking and cart mixed together. Saw a few entitled people, which isn't the gc fault, but expect that. To me, not great value to play during the day. I think it would be better value to do walking night golf since they seem to have decent lighting. The squirrels here come up close begging for food while you're waiting at the tee. There are some fearless ducks sitting in front of your tee taunting you . There are definitely places where someone could slice/hook it on to the main street or parked cars. read more

$46 for a Sunday round on an executive course with no cart is just too pricey, especially given the condition of the place. The driving range is a joke. They may as well put in astroturf since it's mostly dirt with tiny patches of actual grass. The sand traps are rock hard. The tee box placement is all over the board. The greens are filled with ball marks. The fairways are green enough and the surface of the greens are all right but no one repairs their ball marks and, clearly, there is not enough staff to do each day. Very slow play, no marshal to be found. I'd much rather play Newport Beach for half the price or hit a full par 72 course for that money. read more

David L. Baker Golf Course - Golf Near Me - Fountain Valley, California

Not the nicest golf course but it's a staple here in OC. David Baker offers golf at a very reasonable price (especially during twilight hours. The course could be maintenance better and the fairways are narrow, but it works. Overall, this is a very laid back course if you want to play golf on a budget. The best thing about this place is that it's open late and has lights for night golf. Definitely recommend but please understand this isn't the best course in OC. read more

The workers here are absolutely awful. I showed up at 855 and asked for a bucket and they refused to give one to me because it was too close to closing. However the policy states that balls will be given out an hour prior to closing. read more

Worst course I've ever played. Greens are like cart paths when you land a wedge on them. Terrible experience. For $46 I feel absolutely robbed read more

It's been a while since I've played and for two reasons. They have drastically increased the price and the field was in need to maintenance. I recently played again for $38 online deal which is still high relative to other courses which offer better pricing and much better courses. The last time I played was at night and it was not a good experience. There was not enough lighting making it very difficult to play even with glow in the dark balls. On this day, and they have made upgrades, but the course was so lit. Not only the greens but the whole fairway. The course was well maintained, green and not brown. This is an easy and quick course to play if you just want to get a few hours of play before work. If they continue with their upkeep and possibly lower the price a bit, I'll be back. read more

David L. Baker Golf Course - First hole at 6:22 tee time. - Golf Near Me - Fountain Valley, California

For the price you pay here, it's just a maybe. The tee boxes are terrible, and occasionally you get a backup. The beverage cart hardly ever comes around; I've played here twice and haven't seen her at all. The greens are really fast, and the driving range is often crowded. Overall, it's a maybe mainly for the convenience of securing a tee time when needed. read more

Really fun executive course. The bang for your buck is incredible as most of this course is really well maintained. Longest round I've had is 4 hours being behind a family of 4 with 2 young kids. Tee boxes are pretty good, the fairways are well maintained and the greens are good and challenging. Only gripe due to the affordability of the course some groups lack etiquette (divots on the greens, carts driving close to greens, bunkers not being raked). They have marshals that are around and do a good job informing groups about these things but understand they can't catch everybody not respecting the course. read more

This review is for their wedding reception hall NOT the golf course. Definitely check out David L Baker for your reception if you're ballin' on a budget. They were able to fit our budget well within reason and had all the amenities that my, now, wife was looking for. They were great at communicating with us throughout and helped us plan this stressful, but joyous(!) time. Amber gave us the first walkthrough and Julia helped us in more detail afterwards. Julia did a great job coordinating with our wedding coordinator. IF anything terrible happened during the wedding... I definitely never found out! So good job to both of them I guess! Logistically, there's plenty of parking, plenty of wiggle room, multiple bathrooms, bar... What more does a reception need? Definitely give them a look! read more

David L. Baker Golf Course - Golf Near Me - Fountain Valley, California

Do not expect integrity or honesty out of the cart guys or dudes at the shop. Left my range finder on the cart at 10pm and pulled it into the garage right when the lights went out, called the next day and they said they didn't have it. So the crew cleaning the carts at the end of the night and/or the crew the next morning never saw it? A buddy had a similar experience of one taken from his cart while in the restroom and somehow it was in the employees desk not the lost and found...... Do not recommend this place, thieves work here. read more

Simple no frills range. Wish there were more green grass when looking out at the range or clearer, consistent markers for distance. Some mats are definitely beaten up, but still a great place just to hit some balls. Note to self: on Tuesdays the range is open at 830 instead of 5. read more

Love playing there. Easy to walk the course while playing. Easy to get a tee time. My grandson likes playing here as well.

One of the worst courses I have ever played in my life and I've played a lot of courses. Half the course is dead pan like the driving range (which has zero grass). They stack the times making it slow. The bunkers are rock hard with almost no sand. The greens were the worst thing I've ever seen. They have a bird problem where these geese eat up the greens and poop everywhere. Even all the lakes are full of algae. Place would be fun if they actually kept it up. The definition of a DOG PATCH read more

I'm not at all a good golfer, but this course has the absolute worst pace of play I've ever experienced. It is an executive course par 62. The course itself isn't terrible but waiting 15 minutes at every hole just to tee off is insane especially when no hole is longer than 300. I asked an elderly couple playing behind me if it's always like this and they smiled and said "Yup" I give it 2 stars instead of one because the course itself isn't bad, they have a cart service on the course, and the hole design isn't terrible. I don't think I'll ever come here again. read more

David L. Baker Golf Course - Golf Near Me - Fountain Valley, California

Let me start by saying that I am not a good golfer, and by no way am I trying to compare this golf course to a really nice one. I was excited to play here. It was relatively easy to get a tee time and ~$60 for 18 holes plus a cart is a fair/good price. The course was decently maintained. Fairways were good, rough could get dicey and had more hard dirt spots than I'd prefer. Greens needed help. You could see where the last few hole placements were as the grass never healed and people seemed to not fix their divots which made putting difficult. It's an executive course but a long executive course so you get to use all of your clubs. The first major concern is this course is tight! Narrow fairways and holes are very close together. So it's very routine to land in the wrong fairway or hear someone yell "Fore!" No worries there as I stated I am not that good and was just as guilty as any other golfer there. When we showed up at the first tee the range guy was super polite and gave us the narrow course and look out for others talk. Seemed very lighthearted. But two holes in, they are complaining about our pace of play (not bothering to take into account the times we had to wait to tee off because some other group was hitting out of our fairway, etc. They asked us to let a group play through and we're super polite about it. They let us practice on a nearby green that wasn't in use and we were happy to do so. (Of course it didn't help that the group was just as bad as us and we ended up waiting about 20 min!). In retrospect it was the wrong hole to ask us to wait on because they had not finished the previous hole and it was a par 3. The right move would have been let them catch up (probably after our drives on the par 4 and let them play through. This poor decision by the range staff set us on a poor trajectory for the rest of the day. There were tons of delays with people just driving on to your fairway to look for their ball as you're about to hit without waiting or looking. And it you go on other fairways, you had better watch out as most golfers will hit anyways. I have to say that most courses I have played the golfers are actually the friendliest people and that was not the case here. Then another group needed to play through. And let me say that absolutely yes this group should have. They were only 3 people and were way better than us. It amazes me it took them so long to catch us. Also, we marked our balls and let them hit and they were through that par 3 in a few min. And to acknowledge nice people they apologized to us for delaying us while letting them play through. Unnecessary but respected. They were very polite. The range guy however was a complete AH. Instead of the polite way he asked us to let the previous group play through. He was quite rude in the way he told us to mark our balls and get out of the way. Anyways we continue playing and there's some other jerk golfer behind us that seems to be playing by himself and would just drive his cart right up to our tee box while we are in the act of hitting and stare at us, never saying a word. Then, while we were walking on the green of a short par 3 to putt out, this (word edited) hits a shot onto the fringe of the green (feet away from me) and didn't yell fire or anything. First the nerve of this guy* to hit at a short green he expected to reach while 4 people were on it... mind blowing. The fact he hit it and didn't warn anyone made me want to be violent. Or throw his ball in a water feature. Instead we maintained our composure and putted out and went to our next hole. But between the terrible play, tightly packed holes, poorly manicured course and the rude staff and worse golfers, I'm happy to never try that course again. That said the lady working the snack shop was an absolute gem and super nice lady. Figured I would end on a positive note read more

Went there for an early evening/night golf session. It was so much fun! Plenty of light and they still have someone coming around later in the day in case you need anything on the course. Definitely recommend! read more

Great place to go golfing at night. At night, they have large night lights that illuminate the course. Green conditions could be a bit nicer. But overall, for the price, you can't beat I highly recommend picking up some glow in the dark balls in case you get caught in the dark. Lots of fun read more

David L. Baker Golf Course - Golf Near Me - Fountain Valley, California

This driving range is close to our home, and the membership fee is reasonable. This is not a fancy driving range, but it is functional. Golf balls are usually available for us, unless we go at the busy time of the day when they can run out temporarily. There are a few things we dislike about this driving range. First of all, they're not many places to sit for elderly folks like us. They're are a few benches for the patrons, but they're usually occupied, and they also appear fragile and unstable. Most of the wooden benches are rotten, and bends down when you sit on them. There are also many young people just hanging out at the driving range, talking out loud, laughing, and using profanities, which can be very disturbing. Last but not least, some patrons smoke cigarettes nearby, which cause my asthma to act up. We have complained multiple times about this to the golf shop, but we have not noticed any changes made thus far. read more

This course is a "tweener" and one of best tweener. One thing noteworthy is that the conditions of the green is awesome. No impurity in the mix of grass, good consistency of the cut, and a carpet like roll. read more

Smells terrible, toxic even. Greens are like fairway cut. Traps like concrete. Slow slow play. They do give a free beer lol. I wonder why read more

My wife and I have been playing this course since 2010, when it was affordable. Now, it's a joke on their prices!! Still the same crappy course we played wayyy back then! They haven't improved the course whatsoever! So why is it almost $50 to play this goat track?? Really??? Go somewhere else! Save your money. Seriously??!! read more

Very bad bird problem. Bird Sh!t every where. You smell of it after. Course is also in terrible shape. No one fixes divots or rakes bunkers. I won't be coming back again unless they make major changes. read more

After reading some of the reviews I was expecting a slow round of golf with a poorly kept course. But I will say that I had the best time golfing with my three other friends and found the pace to be right about 4 hours, on a Saturday. Greens weren't bad and fairways were certainly hacked up here and there but overall I had the best time and would certainly play there again. Thanks read more

Love the course for older golfers which can drive the ball and those that don't especially for drive the ball well. And the greens are easy to read read more