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4.0
475 Reviews (475)
5 Stars
139
4 Stars
242
3 Stars
70
2 Stars
13
1 Stars
11
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.0
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.0
87.2%
Recommend this course
427 out of 475 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.8
14 Reviews (14)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.3
Value
4.1
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.5
78.6%
Recommend this course
11 out of 14 reviews
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4.0
52 Reviews (52)
5 Stars
17
4 Stars
25
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.9
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.6
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.6
86.5%
Recommend this course
45 out of 52 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 70
Length 6075 yards
Slope 117
Rating 68.7

Nestled in the heart of Virginia Beach, Honey Bee Golf Club is one of the area's most popular daily-fee golfing venues. Rees Jones designed the course, incorporating water on 10 holes as well as intricate bunkering throughout. The challenging layout has several tricky doglegs and some treacherous blind shots as well. It's a golf course that demands careful course management and some strategic thinking. Accurate shot placement is also key when maneuvering the rolling fairways and contoured greens. While it's by no means an easy golf course, it is an enjoyable round for players of all skill levels, making it a popular venue for tournaments and corporate outings. For golfers looking to get an entire day of golf in, Honey Bee's sister club, Stumpy Lake, is only about half a mile away.

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Course Details

Year Built 1988
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Rees Jones (1988)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Virginia (2016 #13)

Reviews

4.0
475 Reviews (475)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 17
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 27
Bunkers 26
Forced Carries 16
This course/club is great for:
Locals 33
Beginners 15
Advanced Golfers 14
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 32
In the 'Burbs 12
Worth the Drive 11

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Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

You’d think

You’d think a course with this great reputation would let you know they are aerating greens and maybe knock some of the 52 off of your bill, or at least just make you aware. Turning into Stumpy Lake V2..

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

Big white circle

The staff at Honeybee hasn’t been good for years, no surprise there. It’s been about two years since playing this course and the most notable difference is the greens. Previously, the course had better greens than most, currently I’d rate then unplayable. It had rained, the tee markers hadn’t been moved in several days so every tee box was muddy. They also jacked their rates about two years ago, never was and most certainly isn’t now, a $52 winter rate course, nor $59 in summer.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Nice course... Would play again.

Nice course. Not overly challenging but very fun. Good mix of clubs used. Played on New Years weekend so it was a bit crowded which impacted pace of play, but that isn't the course's fault.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Rough greens

Hate to beat them up but it seems everytime I have played here the greens are torn up with bare patches.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens need some work

I am not a grass experts by any means, but the greens need work as it makes putting nearly impossible.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

nice course, greens were rough

Fun course, wet from rain the days before. Greens had a lot of bad spots.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Honey Bee

Great course, friendly staff. Paired up with a twosome and had a great time. Good pace for an early start.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

HoneyBee Round

Beautiful day, played alone on a quiet course. The course was in great shape for the time of the year, with the exception of the greens. part of the blame can be laid on lazy golfers, who do not clean up their marks on them. I was taught, just in case I did not find mine, to clean up 2 and the green will usually look better in the long run. The geese overran many of them as well, especially the 8th hole green and the 13th hole green where it was so bad, I had to scare dozens of them off, then clean their feces off of the green.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Rainy day

Not courses fought but extremely wet, due to cart path only an older guy that I paid up front for could not play

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Pace of play

Great layout, one of the best in the area. Honestly it’s the only reason to play this course. Pace of play is outrageous. 4 carts backed up on every tee box, no marshal out on the course. Amenities are okay, no bev cart. Course is in decent shape, would expect the greens to be better for the price point. If it was cheaper I would play it more often but there are better courses for the price.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 81
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Way overpriced

One of many courses in the Virginia Beach area. We tried this course as it was about twice the price of all the other local place. As such we expected a well maintained, not pristeen but quality course. The course is in terrible shape. Greens are basically unplayable because of disease and lack of maintenance. Bunkers have no sand, and although it had not rained in three days several had 6 inches of water.
Very Very dissapointed.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The greens are in terrible shape

The greens are in terrible shape. The bunkers are rock hard with very little depth to the sand. Fairways, tee boxes and rough are all pretty good. Overall this course should not be charging people as much as they do to not have true putts all day.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 26
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 111
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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