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Heartwell Golf Course
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6700 E Carson StLong Beach, CA 90808
(562) 421-8855
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- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- No
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
18 reviews for Heartwell Golf Course
Another pitch and putt you can hash out late into the night (in terms of golf time). As Kunney said, if it's good enough for Tiger Woods, then it's good enough for me!
I can see how Tiger Woods can improve his short game here. If you play at night, you can definitely lose a lot of balls here if you don't land directly on the greens. It's probably one of the darker courses I've played at night. You can definitely see faint shadows of ninjas flying tree to tree if you really pay attention. In any case, I'm proud to say that I only lost one ball. Booyah! Wait, let me clarify...one GOLF ball.
The course is a lot more fun at twilight since they don't rent carts after 730pm and the cupholders keep your pants dry since you don't have to carry 6 cans of ice cold beer in your cargo pants.
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This is the best place to come if you suck at golf. I suck at golf and decided to play my first actual round at Mile Square. That was a traumatizing experience - I wish I had come here, instead.
The pace of play here is slow, the holes are backed up, lots of yelling of "FORE!". In other words, I don't stand out here.
I'll be going back to Mile Square someday but not until I've mastered some basic fundamentals. This is a good place to do that.
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This place isn't the nicest or the best maintained, but hey, if it's good enough for Tiger Woods, it's good enough for me!
Tiger honed his short game here when he was little and it's my favorite course to fine tune my short game. Leave your driver at home. Hell, leave your woods and everything bigger than a 7 iron. You're going to iron and putt, or iron, wedge and putt. You have no room for error on this par 3. You can also play until 10pm and you can finish all 18 holes in less than 2 hours, if everyone is moving fast enough.
Problem is, a lot of beginners play here so it's backed up a lot and you get a lot of dumb kids who goof off around the hole and take forever.
By the way, you can hit off the grass at the driving range here! Score!
Price:
$12-19 Walking.
Good, cheap place to walk around hitting a ball drinking beers. We go in pretty big groups and just mess around through 9 holes of golf. If you're a serious golfer, go elsewhere. Sometimes some snooty people show up and they get all mad cause the game in front of them doesn't go fast enough. I say, If you want to play with other serious people, go somewhere else where the green fees are more $11.
It's a cool par three golf course (9 or 18 hole option). No need to bring all your clubs, just bring a 9 , a sand wedge, and a putter. The furthest hole is only about 150 yds.
For a par 3, Heartwell is challenging, fun, and makes you feel like you're playing on a real course. Mostly due to its scale, which is pretty large, and the tricky water and sand traps. Play 9 holes, 18 holes, or just smash balls at their driving range. Tip: you must be sober and wear your underwear UNDER you pants.
For those seeking this alternative, this facility offers an extremely enjoyable 18-hole round of par 3 golf. With holes ranging from 85 to 140 yards, two water hazards and numerous sand traps, this course will test the skills of the most seasoned player, as well as remain exceptionally enjoyable for the beginner. This fully lighted course also boasts of its excellent practice range, full size chipping and putting greens, full service restaurant. Place tends to get crowed but night golfing is less crowded. Fun place to hone your short game.
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This course is great if you want to play more than 9 holes but don't have the 6+ hours it takes to play a full regulation course. I've been to this place a couple of times, and here's the lowdown on it:
GREENS - Earlier this year when it was rainier the greens were manicured like fairways. However, now that golf "season" is coming up, the greens are shaved short like they're supposed to be. Some of the slopes you'll have to play are awfully ridiculous though, so don't beat yourself up too much if you 3-putt one or two holes while you're going through the 18.
TEEBOXES - What happened to the white tees? I guess we're all going to have to play from the blues... considering the length of this course, oh well?
THE PLAYERS - This place is full of beginners, so get ready to be patient. Or, if you're a beginner yourself, no pressure! Just be careful not to get pelted by a stray ball as you're walking to the green. I had to duck twice today.
THE VALUE - Pretty great! On the weekdays, it's $15 to walk all 18, and $11 if you only want 9. On the weekends, the price for 18 goes up to $17, but you can get all of your green fees for $2-4 off if you go to http://www.savesomegre... and book your tee time there.
One last thing. Please do not rent golf carts here! This is a par 3 course! The holes are only about 100 yards long! How lazy can people be?!
Overall, as long as this place is kept up, I'm a fan. Cheap golf that will take 3 hours of your day without any pretentious people around. =)
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A fun little par-3 golf course. I think the longest hole is 140 yards or so, but if you want to practice your short par-3 prowess, then Heartwell Golf Course is the way to go.
The course is not spectacular by any means, but I gave it 4 stars mainly because the pace of play isn't too bad for a municipal course and also because the course conditions are generally very good. For how much foot traffic this place gets, I'm often impressed by how well the greens are kept, as well as people generally raking the bunkers after their bunker shots.
The driving range is probably what you would expect. There are two putting greens (although, there are times when only one is open). There is also a small chipping area. The pro-shop is fairly small. They'll sell some apparel, balls, and a few golf clubs here and there, but nothing much else. I haven't had the food at Heartwell, so I couldn't comment on that. If I do in the future, however, then I will be sure to update. 4 stars for a solid par-3 golf course.
First of, what the hell I know about golf? Pretty much nothing.... I discovered this place through a male friend of mine. It was my first time learning how to play golf. It went pretty good considering my first time.
I love this golf course. It's so quiet and peaceful. The people that go there are so friendly. The service is great. The men were helpful and willing to teach me for free. I can't ask for more.
I will definitely return to this place only if I can get more free lessons from the gentlemen. It's great place to meet wise and descent men.
The restaurant in the main building with the club house is a great find and undiscovered treasure.
A great place to go for breakfast or lunch during the week or weekend. This place offers plenty of room, you never have to wait for a table and you can look out to the greens while enjoying your food and friends.
The menu is basic diner with a twist. Most of the selections have golf-related names like "The Birdie" "A Whole in One" and The Eagle. It is sorta fun in a Gomer Pyle kind of way.
I have been there many time over the years and everything is consistently good. I usually always have breakfast since it is one of my favorite meals anytime day or night. They know how to make perfect sunny side up eggs, cook beacon so it is crispy but not bacos and good-old country potatoes and small cup of fruit usually sooth my hunger pans.
The also offer a bunch of sandwiches, soups, salads and of course, burgers, fries, onion rings and host of other comfort food specials.
The also offer a complete line of ciders and popular import and domestic beers on tap and bottles. And a few other drink/premade cocktail selections when you need to wet-your whistle with a libation or celebrate conquering the 19th hole.
The non-descript decor is pleasant, but you'll forget it the moment you walk in. This is just a great neighborhood place that you spread out with the paper and slow down for a minute. The staff is very courteous, friendly and efficient. Always ready to pour more coffee before you even notice you need it.
Try the driving range, if you need to get out some frustration or just get little exercise you can. $10 gets you 125 balls so take your clubs/drivers and have some cheap fun. Especially if you need to release some toxins created by your boss, partner, friend or family member and you can work out what your going to say after you work through your emotional issues with the club. You'll feel better. It's a very cheap and productive form of therapy.
And knowing this is the course where Tiger Woods (google Tiger for detais) learned to play so you can imagine how your skills might have been honed if you'd started playing when you were 5. Champions are created through diligence and hard work, remember!
And when I do take up golf again this is where I'm gonna play. I've heard it is a great course and my grandpa really enjoyed as a recreational spot after he retired.
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Can we have our next Long Beach UYE here? Can we pllllleassse??? How fun would this be at dusk in the summer? I think I might be here at least once a week then. A very well spent $10 in my opinion. Golf or a cocktail? Cocktail or golf?
I am new to golf and certainly whack at it more than make that great *ping!* sound but I highly recommend for any newbie golfers to come here. What a great way to spend an hour or so getting updated with your friends on what's the newest love, crush, restaurant or trip that they have been busy with. Its relaxing and you still at the same time are concentrating and focusing on trying to get that darn little white ball down the greens. This is what golf to me is all about: relaxation and just having fun! Well this and the cute outfits. For a weekday around 7pm, it was pretty full! But it was so laid back that it was fine. Also a pretty good selection in the pro shop.... I am still on the hunt for my first set of clubs.....
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LIGHTS ON A GOLF COURSE! Really, there aren't that many places you can play golf in the evening.
Golf, friends, and laughs.. Is there a better way to spend an evening? I don't think so.
It's an 18 hole par 3. For those that are beginners, this is like heaven b/c most other par 3 places is just 9 holes. The greens are messed up...but c'mon...you're playing night golf. You can't read greens anyway.
I heard Tiger shot Par on this course at age 10. Come here and you can brag that you played on the same turf as Tiger.
I once got my assed kicked by a 11 year old punk. that little punk....I guess this is the Junior golfers stomping grounds...per Tigers OG start.
10 bucks...9 holes...If you never played...come out. Some lazy asses actually rent carts to drive here.
Play golf! Play golf! Life is better this way. I'm not Deepak Chopra but I think golf is as zen as it gets.
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Checked this place out with a couple of friends last night. It was bustling for a Wednesday night in the middle of cold December. Luckily, I brought my thermos filled with hot tea and some snacks. What? It's golf~ (aka picnic time!!)
The course is a short par 3 with a couple of par 4's for girls. Our tee time was at 6:25pm and it was already very dark, so we decided to just play the first 9 holes. Unlike Monterey Park, you can "tee off" on the grass, no mats. The night lights are pretty bright, but you might still have trouble finding your ball if you *ahem* shank it into the trees or hit it towards another fairway (not like I did that... no, never) :o\
The sand traps and numerous divots make it a challenge to approach the hole. And the greens have some breaks, but not too difficult. Nice place for beginners and to practice your short game.
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My golf coach won't let me play on the field yet so my review of Heartwell is limited to the golf range. I used to practice here back in my JV golf days at Cerritos High School (Go Dons!) The range gets very crowded during the day. I would give this place four stars, but the mats are really old and in dire need of replacement. It looks like they have been beaten to death. This place is usually full of Koreans, since they all live in surrounding areas. I'm serious when I say that when I went with my parents on Sunday, they knew half the Korean people there.
Good thing about Heartwell is that it is part of the American Golf chain of golf ranges so you can use your ball card at Westchester Golf, or any other affiliated American Golf place.
"Hey a-jeo-shi, did I freaking ask you for your opinion," was what I was thinking when this dark-as-night Korean man started trying to teach me. I repeatedly told him, "I have a teacher and he tells me otherwise." What I wanted to say was, "this ain't freaking Korea so don't think you have the right to talk to me. Don't touch me!!" In fact, he was there with his wife. And you know what? He wasn't even a good golfer either.
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My first time was here and I did it with a pair of twins, who were professional players. Using muscle I've never used before, they warned me I may be sore from my first time and I was. I learned all these new positions. An interesting game that involves balls and long shafts and attempting to get a ball into a hole, hopefully on your first try, not as easy as it sounds. BTW the heads come in different sizes. So much whacking was going around, be warned you will get sweaty. So this is why so many men like golf. Okay I'll stop with the sexual innuendo. ;p
Seems like a decent place, then again this is coming from a person that was never really interested in golf. I would give golf another shot, though I doubt I'll become an addict. My two lovely instructors told this is where Tiger Woods went when he was growing up.
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I've never been on the Golfing side of this park, but I have walked the park from Clark Ave to Woodruff Ave a million times or more, it's about a 2 mile walk, this was of course before I gave in and got myself a GYM membership that I now don't use nearly enough, :)
It's a nice park, they keep it pretty clean, and theres not too many people hanging around, I don't live in the best neighborhood, so I'm always on the lookout for somewhere safe that I can go...
Lots of people bring their dogs, so if you're a Doggie lover like I am this is a good place to come, and gush over the sweet puppies, and because the path is nice and wide there's plenty of room for bicycles, without rudely moving you off the path, the best part of the park for me is the pond where all of the coolest Ducks and other Birds gather to chill out, and get a free meal from animal loving saps like me who bring them bread, I've even been known to stop by the market to actually buy a loaf of bread to stop and feed them, what can I say?
This is the course where i learned to play golf. Its an all par 3 course so it's pretty easy. If you wanted to you could take 2 clubs, a 9 iron and a putter. The longest hole is 140 yards, which is really short. I used to be in the Junior Golf association back when i was in elementary school and went every Friday until high school. It was a great learning experience for me and now i just go there sometimes to hit balls off the range. The driving range is usually open until 10 so it's a fun place to take your friends who say they are good at golf and watch them hack away at the ball on a Friday night. And if you didn't know Tiger Woods was in this Junior Golf League, which brought so many young golfers here like me.There are two putting greens and a chipping green to practice on. There are a lot of parking spaces so you don't have to worry about that. If your a parent and want your kids to take up golf, try and get them into this golf program. I've heard it's a little hard to get into, but get on the waiting list. I don't know about now, but when i played it was only $4.75 on Friday evenings. You start off with the first few times by practicing putting and chipping. Then they start you on the back 9 until they feel you are good enough to start you on the first tee. Also since the 9th hole is the longest hole at 140 yards, if you get it on the green off the tee you can get a snickers bar. But then again that's when i was playing. It has been about 8 years since i've played in the association.
I've met with the General Manager there once for an interview for a class i took in college and she is very nice. She was very helpful and is doing a great job keeping the golf course in tip top shape. Kudos!
For kids or beginners, this is the only place to learn golf. Can't beat the price, great attitudes of players and staff, and the history of this golf course (google Tiger Woods Heartwell).
