Ocean View Golf Course

This is one of my favorite Municipal Golf Courses in the area. The greens fees are not expensive and the course is in consistently good shape.I've been playing golf at Ocean View Golf Course since I was a teenager and even though the golf course has changed over the years, it has only gotten better.

You can't see the Ocean but this course is the Augusta National of Norfolk. It has the bones to be Augusta National. It's not as nice as Augusta National, but you could definitely call it Norfolk National.

Friendly staff, We were in town for vacation and found this place I called ahead and they had plenty of teetimes due to not the best weather. Nine holes and a cart was $17 which to me is reasonable. They had a decent pro shop I ended up buying a leather glove for $12. And they had sales on clothing. The course is located in the middle of town but enough so that you enjoy nature there was lots of ducks in herons they have water in sand traps. Although you won't ask see any Rollinghills it was challenging enough. In the first nine they have distances from 88 to 400 yds. Although we were there during the Covid pandemic they had accommodations for safe play. There were a few out houses as well as a building where you could use the flush restroom.Although some holes were a little confusing they were signage to point you in the correct direction they had tips and rules on each cart to assist as well. I would definitely go back to this community coursebut I m no pro golfer.-The did have a snack bar as well and you could call ahead from your cart instructions

I want to give this course 4 stars, but Andy The PGA professional at this golf course was completely unprofessional and rude to our entire group on our last hole. He began clapping his hands and yelling at us to get moving, claiming that the rest of us should be up on the course by our balls. He was insulting, rude and showed chauvinism to one of the women in our group. We aren't professional golfers. We were on a 25 dollar course, but he proceeded to insult our intelligence and told us we held people up on purpose. Of course we didn't, we were very curious and kind to all others on the course. The rest of the staff members are great here, the course is fun, but Andy sure could use a crash course on how to be a decent human being. I will never return to this golf course. We are taking our golf game elsewhere. Good riddance Andy Giles!

Golfed 18 holes here for 25 dollars yesterday afternoon. Starter and pro shop were both very nice and accommodating. The course was relatively empty and those that were ahead of me, let me play through (I was a single on vacation from New York). As for the course itself, definitely a bit on the short side, but I loved the layout. The front is 36 and the back is 34 for a par of 70. I never landed in a bunker, but they were always there on an approach shot and the water comes into play if you let it get in your head. I actually cleared the water in a short par 3 only to catch the slope of a hill and roll down into the pond. A few of the greens had those long slopes along side that you had to watch out for. No real penalty for being left or right off the tee except for a few water spots and maybe getting caught behind a tree(although I played to the green from off the fairway a LOT). The only knock on the course is the greens are definitely a bit rough and sandy, but they roll pretty well for their appearance. I definitely felt robbed a few times out there when a putt that would've rolled in back in Long Island came up short because of the sand. Either way, I shot an 86 (which is good for me) and had a relaxing time out there. For 25 bucks, would definitely play again!

This is a great little course. 21 for 18 twilight. I got my putter gripped for 15. If you want a fun time and you are not a golf snob check this out. They just give you a good time for the money. You can get a beer at the clubhouse and enjoy a fun little course.

So sad .. I love it here. The course is in Bad shape. No grass on 90% of greens. Practice putting green. ...no grass just sand.

The manger of the course is a real sweet man. I have alot more to say about BRUCE the gentleman who lined you up for play. He came at my wife and I and gave us a lip lashing, saying we were late for our T time . No we were not. So I told him he didn't have to be so rude. He spoke down to me so bad. I almost thought it was 1958 and he wanted his dinner on the table. Of course he tried to turn it around and put it on me. Sorry sir this is 2024 and you don't speak to customers like that. They just lost a steady customer. We drove from the other side of Va beach because we really like it there. But we probably won't be back anytime soon

Course in the worst shape I've ever seen it- all but 5 greens mostly unputtable, many fairways with spotty grass at best, like playing on a cow pasture. Had called first and asked specifically about course condition, was told that it was all in great shape. Absolutely not true, from the putting green on. No reduction in greens fees, as if all was great. Very disappointing, because it's a super layout, used to be so much fun to play, and should be better maintained. Come on, Norfolk!

I wish I could give this course a 4 or 5 because it is a cute course and the price for a round of 9 is under $30, which is always a bonus when you are visiting from out of town, and you would like to play a quick round. However, our experience was less than pleasant. The day started out well. It was busy and we were placed on hold before we could start our tee time because the course was running slow and previous tee times hadn't even teed off. We were not the fastest group but by far not the slowest. When asked to play through we politely allowed the group behind us to play through. When we got to the 8th tee, we tee'd off and proceeded to hop in our carts. That's when Andy Giles, the PGA master of the course/course marshall, started to yell at us and told us to move it. We weren't being obnoxious or socializing just enjoy our time. We just respond ok we are. At the next hole, he came up to us again and started to yell at us that we need to move it. That we should be standing by each of our balls waiting to hit. Which we proceed to tell him that there is no way we will stand in front of any balls while someone is hitting. It is not safe. He continued to yell at us and told us that we were breaking every rule and golf etiquette. Which, I am no amateur, I have played on several course and ones that are much nicer than this one, who have actually hosted PGA tournaments. Myself and my group are very aware of the etiquettes and rules of the game.I understand that there are people who are new and don't understand the rules and etiquette and that is when you politely come up, ask them to speed up and help them find ways to make their game faster. When I came up to the club house to complain about the harassment that we just received. He was in the club house and said he was the owner and the highest we could speak to. So we continued to tell him that we didn't break any rules, we allowed people to play through because our group was having a bad game, and how when he yelled at us there was no one on our heels. That his professionalism needed improvement and how he treated us was uncalled for. He continued to yell at us that we were breaking PGA rules and etiquette by taking two hits off the tee. Which I did, after my first ball went into the woods and I knew I couldn't find it. This didn't happen at every hole and PGA etiquette does say this is allowed. When I got frustrated, I did say are you f***ing kidding me, after continuously being insulted and that's when he proceeded to bark at his employee to call the cops. Not my best wording to use but the guy behind me who said the f-word was allowed to, but a "young lady" shouldn't say those words and warranted a call to the cops. I was shocked!His behavior was unacceptable and turned what was a fun day, into a bad one. I will never return to this course and don't recommend it to anyone.