Bayonet Black Horse GC (Black Horse)

Bayonet Black Horse GC (Black Horse): Member Reviews

1 McClure Way
Seaside, CA 93955 • (831) 899-7271

LOCAL WEATHER

Seaside, CA (93955)

57°F
Fair

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Humidity: 69%
Wind: WNW at 6mph

Sunset: 7:23 pm
green Sunrise: 7:03 am

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11. Alex326

Posted: 10/12/21 5:39p
Member Since: Nov 20, 2015
From: Monterey, Ca

Played Monday AM in the high wind. The nice thing about Black Horse is most of the holes go North/South to the wind so you don't have to deal with too much cross wind. Hole 9 being the worst. Range has been on mats for a while now. Not sure if that's just a Monday thing to let the grass recover after a packed weekend or not. Also, the practice bunkers now have a decent amount of sand in them. For a while they were very very thin.

Greens remain firm and fast. They roll true and with the sever undulations (as mentioned before) the breaks are easy to identify but hard to control. Interestingly there were some tough pin placements, that somehow because they were so tucked in took some of the nasty undulations out play by forcing you to hit it so hard past them.

As the previous reviewer mentioned, there seems to be two types of grass growing on the fairways. As long as you are on one or the other it's all good. Get in between the two and it gets a little dicey but still manageable. First cut was decent and predictable.

Tee boxes were all level with good coverage. I was in two bunkers, one was ok but a bit thin, the other was very nice.

Pace of play started off slow and I joined up with another single who was "taking his time". We waited on most shots and then after the turn the course opened up. I had time to kill so I remained back with the other gentleman and we finished in 3.5 hours. Probably could have knocked that down to 3 if I had wanted.

Customer service is getting better and better. It's always been decent but now seems to be a little better. No bag service during the week which I miss. Actually, I'm not sure if they brought back the bag/ club cleaning service back after COVID.

Course offers a number of views of the ocean (white cap views yesterday) and has a bunch of elevation changes throughout the track to make it fun.

Restaurant overlooks the putting green and ocean for a nice setting. Food is good. Nothing spectacular but nothing to regret afterwards.

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9 Likes.

Rated
7.0 Conditions

12. NutNButCup

Posted: 10/10/21 3:49p
Member Since: Jan 25, 2004
From: Buena Park

Planed a two day golf trip to play Bayonet and Black Horse. I was able to book a $79 prepaid rate for each course on Golf Now two months out. Played Black Horse on Wednesday, 10/6, teeing off at 9:40 ... Continue »

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9 Likes.

Rated
7.0 Conditions

13. hammerken

Posted: 08/31/21 4:31p
Member Since: Mar 10, 2008
From: Venice, CA

Finished out my Monterey jaunt by playing in some thick fog at Black Horse. The rough on this side was no where near as punitive as Bayonet and with less trees than Bayonet you probably would get thro... Continue »

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13 Likes.

Rated
6.3 Conditions

14. Alex326

Posted: 07/23/21 9:33p
Member Since: Nov 20, 2015
From: Monterey, Ca

Needed to challenge my putting skills and there’s no better place like BlackHorse. We had a late morning tee time. We went down to the range and it was packed with handful of people waiting for a sp... Continue »

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9 Likes.

Rated
7.1 Conditions

15. markd71

Posted: 04/19/21 4:46p
Member Since: Sep 8, 2006
From: Dallas, Tx

Fun design but fairways were terrible. They’ve got some issues out there. Grass around short game area bad, as well. Had to roll your ball all around the course to get a reasonable lie. Greens rol... Continue »

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7 Likes.

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16. Alex326

Posted: 03/11/21 8:41p
Member Since: Nov 20, 2015
From: Monterey, Ca

This review of Blackhorse is almost identical to my review of the course last month. Greens are showing some signs of being ready for the upcoming aeration at the end of the month. They rolled a lit... Continue »

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12 Likes.

Rated
7.0 Conditions

17. Alex326

Posted: 02/08/21 8:07p
Member Since: Nov 20, 2015
From: Monterey, Ca

Feeling good about my game with 12 birdies in 11 rounds, I went and played Blackhorse to see if I could keep the momentum going. Blackhorse is always a tough track with fast greens that have several ... Continue »

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9 Likes.

Rated
7.0 Conditions

18. Deepsea14

Posted: 11/09/20 9:00a
Member Since: Oct 15, 2017
From: Granite Bay

Played 11/7 11:30 start after an evening of rain. Probably a gully washer as the loose dirt on side of cart paths ran over cement when draining. You could not tell on the course with exception of a f... Continue »

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7 Likes.

Rated
8.2 Conditions

19. Alex326

Posted: 09/19/20 8:35a
Member Since: Nov 20, 2015
From: Monterey, Ca

I haven’t played either Bayonet or Blackhorse since the COVID restart but have used the all grass range a few times. Played Black Horse yesterday with an 8:50 AM tee time. Weather was absolutely beau... Continue »

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8 Likes.

Rated
7.6 Conditions

20. Nickesquire

Posted: 08/12/20 8:21p
Member Since: Aug 11, 2007
From: Cambria, CA

Rode the Blues (6533/71.5/131) in 3.5H early morning. 60ish, sunny and fairly calm. Beautiful, really demanding layout. Lots of fairway traps, constantly up down rolling hills and large, undulating greens. Some nice views of the bay in the distance on several holes. Based on what I had read/heard, expectations were high and overall the course met expectations. Tees were the weak link. Thin coverage, lots of divots and they had been recently sanded. Fairways were nice to play from. Firm and tight. Fescue Rough on the back was in the 2-3" range and while thick was not wet after being in the sun a couple of hours. Because of the rough difference, front to back was like playing 2 different courses. Fescue rough on the front was grown up to 4-5" and thick/wet. Made even worse with thick, wet piles of cut grass on top. I can only imagine how tall it was before the last cutting? Been a long time since I played in rough right beside the fairway any more punitive. Do not know what swing speed would be required to get a wedge properly through that stuff, but it was WAY above my pay grade. POP would have been close to 3H if not for the length of the rough on the front. 1/10 of my total shots were on hole 8, where I did something I never remember doing on any other golf hole. I used all 4 of my wedges on the same hole. Three of which I advanced 8-12 yards each trying to take full shots just to get it back in play. Could not even advance a SW out of that stuff! Made a nice putt with break to keep it in single digits. Sand traps were incredibly well maintained. Every one I saw was completely raked with thick sand. And I saw more than my share. Large greens were very firm and looked quicker than they were. Medium speed and balls would run out more than usual because of the firmness. Quick efficient check-in, round was prepaid. Group I was supposed to play with teed off early, so I played as a single. Complimentary bottled water a plus, saw the drink cart once. No other services with COVID-19. Carts were nice but did not have GPS. Recommended.

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15 Likes.

Rated
7.4 Conditions

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Course Statistics
315 of 2,354 Overall Rank
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PRACTICE FACILITIES

- Driving Range: YES (grass)
- Practice Chipping & Sand: YES
- Practice Putting: YES