played the halloween week special (all you can play for $59). Unfortunately black horse greens had been top dressed, so I played bayonet twice. Bayonet was in great shape, greens are firm and fast b... Continue »

played the halloween week special (all you can play for $59). Unfortunately black horse greens had been top dressed, so I played bayonet twice. Bayonet was in great shape, greens are firm and fast but not too crazy. (iirc black horse greens are kind of nutty with the amount of movement they have)
wind was down which is always a bonus. very solid golf, worth the drive down from peninsula for an all day outing.

So i went up to Monterey this weekend to play some golf and I played 3 course's including Spanish bay, pacific grove and Bayonet Black Horse and i can say that bayonet was the best of all three. We te... Continue »

So i went up to Monterey this weekend to play some golf and I played 3 course's including Spanish bay, pacific grove and Bayonet Black Horse and i can say that bayonet was the best of all three. We tee'd off around 2pm because its $35 instead of $130 and made it through before sundown. The fairways are super lush and green and the greens where smooth and quick. The sand was hard to get out of but amazing conditions like a fine powder sand. Overall i will definitely play here again given the chance.

Played today at 9:30am and we are off the course by 1:20...Flew through this course. It is in impeccable shape as well with the PGA Course Pro Championship coming up in 2012. Everything about the cour... Continue »

Played today at 9:30am and we are off the course by 1:20...Flew through this course. It is in impeccable shape as well with the PGA Course Pro Championship coming up in 2012. Everything about the course was in phenomenal shape except that the greens were a little sandy but that didn't change the fact that they were lightning quick and rolled very true. Well worth the $90 cart included rate on GolfNow. Highly recommend this course.

Bayonet Black Horse Golf Course Review
Monterey California Golf Course Reviews

Played Sunday 10/9, 10:10 tee time; 4:15 round. Started foggy, sun for about 2hours, and then fog and cold wind to finish. Greens lightly sanded, but fast (stimp=11)and true. Just annoying cleaning... Continue »

Played Sunday 10/9, 10:10 tee time; 4:15 round. Started foggy, sun for about 2hours, and then fog and cold wind to finish. Greens lightly sanded, but fast (stimp=11)and true. Just annoying cleaning sand off your putter and ball the whole day. But it did help because it left putting tracks. I like the layout of the course. But the greens are way too tricked up. Subtle downhill breaks that don't hold chip shots. A few times I chipped onto the fringe, and the ball rolled clear across the green off the green. I think #8 has a green with a false front, sideways greens with a huge giant crown in the middle. So if the flag is on the false front, and you are on the other side of the crown, you can't stop the ball from rolling off the green. We tried. The whole course is like that. Too bad, cuz it's a great layout. Also, the fairways are a bit beat up. Alot of short holes (<340) that gives you wedges in. Also, interesting the second set of tees is 6500, but the next set of tees is 5900. We played the whites(5900), but a combo set would've been nice. Apparently, they have a combo tees, but it's not on the scorecard. If you stay at the Hilton garden Inn, the front desk has 2 for 1 coupons. Maybe at some other hotels too. All that being said, I'd play here again. give the other 18 a try.

Played it 08/14, was in great shape, loved it. looking forward to play it again. a must playfor the area.

Played it 08/14, was in great shape, loved it. looking forward to play it again. a must playfor the area.

First time played since it was renovated. Likes the old course better. Very tough course but the blue tees are too hard for the average player and the white tees are too easy. Played 7 blue tees an... Continue »

First time played since it was renovated. Likes the old course better. Very tough course but the blue tees are too hard for the average player and the white tees are too easy. Played 7 blue tees and 11 white tees. Course in great condition. Worth the price.

Drove up to Monterey on Saturday and got in on Saturday night. Wasn't planning on playing but got the ok from the wife so I booked thru Golfnow for like $65 with a 9:30ish tee time on Blackhorse. So... Continue »

Drove up to Monterey on Saturday and got in on Saturday night. Wasn't planning on playing but got the ok from the wife so I booked thru Golfnow for like $65 with a 9:30ish tee time on Blackhorse. Somehow the course didn't have my reservation but they were able to get me out on Bayonet at 9:45ish. Place has a nice practice facility with a range, chipping green w/ sand and a pretty big putting green. The course itself is not overly long or hard. You really don't need to hit driver on most holes but the wind was pretty calm the day I played. Also there's plenty of trees along the fairways so keeping the ball in play is a priority. I thought the greens were pretty slow and the grass on them were something I haven't seen before. Some of the breaks also caught me off guard. Fairways were good and the rough wasn't too bad either. Found the bunker a few times and thought the sand was good. Finished in about 4 1/2 hours but the group ahead of us seemed to fall a little behind towards the end of the round. Cart girl came around a few times and the marshall was out there making sure the pace was good. Overall a nice course and facility. I thought it was good for the money.

We played here 12/12/10. I had high hopes coming here from all the recommendation we got from the local guys. I don't want to say its a disappointment since it was nice course but it did not live up... Continue »

We played here 12/12/10. I had high hopes coming here from all the recommendation we got from the local guys. I don't want to say its a disappointment since it was nice course but it did not live up to the expectation. Even though its really close to the coast, there are no ocean view holes (you can kinda see in the back ground on couple holes but not really). Many of the greens had dead spot due to return of poa annua (they got rid of poa annua in favor of bent grass during remodel). Its a good course but not a great course in my opinion. I personally liked the Black Horse course much better. Few interseting holes here and there and with the Sunday Football special of $59 with lunch, it was definitely worth the money. Seafood platter was delicious. I'd highly recommend it for price of $99 or less. My big complaint was that greens were really beat up on some hole where you were putting from mud patch. Other than that and slow play from the group just ahead, it was great round. Unless you play here every week, pay close attention to cart path signs, you can get lost easily as markings aren't visible until you actually get on a path for about 20 yds. Another thing, course dries up superfast. All the other courses we played were still soaking wet from recent rain, this course was 90 deg and seemed like rain hardly hit here. I was told it sits on sand dune so course dries up much quicker. Good place to play after a heavy rain.

Walked on at 2"15pm on a Friday afternoon before a long weekend and the staf were very welcoming. The starter was great and changed me form Black Horse to Bayonet so I cold get a wide open course in ... Continue »

Walked on at 2"15pm on a Friday afternoon before a long weekend and the staf were very welcoming. The starter was great and changed me form Black Horse to Bayonet so I cold get a wide open course in front of me to get areund fast. He started me on the 4th hole so I could loop around to play that 9 before getting on with the back nine.
Overall the course was a great value at 80.00 with cart. The weather was overcast with slight fog and it felt like I was the only one ont the course at times. This is a great track and worth coming to the Monterey Bay Area to play . . . and cheap compare to the better known course at Pebble Beach. It is everybit as challenging as the course rating of 132 (whites) suggest. Lots of fine white sandy bunkers that caus you to weave your way up the course. You are faced with "Risk-Reward" decisions on almost every hole. Well bunkered greens make you rethink going for it on your par 5's although the greens do held fairly well. They were soft on the fly but did have pretty good speed when putting. The only knock I had was the amout of ball marks on the greens and many left unreapired by those ahead of me through out the day . . not a good way to treat a course of this caliber. Ican't wait to go back and play the other one (BlackHorse) on my next trip down. .. . . well worth the money even at full price.