Second round of the day was at Del Monte Golf Course and what a treat. It’s not every day you play a golf course for the first time that was designed in 1897 (not a typo!). On top of that it’s very fu... Continue »

Second round of the day was at Del Monte Golf Course and what a treat. It’s not every day you play a golf course for the first time that was designed in 1897 (not a typo!). On top of that it’s very fun.

Again teed it up with Alex326, Deepsea14 and rgm2525 this time not a GK Cup Match but a battle for the BCB birdie chain.

Outside of the large areas of dried out turf due to water conservation about 150 to 200 yards in front of the fairways and adjacent to the rough on the majority of holes, the playing conditions were great. Small pure medium/fast rolling greens. Lush fairways and rough. Bunkers had nice white sand and well groomed. Tee boxes were level and lush. Mature layout with big trees and strategic bunkering. Greenside rough was longer than the fairway rough and it made a difference because of the small greens with tricky pitch shots. I hope you have a lob wedge you’re very comfortable with because there's no bump and run going on here.

We teed off at 2:40 and finished just in time before dark around 6:25. I thoroughly enjoyed the new experience especially the 6-12 stretch of holes. Absolutely love hole #9 par 5 that doglegs right around some mutual trees. This golf course is a great option to play especially if you know someone that is a member of their Dukes Club ;)

I only wish they had a driving range but understand how primo that real-estate is.

Check out the photos I posted – Recommended!