Had a small family/friends Easter tourney here yesterday. Course is punching greens next week Mon/Tues so the greens were not optimal. Traps were all playable. Tees as well. Fairways were dry but still had decent coverage. Very little rough to speak of around the course. They are also currently rolling out new carts as they arrive. Much needed. Excellent customer service in the shop by Julius and his staff as always. And great selection of food available in the restaurant afterwards.

If not for GDR23's review from Monday I would not have even thought about stopping here on my way home from Monterey. Thanks Gary. I have not played here since 2020 during Covid when the course was one of the first to open and stay open. I called in the AM before I left and they got me a time that would work just fine. Gary's review is what I expected and exactly what I found. But minus the wind and of course warmer given my time of play. A ball striker I am not (maybe occasionally) but he is correct for this course when it happens. I love the layout and especially the changes in elevation throughout. Truly a different experience than so many of our S CA courses layouts. And in all the time I have had the chance to play here I have never heard it calledLa Pirana but I can understand why. Highly recommended. Even if it is a long drive for most of us GKer's in S CA. A bucket list item for sure.

Played this morning. The purpose of my trip to Monterey was to play PB and Spyglass with friends coming from the East Coast. Was not able to play PB but did join them for Spyglass. It has been many years since I played here last and having played it many times in the 70's and 80's (yeah I am old OK) and a few times over the years since, I was really glad to get back. Played the first few holes just great but after heading into the woods I became a different player. Funny how that works. But on the back nine the old me showed back up and saved my butt. What can you really say about this course (except what the hell happened to the green fees LOL) other than what many GKers have stated. Tee boxes were just fine. Fairways are in great shape. Heard no complaints from anyone in the bunkers (I missed them all lucky me). I did find the woods a few times but playing here that might be expected. And the greens were in great shape for chipping/putting all round. I think this was most likely a one and done for me and I am extremely happy that I got one more round in at Spyglass to take me further down the path in my golfing life.

Played this morning with former colleagues now retired in Pacific Grove. Had not played here in sometime and happy to play it again. Course is in nice shape and glad we got out early ahead of tee box aeration. We did catch a few on back 9 but it was OK. Fairways played nicely. Greens putted and chipped great. Heard no complaints from those who found traps. But did from those who found the wonderful ice plant rough. A little cool to begin but sun came out quickly making the back 9 views terrific. Had a great bkfst after the round in the very nice restaurant. Only negative was the $89 green fee. No senior fee only standard fees and annual offers. You can walk for $65 but even that seems high to me for weekday golf. Oh well I don't play everyday so one round with old friends will do just fine.

In Monterey for a few days. Played here this afternoon. Played here many many times when working in Silicon Valley. Had to come play it again. Wonderful layout and IMO a forgotten gem amongst all the big names in the area. Challenging layout with a great assortment of holes with lots of fun elevation mixed in amongst the holes. Found the course in very good condition. No tee box issues. Fairways had good coverage with decent roll and lies. Avoided the bunkers myself but heard no complaints from my partners. Decent amount of rough and many OB areas along with the dreaded ice plant. Found the greens to my liking and having good putting memories from past rounds really helped. Great customer service in the shop. When in the area don't pass this one up. It won't disappoint you.

Played today with a start time of 9 AM. Left after the 16th hole as it was already 1:30 PM and still needed to play 17/18 which had a foursome waiting when we reached it. In fact we waited on every hole today w/o any marshal every showing up. There is always a jam up at the first hole, 2nd hole and 3rd hole that puts the damper on a 4 hour round on this course. Course conditions are just OK in my opinion. Tee boxes were playable but beat up. Fairways had decent coverage, lies and roll out. No rough to speak of and that was fine. Traps were playable based on comments from our group. Greens while looking OK were very very slow and no one was satisfied with them. Good customer service in the shop. But I won't be going back as POP has always been an issue here and it does not seem to ever get better. The fee for Sr is $39.75 with cart but most people walk and course allows 5's and most of them walk so that contributes to the slow play.

Played this AM. Have never seen the course look this good. The clean up that most likely took place yesterday had everything spotless. Nice clean/lush tee boxes. Groomed/mowed fairways with good lies and roll out. Rough cut down and playable. Traps all raked and ready for play. Greens were in top shape for chipping, putting and holding/releasing shots. A very enjoyable round of golf topped off by excellent customer service in the shop from Madison and Christian along with Rich who handles the cart barn. Now if they can find more staff perhaps they can open the grill on Mon/Tues like they do Wed-Sun.

Joined a friend today for a mid morning round. Beat some of the heat but not the POP. Almost 5 hours. Never have understood this as the course is IMO not that difficult. Oh well live and learn. We had good tee boxes all round. Fairways are not all filled in so you will find some unwelcomed lies depending upon the fairway. But they did provide good roll out. Traps all were playable and most of them raked based on others comments. Very little rough to play out of but the water hazards can ruin ones day as it did for one of our guys. Greens were good and had good speed when chipping/putting. $49 Sr rate (with cart) all day Mondays but after 11 rest of the week. Customer service was just fine. If I should go back it will be early in the AM thats for sure.

Played this morning. Course is in great shape at the moment. All clean and repaired tee boxes. Traps all raked and ready for play. Fairways have good coverage after the rains and good roll out. Rough is not thick but it is sticky in the early AM but playable. Greens are in terrific shape and chip/putt with good speed. As always great customer service in the shop (thx Mateo and Christian) and from all other staff members. Restaurant opened Wed - Friday and the menu is good, prices are great as well as the service from Dolores and her staff.

Got out today before the rain. Course is continuing to improve as witness to the ongoing maintenance and condition of the course. All tee boxes have been mowed and are very playable. Fairways continue to fill in and are providing great, good, better lies and very good roll out. Traps are kept cleaned and are playable and some (not all) are learning to use rakes. Not much rough to deal with and what there is is playable. Greens are in very nice shape at the moment (so don't aerate them please) and chip/putt extremely well with decent speed and players and maintenance seem to do a good job repairing ball marks. As always great customer service from the shop, cart barn and maintenance employees.

Invited to join the 2nd group out today last week and I gladly accepted. Little did I know that we would have 10 to 15 MPH (maybe 20 MPH gusts) winds that would bring the temp down into the high 30's. And we even played in 4 hours. In all the years I have played here I never experienced winds like this. When the sun came up and began warming things up, they died down some but not near enough sad to say. A shame we had such winds as the course is in great shape. But playing down wind was a joy I will say. First time I ever drove the 11th hole thats how strong they were. But the conditions were superb. Great tee boxes. Fairways with coverage and tremendous roll, even into the wind if you could keep it low enough. Traps were immaculate. Greens were firm and would hold high shots but nothing else. They putted as fast (I think 12) as I have ever seen them. Very little rough to deal with at all. Customer service was very good both in the shop and the starter. Hope I get another invite later in the spring and with the same conditions. %39.50 with cart with Sr county card is a great deal for this course.

Played today. Course is shaping up very nicely. Tee boxes all mowed, cleaned and in great shape. Fairways all mowed, cleaned and beginning to fill in so lies are improving and roll out is very good. Traps are kept cleaned so playing early is premium for best shape and all new sand in them has improved them completely. Very little rough to deal with so that is a plus. Greens have come back from aeration and fungus removable to be really great on all 18. Customer service continues to be A+ and the restaurant is serving good food at very reasonable prices.