Monarch Beach Golf Links: Member Reviews

50 Monarch Beach Resort North
Dana Point, CA 92629 • (949) 248-3001

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Dana Point, CA (92629)

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Humidity: 22%
Wind: N at 7mph

Sunset: 7:06 pm
green Sunrise: 6:48 am

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51. sixpez

Posted: 12/19/14 7:14p
Member Since: Oct 16, 2003
From: Irvine

Enjoyed a great afternoon at Monarch today with JohnnyGK, ringworld and sngernz. Glad to finally meet and play with Stew after so much interaction through the site. Fortunately, the weather was pictur... Continue »

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8 Likes.

Rated
6.7 Conditions

52. jhwang

Posted: 08/21/14 3:03p
Member Since: May 9, 2008
From: Tustin, CA

Played 8/19 Sat mid morning. Their customer service is always top notch and consistent. It's always nice to be treated like a celebrity (well, almost) :)
However, I think the cource condition and P... Continue »

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4 Likes.

Rated
6.5 Conditions

53. lotrgolfer48

Posted: 08/21/14 11:40a
Member Since: Jan 10, 2011
From: Buena Park

I don't have much to add from previous reviews.
Greens were just "good" rolling at medium speed but not holding shots all that well and a little rough around the edges where new turf has been put in.... Continue »

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4 Likes.

Rated
4.9 Conditions

54. dconnally

Posted: 08/19/14 9:38p
Member Since: Oct 6, 2003
From: Mission Viejo, CA

Played in the SCGA Affiliate Club Championship with GKer lotrgolfer48 on M-TU, 8/18-19/2014. Weather was sunny and warm, and pretty windy during the middle of the day that affected shots. Course condi... Continue »

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5 Likes.

Rated
5.6 Conditions

55. weber

Posted: 08/11/14 11:26a
Member Since: Dec 4, 2002
From: coto de caza

After reading the most recent review, did not have high expectations as to condition, and that review was spot on. The fairways are some of, if not the worst I have played anywhere this year! The gre... Continue »

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5 Likes.

Rated
6.4 Conditions

56. paulson

Posted: 08/07/14 5:22p
Member Since: Nov 17, 2006
From: Long Beach

Played in a tournament today and this is the worst shape I have seen this course in for years. Many fairways are bare and they are working all over the course to try and replace sod. There was a t... Continue »

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3 Likes.

Rated
3.7 Conditions

57. TMIKERY

Posted: 08/02/14 5:34p
Member Since: Apr 10, 2004
From: Waterford

PLayed last week. Course in great shape from tees to greens. Had a great time nice and long par threes and some drivable par 4's for the long hitter's.
First time playing here and would play ... Continue »

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2 Likes.

Rated
8.0 Conditions

58. kevkey

Posted: 07/28/14 2:31p
Member Since: Oct 23, 2011
From: granada hills

Played on 7/27/14. The staff at MB is top shelf I wish I could say the same for the condition of the course. From tee boxes to fairways to the putting surfaces this course is in poor condition. Being... Continue »

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4 Likes.

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59. fesdwino

Posted: 05/27/14 12:57p
Member Since: May 6, 2004
From: Laguna Niguel

Played Memorial Day at noon. Booked on the internet with the Crown Club rate of $85 (great deal - check it out on the web site). Upon check-in they wanted to charge the holiday rate of $109 but acce... Continue »

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3 Likes.

Rated
8.3 Conditions

60. Kahoutek

Posted: 05/18/14 1:37a
Member Since: Dec 11, 2003
From: San Diego

Played for the first time in a Sunday afternoon tournament. Great customer service from the time I parked my car until I left. The layout of the golf course appears to award the patient golfer that stays away from risks. Cutting the corners on doglegs doesn't appear to gain you much advantage, but can really get you in trouble. If you don't mind keeping your driver in your bag on some holes and hitting fairway woods instead, and hitting your approach shot from 130 yards instead of 100 yards, the course appears to award that style of play. Loved the par-4 3rd hole, where I saw big waves crashing in from the Pacific. Lots of non-golfers walking on the paths of the golf course, either guests of the St. Regis walking down to the beach, or locals taking their dogs out on walks. The greens were a medium speed. A man in the pro shop told me it was running 10.5 on the stimp meter, but it felt more like an 8 or a 9 in the afternoon. And the greens were definitely getting bumpy by the late afternoon on the back nine. The one thing I could never figure out on the course was the sand in the bunkers, especially the greenside bunkers. It was some dense, clay-like sand, and my sand wedge just did not want to cut into that stuff on greenside explosion shots. My sand wedge would instead bounce off the sand, and I would watch in horror as I caught the ball square and saw it sail over the other side of the green. In general, the rough wasn't too bad, but there is some thick stuff that separates the 6th and 7th holes from the elevated, parallel 8th and 9th holes, and we lost a few balls in it. The pin locations seemed to be in challenging spots all day. I don't think I saw a pin that was more than 7 yards from one edge of the green. Never saw a beverage cart on the course, but there was a snack shop that you roll past after the 5th and 9th holes. I played the front nine well, but my shots got loose in the back and I ended up losing almost two sleeves of balls. Would love to get another crack at this course and see if I can play station-to-station and put up a better score.

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4 Likes.

Rated
7.3 Conditions

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