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Monarch Beach Golf Links
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Playing at Monarch Beach Golf Links will bring to mind the great traditions of Scottish links golf. The seaside course offers sweeping views of the oceanfront as well as a challenging and diverse layout. Robert Trent Jones, Jr. designed the golf course, fully utilizing the dramatic bluffs and natural beauty of the landscape. The course offers small, rolling greens and tight fairways that are both kept in excellent condition. Strategically placed bunkers wait treacherously throughout the course and there are a number of tricky doglegs to watch out for. The course is on the shorter side but it is an excellent place to work on your iron game. Monarch Beach Golf Links' par-4 third hole is one of the most difficult. It plays along the ocean but don't let the views distract from the challenging green that is dramatically undulated.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 70 | 6645 yards | 72.5 | 135 |
| Orange | 70 | 6052 yards | 70.0 | 129 |
| Combo | 70 | 5846 yards | 68.9 | 127 |
| Gold | 70 | 5612 yards | 67.7 | 124 |
| Gold (W) | 70 | 5612 yards | 73.5 | 138 |
| Platinum | 70 | 5050 yards | 64.5 | 115 |
| Platinum (W) | 70 | 5050 yards | 69.8 | 129 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 71.9/130 W: 78.2/143 | 437 | 446 | 315 | 185 | 217 | 400 | 612 | 436 | 512 | 3560 | 417 | 405 | 542 | 155 | 385 | 185 | 424 | 172 | 400 | 3085 | 6645 |
| Black/Orange M: 70.7/127 W: 76.7/140 | 376 | 446 | 315 | 185 | 193 | 400 | 550 | 387 | 512 | 3364 | 346 | 405 | 526 | 146 | 385 | 165 | 366 | 172 | 400 | 2911 | 6275 |
| Orange M: 69.7/125 W: 75.5/137 | 376 | 410 | 295 | 162 | 193 | 376 | 550 | 387 | 495 | 3244 | 346 | 365 | 526 | 146 | 375 | 165 | 366 | 150 | 369 | 2808 | 6052 |
| Orange/Gold M: 68.6/122 W: 74.1/134 | 376 | 388 | 295 | 162 | 193 | 376 | 517 | 357 | 472 | 3136 | 346 | 365 | 496 | 127 | 354 | 137 | 366 | 150 | 369 | 2710 | 5846 |
| Gold M: 67.4/120 W: 72.9/131 | 354 | 388 | 278 | 151 | 168 | 366 | 517 | 357 | 472 | 3051 | 333 | 342 | 496 | 127 | 354 | 137 | 305 | 128 | 339 | 2561 | 5612 |
| Platinum M: 64.6/113 W: 69.8/124 | 319 | 356 | 258 | 132 | 150 | 346 | 499 | 296 | 436 | 2792 | 306 | 303 | 456 | 90 | 323 | 105 | 268 | 110 | 297 | 2258 | 5050 |
| Handicap | 11 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 6 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 70 |
| Handicap (W) | 7 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 10 |
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Signature hole #3 Photo submitted by Brianoconnor5 on 02/23/2013
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Made me want to take a swim! Photo submitted by jjkozi on 10/09/2012
Fun Course
I’m a 18 handicap and this course was fun, challenging, and well maintained. Pace of play was great we went out at 7:40 and finished in 3:45 👍 super friendly staff with great food at the turn. Maybe a tad overpriced but speed of play and the quality grounds made up for the higher price.
Very Nice Resort Course
I played this course while on vacation and played with 3 locals. The course was in good shape overall with the greens and bunkers in excellent shape. Most fairways were open and forgiving. The staff was great and super friendly. One disappointment was no driving range and only warmup cages. The course was very pricey but that was expected for such a high priced resort. I enjoyed the company I played with and the course was fun.
Thank you, u6553877, for taking the time to share your experience. We understand our warm up area is challenged but we are glad to hear your overall experience was memorable. We hope you're able to visit us again soon!
- Eric Lohman, PGA GM
Overall solid course
The course condition and staffs were great. Highly recommend. One downside was the pace of playing as there was accumulated delay.
Thank you, nujeehij, for taking the time to review your visit. With a resort course like ours, Pace of Play is always top of mind. Thanks again.
- Eric Lohman, PGA GM
We appreciate you giving us a 5-star rating!
- Eric Lohman, PGA GM
Thank you for rating us 5-stars - we appreciate it!
Best,
Eric Lohman, PGA GM
Ocean Holes are Great
Course was an 8.5/10 Snack Bar service was slow. Went inside for lunch. Soup was uneatable!! sent back. And of course-no driving range. Nets are disappointing
Greetings - thanks for taking the time to review your visit. We understand your concerns and will take your review of the F&B at the Bar to the Resort as Club 19 is unfortunately not managed by the golf course.
Thanks again for your review -
Happy golfing,
Eric Lohman, PGA GM
Great course but too pricey
The course is beautiful, but only half of one hole is on the water - don’t be fooled by website photos. Foursomes are staggered all day so the play is slow (took us 4:30 to play) and the course is riddled with divots.
Monarch!
The course was in amazing shape! Staff very VERY friendly and helpful. A little expensive for me but definitely worth it.
Thank you jtinnion87 for taking the time to rate us 5-stars!
Happy golfing!
Eric Lohman, PGA GM
Gorgeous course, great views
Course was in excellent shape, the clubhouse, grill, driving range were all high end. Green fees are expensive but you’re paying for the views. Totally worth it.
Thank you very much for taking the time to review your round with us - visit again soon!
Eric Lohman, PGA GM
Beautiful course, crazy greens.
The course is fun to play. The greens are in great shape, have a bunch of elevation changes.
Thank you for taking the time to rate us 5-stars!
Happy Golfing!
Eric Lohman, PGA GM
Great course.
Greens are unbelievably fun and hard. Entire course was a good time, pace of play was excellent.
Thank you very much for taking the time to review your visit and share some words.
Visit again soon -
Eric Lohman, PGA GM
Thank you for taking the time to rate us 5-stars!
Eric Lohman, PGA GM
We appreciate you rating us 5-stars!
Visit again soon -
Eric Lohman, PGA GM
Awesome
Amazing course, amazing staff would highly recommend.
Thank you, InspectreSolutions for taking the time to recommend us!
Visit again soon -
Eric Lohman, PGA GM
Thank you, 100Bones100 for rating us 5-stars! Visit again soon!!
Eric Lohman, PGA GM
Thank you, michieki for taking the time to review your visit with us. We hope you can golf with us again soon!!
Eric Lohman, PGA GM
Greetings u1722369746,
We are sorry to feel you didn't find the value in your visit with us. There are options to enjoy golf with us for a lower rate.
Regardless, thank you for spending the day with us.
Regards,
Eric Lohman, PGA GM
Good course, excellent staff, strange tipping policy.
The strange part. I was led to believe when checking in, the tip % added to the green fees was a composite for all staff. First time I had encountered an add on in advance, pick your tip % at check in.
Found out later it was pro shop personnel only who shared in the tip.
Went back in the pro shop, asked that they split the 20% of the total with the club cleaner, the valet, and the marshal, as well as the shop staff.
Kind of perplexing-I like the one tip for all, but think the one minute check in doesn’t warrant the whole $ 105 tip.
The shop said it only slit when requested Troon, you should at least explain what the system is.
Greetings!
Thank you for sharing your experience - we have already brought this review to our team to figure out a better way to explain the gratuity option at the Golf Shop counter. We were glad you were able to visit recently between weather systems and experience the beauty that is MBGL!
Regards,
Eric Lohman, PGA GM
Thank you, Hitoshi06 for taking the time to rate us 5-stars!
Regards,
Eric Lohman, PGA GM
Thank you for taking the time to rate us 4-stars!
Regards, Eric Lohman, PGA GM
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Cheers Softwareguy14 for taking the time to share your experience! Glad you had a memorable round at Monarch Beach Golf Links! Visit again soon.
- Eric Lohman, PGA GM