The Bayonet at Bayonet/Black Horse Golf Course

One of my favorite courses. Challenging for all skill sets. Approaches need to be in right quadrant or your putt might have four breaks to contend with. Traps are tough but fair as is the rough. Bay views from many holes. One the day I played the pace of play was slow as we had to wait on most holes. 4:45 to play 18 and no Marshall in site. The number to the restaurant at the 9th tee didn’t work so no sandwich at the turn. But both courses are GREAT tracks. Carts come with free water and often, with Hot Deal on Golf Now a bag of practice balls to warm up with. The range includes a chipping green with traps, natural grass stalls and target greens.

This place is amazing...you will seldom play a course this well kept. A few holes even have views of the bay. Enjoy!

We played the Bayonet course which like BH is under improvement for the upcoming PGA , would like to play a few weeks before to see it at its best , plan on many 3 putt greens, take time to savor the surroundings

One of very few that you can enjoy your round on a rainy day. Just be prepared it is normally colder here. Excellent course layout. Greens are always in great condition. Very tricky but fun . Will definitely come back again.

Almost ready to go for the season when we played, course was in really good shape, but we know it's only going to get better , fantastic and really fun layout, a true test... Please play the right tees.. Greens were absolutely treacherous (which added to the fun of the course), I would highly recommend theses 2 courses to anyone who wants a tough challenge and a Great day of golf...the Pro shop and Starter were perfect at their jobs, once again... A great day was had by us.. Thank You..

I talked to one of the locals about the course and they say it is the toughest in Monterey Bay. Bayonet is a beautiful course that is fun to play. Black horse is beautiful when you are standing on the tee but the greens are just plain stupid. If you are more than 13ft forward, left, right or back of the pin then you are most likely off the green into a collection area with little to know chance of getting the ball close to the hole. Bayonet has much better greens but they are still very tricky.

Golf course is in very good shape, greens are firm and fast. They are getting ready for the PGA tournament in June. Big piles of mulch in the tree areas to beautify the course, which the staff are spreading out. As always the course is very difficult but worth playing. Great views of the ocean on many holes. Food is good in the restaurant, but enjoy the ocean view because the service is always extremely slow.

Rain rain rain. Mud on your face. Mark, Pick up and clean that ball. i am glad they let us go and play. Only the brave was out there. Teeing off in the rain is a different experience. Wider stance. Shorter swing. Remember all those tips because you need them. Take an extra club because the ball is not rolling. I will come back when the weather is better and give a better review.

I played Bayonet after playing at Pebble Beach and before playing Spanish Bay Bayonet is an excellent course the fairways are perfect the greens afast and have lots of twists and turns. The fairways are tree lined to accuracy off of the tee is a must. I have not mentioned the great views of the bay you can be in the middle of a Forrest and look out to a great view of the bay. The starter was extremely friendly and welcoming. I highly recommend this course in addition to the big name courses.

We've played this course many times, love the challenge as it mirrors the tour courses

Great value, the course was in great shape, with very fast greens! Beautiful to look at from tee box, would recommend. Near Pebble, but note that this course is inland and has very limited sea views. Not scenic per say, but great course layout and bunkering, allowing for clear lines from the tee.

The under tree areas were under maintenance when we played, piles of wood chips laying everywhere, but this is temporary. Overall, a great challenge and great course conditions. Driving range was off mats, but nice practice area. Go if you are in the area, I played as a warm up to Pebble.

Always a very good experience although traps were hard an inch under fluffed top.

Some G.U.R.

Caught a day of wind and biting cold.

Better keep it straight off the TEE or huge trees will get you.

Good practice facility

Always wanted to play Bayonet and Black Horse. Did my Basic Trgn. @ Ft. Ord 48 years ago. Myself and the rest of the maggots didn’t have much time for Pgolf so I finally made it back. Coarse layout is cha P one in front or back Pof us, it was pure pleasure. I will Abe back.

Feels like I've been impaled on a bayonet after I finish a round and add the scorecard. Greens were lightening fast. Mistakes can cost several strokes.

Got to be my favorite to play.

Bayonet tests all parts of your game. On the tee you need to decide which club to pull to avoid the fairway bunkers. It’s not just bombs away with the driver. On your approach, often you’ll have either a downhill or uphill lie. Again, club selection is key. If you can execute and get on the green, you’ll be faced with beautifully manicured greens with ridges and slope. If you’re on the wrong side of the ridge, you can look forward to your ball rolling to the fringe. I hit 10/14 fairway and still shot +10 of my average. I’m a 10 handicap straight up no mulligans, do overs or any of that elementary nonsense. It was my first time playing the course so now I figured out some things. Looking forward to getting my revenge the next time I play. This course is amazing! The staff made me feel like I was a guest on Fantasy Island.

The course was in perfect condition tee to green, including the bunkers (and I was in a lot of them). This is a challenging layout with tree-lined fairways and large, fast, undulating greens. Bring your A-game. The views of Monterey Bay are breath-taking and the staff was very friendly. This experience rivaled Spyglass and Pasatiempo at a fraction of the cost.