Black Horse at Bayonet/Black Horse Golf Course

I love golf and golf courses. When done right a golf course is a work of art.

I played Black Horse’s sister course Bayonet a couple weeks ago and have now come away disappointed in both experiences.

Bayonet’s tee boxes were in horrible condition, the fairways were acceptable with greens bordering on unplayable. Rock hard and unaccepting of even the best approach and if you draw the ball back from the flag you are using your wedge again.

I’m a 13 handicap for reference purposes, live locally and love the area courses. It is my understanding that Troon is taking over the courses and I look forward to them bringing a unique layout up to par.

No complaints here! Tough reads on greens first time out. Fast too! Lots of lawn clipping clumps on greens, but I never cleaned mine either! Definite re-play

Fairways were rougher t6han most times I have played there. Greens too fast for recreational play, fine for tournament but will scare away the average golfer. It took me 12 holes to adjust to the fast pace of greens and now I will need to readjust going beck to average public course speed of greens.

All that said I love the courses.

Fine layout. Greens condition excellent however they were very very slow. Fairways need grooming. Traps very good. Not always fair as there are funny and quirky little cut outs that make hitting a shot near impossible. Fun to play.

One of my favorite courses to play in California. Club selection is extremely important. Plan where you need to land your shot because that will be the difference between a birdie or boogie. Beautiful views throughout. Maintenance crew is constantly improving this course which will make Bayonet and Blackhorse just as rewarding as Pebble Beach and Spyglass duo. A must play. Practice facilities and food are superb. Hats off to extremely friendly staff. Put these courses on your list to play.

An excellent test of your golf game. Hard, fast greens with plenty of undulations. Nice layout without the use of water. Tough rough—thick. You need course knowledge in order to stay out of trouble. I had a good time. I’ll be back for sure.

We had 3 women in front of us & even though we were a two some, they could of cared less - other than that, we had a great time

Great layout, lots of strategic bunkers and very fast undulating greens.

Clean tee boxes and fairways. Firm and fast greens. Most with several levels which makes approach shots key. Layout with good variety: several downhill drives, some doglegs, one classic risk-reward 90 deg dog leg right. Overall great experience.

Lots of fairway bunkers. Greens undulate like a belly dancer and very fast!

Good test, requires all your shots and patience.

We played Pebble on Monday and Spanish Bay on Tuesday then decided to squeeze this round in before heading back to LA and we were so glad we did. The Pro Shop had great merchandise and the employees were all super friendly. They give you a small bag of range balls to hit included with your paid round, the range had mock greens with flag sticks to aim for making each practice shot more realistic, all the carts had bottled water which was a nice touch and the course played quite tricky with lots of fairway and green bunkers. The greens were hard so getting the ball to stick was tough making play somewhat challenging. And on just about each hole, you could see the beautiful bay and pacific ocean. I highly recommend you give Black Horse a try.

Loved the course conditions and the challenging layout. The greens are tricky. There are many undulations that must be taken into account. Every hole is a challenge. It is not an impossibly difficult course. It is has just the right amount of difficulty.

The course was in excellent shape on a beautiful sunny day. The greens were rolling true and quick and a test of skill to navigate the the undulating surfaces.

A pre-round meal was served by a friendly and efficient server. The food quite tasty and reasonably priced. Pace of play was excellent as we finished 18 holes in just over three and a half hours.

Definitely recommend this course.