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4.5
1310 Reviews (1310)
5 Stars
759
4 Stars
405
3 Stars
100
2 Stars
31
1 Stars
15
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.3
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.3
91.5%
Recommend this course
1207 out of 1310 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.6
54 Reviews (54)
5 Stars
38
4 Stars
13
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.5
Layout
4.9
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.5
94.4%
Recommend this course
51 out of 54 reviews
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4.6
74 Reviews (74)
5 Stars
53
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.4
Layout
4.9
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.6
95.9%
Recommend this course
71 out of 74 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7024 yards
Slope 136
Rating 73.7

Following a $13 million renovation at this 36-hole former military facility, Black Horse Golf Course was not only dramatically improved, but now comparable to its more revered sister course, Bayonet. Black Horse has long been considered the easier of the two, but that's not exactly a given now with the improvements and lengthening by golf course architect Gene Bates. Its serrated bunkers may be a little easier to get out of than the cavernous craters on Bayonet, and the fairways are little more generous, but Black Horse makes up for it with more undulating and difficult greens. The renovation also opened up the views to Monterey Bay for both courses. Trees were trimmed, and both courses now have an overall cleaner look, especially with the latest bentgrass turf from tee to green.

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Course Details

Year Built 1964
Greens Jacklin T1 Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Gene Bates (2008) Chris Gray (1998)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $20 - $25
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "Bayonet Black Horse Golf Academy & Performance Center"
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

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Reviews

4.5
1310 Reviews (1310)

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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Great course

Love this course. Close by, always in great condition, not over played. Can get expensive unless you book on golfnow.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

New Black Horse

Like the new layout, greens and fairways in great shape

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Black Horse

Great new look with changes made to make the course more playable. Didn’t know they had punched the greens a few weeks ago but they rolled okay

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Punched / bumpy greens :/

During checkout there was no "aerification alert", yet when I checked in the staff member proceeds to tell me that the greens are almost healed, "but for your rate it's good". That is pretty annoying as we drove 90 mins to arrive at 730am to hear this. Disappointed.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Tough greens

I think the course superintendent had a bad night because the pin placements were tough but fun to putt all in one.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun Course

Fantastic par 3s, great grass, excellent layout. Some construction is going on but it only slightly distracts from the beauty of the course and Pacific Ocean backdrop.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 41
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 41
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful challenging course

I was in a foursome that was playing too slow, they had to let 2 groups go in front of us. That was the only bad part of my experience

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Bane and black horse never disappoint

I have moved to the Monterey area and you have some of the greatest choices of golf courses in the world, but you can’t beat black horse and bait for course conditions. Value and outstanding staff pay of plays great and the course conditions have never been better a must play either side of the track Being it always used to be better than black horse, but I’ll tell you black horses now in the same league

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 65
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Excellent course, great service

I do not recommend this course for beginners! Very challenging, and very deep roughs if you happen to miss the fairway with your drive! Conditions are very good, both in the fairways and on the greens!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

PGA Feel Fore an Affordable Price

This was a great experience and would recommend every time someone is looking for a course in the Monterey area. Amazing views, felt like I was playing a PGA quality course, very undulated and unique to most courses, greens very tough but made the play unique. Pace of play was normal (4hr round), on a weekday it felt about 70% capacity. Practice facility will get you ready for the round. Overall loved the round and looking forward to the next.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very nice but

Beautiful course and very long with lots of sand traps. The fairways were relatively wide open with room for error. Course conditions weren’t the greatest since I believe there were heavy rains in the days before we played causing many toppled trees and soggy/irregular greens. I also personally like have water features on a course but this one doesn’t have any with big expansive areas of dirt/sand.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Lots of sand areas

Haven’t played here in a few years. There is a lot of construction. Houses being built but did not interfere with the game. There was an extensive amount of sandy areas which were very expensive. All in all the course was fun to play and I would do it again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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