Del Monte™ Golf Course

It was the wrong day to play Del Monte, because they were punching the greens. But the groundskeepers encourage me to finish each hole, so I just had a fun round dodging sprinklers and groundskeepers.

Everyone (check-in staff, starter, groundskeepers, cart return attendant and even the restaurant waiter) was apologetic about the condition of the greens and friendly. I wish every course had a team of workers with such wonderful attitudes.

It was the right day because there were very few players on the course. The weather was a little overcast and chilly to start, but it cleared and it was a gorgeous day.

Can't wait to play it again....soon.

Shot makers course. Fast pace, started at 12:20 done 4:15. Nice small greens.

The course doesn't have a driving range to warm up. The chipping area is very small and located beside the 18th green.

Course is in excellent condition right now with smooth greens that easily hold approach shots. Greens here are small. Actually they are tiny! But roll smooth at a medium fast pace.

Fairways are lush as is the rough which was a little thicker than usual. Considering the course was packed POP was decent at right at 4 hrs. This is an old course and is designed to be walked. Transfers are very short which is good for walking but bad etiquette as several times groups on another hole are talking or hootin and hollering during your swing/putt. It's not that they mean to be disrespectful it's just that you are so close to the other group it's easy to disrupt a player during his/her swing/putt without realizing it. There's no driving range at Del Monte but Monterey Pines is a 3 minute drive up the road and has a range. I still would like to see a couple of lakes on this course to add to the excitement and aesthetics of the course. Having said that there are (distant) views of the ocean from holes 8,9,10,11,13, and 16.

Customer service is excellent. Rack rates are waaaaay too high in my opinion but this is a great course for the price of admission for the Duke member rate.

Please have the greens keeper turn all the sand in the fairway and green side bunkers. All the sand had a very hard surface. Need to turn and rake the sand or remove and replace with new, fresh sand. Very poor conditions.

I had heard that the condition of the course was like a dust bowl but,maybe because of recent rains, the course was in much better condition than I expected. Grass is growing in areas. The greens were beautiful and very fast. Watch out!

The course is quite short and is very much intertwined. The challenge is playing the course which is up and down hills with extremely small greens. Your chipping and putting will be put to the test. Nice course and quite challenging in that it will let you beat yourself.

I suggest that this course is harmed by its association with Pebble Beach. It's not a resort style course, there's no sweeping ocean views, and you don't get resort amenities. That said, it's a really nice course in pretty good shape, and I'd love to play it again.

I enjoyed playing Del Monte today. I got a hot deal on Golfnow and for $55 this was pretty good. The layout is challenging and fairways are fairly tight. Great walking course actually - not a lot of elevation changes and tees are near the greens that precede it. It's a very classic design. I especially liked the Oakmont-style sand trap on 10 (you don't want to be in there). I don't agree with an earlier review about 17 - there's adequate room (probably about 8 yards) to miss the green without hitting a hotel guest, but I suppose with a bad shot, it's doable.

Fairways were pretty well kept, tees and greens and traps were great, rough needed a little water. Course conditions were generally good, and we played 18 in 4 hours and 10 minutes. There's no driving range (hence just 2 stars for off course amenities), and restroom/locker room were similar to what you'd get at a muni instead of a resort.

Staff was very friendly. Looking forward to returning. Think $55 is the right price - I understand their rack rate is $100, but at that number there are many better options.

I got a hot deal($56) at GolfNow. Fair for the price I paid but not sure if it is worth the regular rate of $100. The condition of the course maintenance is not that of Pebble Beach. I played at Spanish Bay before where the fair way is really beautiful and the green is silky as velvet but this is more like a local municipal course. Hole to hole is too close - two greens are close to each other at some point of the course.

Having said that, it was pretty good to play with my little son. He liked it very much.

The staffs are very friendly but they don't give you the Pebble Beach medallion after you play like others - Spanish Bay, SpyGlass Hill and Pebble Beach Links.

Del Monte has always been one of my favorites because I remember riding in the cart with my dad when I was about six years old. 53 years ago. We played the day after the Mecum auto auction was held on the 18th fairway. So the 18th was pretty wet but they warned us ahead of time on that. The greens and fairways had been aerated fairly recently so it wasn't in perfect condition but still a pleasure.

Gopher holes everywhere. Some of the greens are extremely small, well bunkered with little sand in them. Have to be crazy to pay $100 for this place. Much better value at Ft Ord. Nice views and ok layout but many greens way to small. White line demarcating gopher damage throughout. 17th hole very difficult with people eating just behind the green. Could break some windows or hurt someone very easily. Won't go back. Good lunch at the course though.

Paid $55 and it was just about worth it. Despite a comp. going out just before us the pace of play was good and the staff were great in getting us out. The course was disappointing for a pebble mill course with waste ground around fairways.

Paid $50.00 on Golf Now. Worth that price. Don't know if I would pay more than $75.00 to play. Pace of play was fine. Played in under 4 hours. Finished at 515, Bar was closed.

For a "Pebble Beach" course it was not what we expected. Fairways and greens kept up, but the rest of the course was average.

Pace of play is slow. Cost does not out weigh the benefits.