Del Monte™ Golf Course

Played as part of the 4th of July Stay and Play package they were running. Our driver told us it is the 2nd oldest course west of the Mississippi (not sure if that's true or not), but neat to see the older homes.

The course was in really great shape. Awesome greens. But the layout is the same hole over and over again. And the fairways are about 15 yards wide. So if you are inaccurate, you have no hope here.

Staff was VERY friendly and food was superb.

If you are playing the Pebble courses, I would leave this one out. Not a good value for the money IMO. If you're a local, prob a fun one to play every now and again.

Course is in amazing shape, greens are very fast and small, but love it!

The course is in beautiful condition. Love the small, fast greens. Love the layout with tees next to greens. Very fast pace of play. We warmed up at Monterey Pines down the road. Splurge a little, treat yourself to a round at this historic track

Found this course more challenging than the slope suggested. Easy to find our way around - always much appreciated on a new course.

Nicest staff I have ever encountered.

Nice layout and very well maintained.

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.