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4.3
533 Reviews (533)
5 Stars
221
4 Stars
250
3 Stars
48
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
9
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.3
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.0
91.5%
Recommend this course
502 out of 533 reviews
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3.8
29 Reviews (29)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
15
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.2
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.7
79.3%
Recommend this course
23 out of 29 reviews
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4.0
67 Reviews (67)
5 Stars
16
4 Stars
37
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.2
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.8
86.6%
Recommend this course
58 out of 67 reviews
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Course Highlights
The staff at Monarch consistently earns high praise, with the pro shop team and restaurant servers delivering a welcoming, professional experience. The course layout rewards strategic play with lateral water features and well-draining fairways that hold up in excellent condition.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6008 yards
Slope 123
Rating 68.9

Monarch Golf Club at Royal Highlands is carved from gently rolling hills located just outside of Orlando in the city of Leesburg. Although the wide fairways are relatively flat, the golf course's terrain provides the greens with gentle undulation. Sparkling lakes provide scenery while also coming into play as water hazards on nine holes. There are also doglegs and bunkers throughout to provide the golf course with even more challenges. Much of the land that the club occupies has been preserved as a wetlands area, offering golfers a glimpse of native wildlife. In addition to its natural beauty, Monarch Golf Club at Royal Highlands is popular due to its accessible layout that accommodates both low and high handicap players.

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Course Details

Year Built 1997
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Len DeBoer

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Collared shirt required

Food & Beverage

Restaurant
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Reviews

4.3
533 Reviews (533)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 14
Brunch 12
Dinner 8
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 38
Water Hazards 31
Elevation Changes 19
This course/club is great for:
Seniors 39
Locals 30
Beginners 18
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 25
In the 'Burbs 20
Convenient to the City 14

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Played On
Reviews 104
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

GREAT MORNING WITH 3 AMIGOS FROM PLANTATION

VERY FOGGY AND OVERCAST FOR 9 HOLES,BACK 9 SUNNY AND WARM. PLAYED WITH 3 AMIGOS FROM PLANTATON GOLF COURSE AREA. HAD GREAT TIME GOLF GAME NOT FOGGY HT EVERY FAIRWAY AND 13 GREENS. CORSE FINE SHAPE GREENS WERE LTTLE QUICK AFTER SUN DRED THEM OUT. OVERALL NICE DAY GREAT COMPANY

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 93
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Golfman

Excellent course for the average player. Gives many options. Friendly staff and greens in good shape. I would recommend this course .

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Friendly day of golf

At this golf coarse they had a shotgun start on the day of golf which goes pretty smooth considering the amount of people their. I was paired up with other golf now member and that’s fun to here about the other golf courses they played. The coarse was in good shape ,fairways nice and smooth and the were in good shape too.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

AVERAGE PUBLIC COURSE

I liked the course layout, however there were some greens that need to be looked at because they were becoming over run with weeds. The fairways and tees were average for a public course the has good potential.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 104
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

EARLY MORNING DUE

8:00 AM SHOTGUN WHICH IS RUN TOP SHELVE PACE WAS GREAT 3 1/2 HRS COURSE FINE SHAPE GREENS FINE SHAPE LITTLE SLOW TILL THEY DRIED OUT PICK UP SPEED

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course

GREAT value for the price. Awesome layout... good challenge from any tee box... we’ll be back soon!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 66
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Fantastic conditions

Even with all the rain in this area the course is on excellent conditions and the prices are very reasonable, excellent staff and good food.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 61
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Great Golf Course

I have always enjoyed playing at the monarchs of Royal islands. The maintenance is done very well the course is always in good shape and it is very forgiving for the intermediate golfer.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 104
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Hot weather
Used cart

FAIR MORNING AT MONARCH

COURSE OK GREENS PUNCHED, LTTLE SAND, PUTTS OK LITTLE SLOW, SEVERAL FAIRWAY TIRE MARKS TURNING BROWN ON FARWAYS PLAYERS DRIVING WET FARWAYS SPINNG TIRES INSTEAD OF DRVING IN ROUGH OR CART PATH, MUST HAVE HAPPEN OVER PAST MONTH WHEN WET CONDTIONS, WLL TAKE TME TO GET BACK TO TOP SHAPE, TO BAD PEOPLE DO NOT LIKE TO WALK FROM ROUGH OR CART PATHS, WALKING HELPS OLDER PLAYERS STAY YOUNG

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 47
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

great time with the bumpy greens

Greens were just punched but had been sanded and played good for what was done, slower than expected but we were all playing the same greens! Had some trouble with finding balls in the rough - but our fault, don't hit there!?! Lpts of good shots and too many bad, again we were just playing and enjoying ourselves.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 47
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

enjoyed the outing

Have not played the course for about a year, had a great time, the pace of play was perfect, had to wait very little for the foursome in front of us, the threesome behind us kept us moving but not pushing.

The greens were fair, not super fast but nice to play. Fairways had plenty of grass (we have had rain recently which helps) and the tee boxes were good.

The course is close to us and we play many in the area, will play again soon.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 66
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

Fantastic

This great golf course is in excellent condition, and even after we got heavy rains it maintains perfect conditions. All green is in perfect condition.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun outing

It was a shotgun start and I golfed with another couple that lives in the community. The pace was good we were never held up by group in front of us. Greens, & Fairways were in great shape. Nice layout.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 148
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

TURKEY SHOOT

Don't go on Tuesday/Thursday afternoon, they have those "shoots". We didn't realize it. Even though they knew we weren't with the "groups", we still had to play as if we were in it - started on the 7th hole. Good pace - no one in front of us but, it got very humid. Didn't play too bad, several pars!! The staff was nice. The golf pro showed us a short cut to the 7th hole. The lady at the desk was very helpful. Nice place to play - we've played there b4 and will play there again!!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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