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4.3
535 Reviews (535)
5 Stars
222
4 Stars
251
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
91.8%
Recommend this course
504 out of 535 reviews
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3.8
31 Reviews (31)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.3
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.7
80.6%
Recommend this course
25 out of 31 reviews
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4.0
69 Reviews (69)
5 Stars
17
4 Stars
38
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.3
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.8
87.0%
Recommend this course
60 out of 69 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
535 Reviews (535)

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 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Friendly course

Have played this course many times. Always enjoy playing here. While it wasn't in it's usual "excellent" condition it was very nice. Many opportunities to score well. Fun to play , with no killer holes. We'll be back

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Enjoy the course each time I play it.

Do not understand why review must be 50 characters I enjoy the course each time I play it.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Slow play by members

I like they have a lot of different varieties of holes
We got behind two foursomes of members the Second foursome was two holes Behind at the end of 18 holes took close to four hours to play this short course they need a ranger to have members pick up the Pace of play

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

The course is great for all golfers

The course is user friendly, great conditions, friendly staff, and well laid out with 4 sets of tees

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap Don't know
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Perfect Day

Beautiful weather, nicely maintained course, friendly staff, good time. Will go again.

Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Nice course to keep in your everyday practice rounds

This place is usually in good shpe but this time the greens needed to be mowed. they were fuzzy and slow. dont know if they recently worked on the greens.
Also this course is not long, played the tips and they were just over 6000 yds.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course conditions

like a lot of public courses now they just can't afford to keep it up.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Course condition has gotten in bad shape.

I will not play this course again until improvements are made to condition of the fairways and greens.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Straight forward layout

Well kept medium distance course. Water most of first 9 and more forgiving back 9 without. Almost eagled twice with my 8 year old son planning shots on the garmin. Would recommend to friends for a leisure Sunday.

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

Fun course

The staff was friendly and the fairways were in good condition. Two greens had a little issue but it looks like they are on top of it and you did not have any playability issues.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

1 big gator

this course was in great shape
course winds through over age 55 neighborhood but homes didn't come into play

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Not much for the value

Course was extremely short...more of an executive course and therefore the cost was very high. Fairways were spare of grass and in some places the rough was a total lack of grass. The greens were in terrible shape on the back nine and very very slow. Had a terrible golfing experience for $45. I will never be back

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Nice Layout

This was our 4th time playing this course. The holes are a good mix of design and it's enjoyable to play. All the fairways are in good shape. A couple of greens were being treated with something but they too were ok for putting.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Nice course

First time played this course
Good value for money
Great friendly people
Certainly come back and play again

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Pleasant Experience

Played the 1pm Friday shotgun. The back tees are only 6018yds, but played longer. There are some challenging holes, but overall the layout won't intimidate your game. If your looking for a pleasant round of golf on a well-conditioned course, then monarch is a good choice.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

a nice surprise

Discovered this course through Golf Now and enjoyed the experience. A challenging well-designed course in very good condition. A definite replay.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Good value

This is a course to make you feel good about your game. If you keep ball in play you can score.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 44
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Great golf day

Course is in great shape. Greens run true and moderately fast. Had a great day of golf. Shotgun start is a great way to start your round. A great golf experience. I will play here again!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 95
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Short but tricky at times!

Very nice golf course. Not a lot of length but every hole is a little different and if you get wayward.....a big number can pop up. Slight elevation changes added to the course....I will definitely be back for another shot at a couple of the blind tee shots. Good fun!!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

What a nice course !!!

I had seen this course on golf now many times but never tried it. Finally I thought I should give it a try and I am glad I did. This course was in really good shape compared to many around the area. The over seed had came in great and the greens putted well. This is a short course but you can find trouble if you try to bust a driver every time. Just an overall great facility. From the guys checking you in to the members playing, a pleasant experience. I will be going back here a whole lot more.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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