Monarch Bay Golf Club - Tony Lema Course

Got put into a 3some with just a single ahead of us so we finished in 3.5hrs (Wed afternoon round). I wouldn't ride in a cart here because they are trying to geofence the par3s but the cart shuts of on random Par4s if you try to drive on the fairway. No signs indicating cart path only on those Par4s where this happened which was a little annoying. Greens were fantastic and somewhat quick.

Pace of play was really slow throughout most of the day .. Only saw the MARSHALL once... 🫤

We only seen the MARSHALL once .. Informed him that the 4-some in front of us SLOWED the round down... it was more than 5 hrs to play ...

I drove an hour to play this course I have played a dozen or so times before just to arrive and find out the greens were sanded and punched was not pleased especially since golf season had just started when they should have either done this before warm weather and or not had done it at all

Everything was very good or excellent; however the greens were recently punched which was a surprise. I'm looking forward to playing the course again with smoother greens.

-Tee boxes: TRASHED! This is one of the most disappointing things about this course.

-No starter. Even though it wasn’t terribly busy, it was a little chaotic.

-Carts geocaches to disable on certain holes, but not just the par 3s or heavily worn spots like you’d expect. Entire fairways on some (par 4/5) holes were not accesible by cart. No signs or other warning of this. Frustrating.

-Despite the incredible amount of recent rain, the course grass looked in very I’ll health. For such a beautiful setting right on the bay, the course was hideous.

Pros:

-Very forgiving course, with open layout… you can often hit a clean 2nd shot off the neighboring fairway.

-Fun and challenging course design.

Greens were punched and sanded but new that going in. Pro shop staff SUCKS. They’re rude the girl there couldn’t look up from her phone the whole time you’re checking in. No starter just go out whenever so there are twosomes and singles out on the course. Tee boxes very sad shape uneven ball is above or below your feet so I would just move to any are that was flat. Fairways great shape. Trees are still laying down instead of being removed and you can tell they’ve been down for some time. Hopefully by summertimes the course will be better

Had a fun time playing, knew there was aerification going on that day but what wasn't mentioned was playing the front 9 back to back. Going to remind myself never to play when aerification is in progress, I was on the beach every single hole LMFAO

My wife and i had a great day playing this course. Course was in great condition. Nice range, chipping and putting green. The views were beautiful and we got pair up with 2 great guys.

The course was in great condition considering all the rain. The greens were smooth and fast. The pro shop staff is very unprofessional with no customer service at all. The terrible and unprofessional proshop staff service needs to be addressed by management.