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3.9
756 Reviews (756)
5 Stars
155
4 Stars
366
3 Stars
158
2 Stars
39
1 Stars
38
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.0
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.9
84.9%
Recommend this course
617 out of 756 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.5
24 Reviews (24)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.9
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.1
75.0%
Recommend this course
18 out of 24 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.8
69 Reviews (69)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
37
3 Stars
15
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.0
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.2
85.5%
Recommend this course
59 out of 69 reviews
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Course Highlights
Friendly staff and a well-regarded layout with sweeping views of San Francisco Bay make this course a rewarding and affordable round. The challenging wind conditions add an engaging natural element to an already compelling track.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Style Links
Par 71
Length 7015 yards
Slope 132
Rating 73.8
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Monarch Bay Golf Club - Lema 18
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Course Details

Year Built 2001
Fairways Paspalum Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $18 - $25
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

3.9
756 Reviews (756)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 15
Brunch 7
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 26
Thick Rough 23
Plays Long 16
This course/club is great for:
Locals 26
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 23
Walkers 19
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 30
Near the Airport 28
Worth the Drive 8

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Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun course

Fun course. Challenging when the wind starts blowing.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 91
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Walked
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Heavily bunkered with uneven turf but a decent links layout

Good links layout somewhat spoiled by crab-grass infected fairways. The uneveness of the turf is similar to always playing from a divot. But the fairways are built for distance, very wide and quite fast, Pace of play was very slow, 5+-hour round. The greens were difficult but rolled true so no complaints there.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Under 4 hour round

Pace was great! Group was great! I was horrible. Still finished under 4 hours.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Waiting behind 2 foresomes

Course is beautiful the staff is awesome but it is so slow there was 2 foresimes waiting in front of us sometimes 20 minutes before you could drive. Maybe better during the week for folks that don’t work.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Over booked.

staff is great but I started 5.5 hours ago and I’m not done. More like 6.5 hours . Three groups at the same time. If it moved well it would be nice.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tee Boxes and fairways are in horrible condition

Tee boxes are nightmares! I almost twisted my ankle! Fairways are muddy and bird poops all over the fairways. Please fix the tee boxes!!!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Nice golf next to the water, pace was way too slow

Love the place, next to the water, beautiful sunset but we took twilight and were only able to do 7 holes in 2h15...

I’ll try it again once

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fairway

Fairway is terrible, meanwhile green is very good. I will recommend if fairway is fix.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser

Signed up for players club to save money, booked a tee time on GOLF NOW payed more than double the price

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Not good for walking

Over course layout is okay and greens are in good shape. But lots of duck poop all over the fairway, makes it inconvenient for walking. Get a cart!

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Another round @ Monarch

I really like the course but it plays very slow. Tee times are spaced 9 minutes apart so backups on the Par 3’s can be two to three groups. I was pretty much waiting on every shot.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course conditions were good. Grass was decently kept up. The greens were also in decent conditions. The Starter attendant was not around at our start time. Waited around for about 10 minutes then just started anyway. At the turn the snack bar was also not attended eventhough the window was open, with no "Be Right Back" signs. Played the rest of the course hungry and thirsty.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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