Monarch Bay Golf Club - Tony Lema Course

It's such a huge letdown to arrive on a course to see group after group stacked up on the first tee. It's also a sight to see the starter yelling at a pro shop staff member not to overbook tee times. They didn't even have enough carts for golfers (good thing I planned to walk).

My twosome teed off over 40 minutes past my tee time. We didn't see any marshals on the course moving groups along.

I won't be back at Monarch Bay for a while. Too bad since it's actually a fun layout.

Been here twice and have always walked away with a great experience. It helps that we've been paired up with some really cool people as well. The course has a great layout with excellent views of the Bay. The course difficult is moderate, but there are 2 really difficult and long par 4s that usually play into the wind. The fairways are generous and the greens roll well.

Tip: Don't leave food in your cart because the local fox will get it. I had my sandwich in my golf bag, so luckily he/she couldn't get to it, but that didn't stop him from going through the cart. Even knocked my iPhone over. It was pretty cool. These fox are smart too. If they don't find anything, they'll go off to the side, wait for the next group of carts to come up, wait for them to walk to the green then go through their carts. Its was fun to watch.

Course was in good shape. I played as a single, but come the 10th hole the rain was to great. Clips were slipping out of my hands and I had to call it quits. Greens were in great shape and rolling nice. Keep

up the good work greens keepers!!

Good course, always enjoy it. They could use a little less water on the fairways if I have to nitpick.

The pace of play was ridiculous. It took us over 5 hours to play 18.

It was hit and wait all day. Maybe a Marshall out there could help... Views are great. Definitely no calm days out there but 15mph wind is calm for MB. Greens would be perfect if people just took care of their own. Perhaps a Marshall could help.

They had a tournament so our round took 6 hours.

Staff was excellent except for the course monitor. He needed some lessons on customer service. Everything else was very nice. We'll surely go back.

My friend and I were paired with two great guys, fun to play a round with. Really enjoyed the links layout! Course was in good shape, with quick greens. Overall, a wonderful afternoon of golf.

Well the actual course is very nicely laid out, well kept, and very challenging with the marina wind, the pace of play is atrocious!!! There are no marshals enforcing pace, took over 6 hours to finish my game (on a late Sunday afternoon). Also had the same problem when I played here on a Tuesday evening!

Monarch have bay offers superb links style golf experience.the greens were excellent and rhetoric fairways were very good. Highly te ommend.

The staff here are a joke. Poor service. At least the greens were fast

Always a fun course played as a single and the group I was paired with played pretty slow. Ranger came up and said to pick up that pace. Always nice knowing someone is out trying to keep the pace up.

Great layout and tough greens.

our group was 5 minutes late for our tee time and for a friday mid morning, it was packed... starter was a bit rude right out of the gate. wind was strong, as it can be here and the rough just off fairway was too high. we can live with the long rough in links style sections but not just off fariway for normal play.

Food service and bar were very slow. not enough available carts for players

Watch out for local foxes as they have been overly domesticated and stole one players wallet and food from cart.

I have been going to this course off and on for the past decade. I still get frustrated with the wind and other elements around the course. The wild foxes stole my friend's lunch, the squirrels stole my lunch, and the Canadian geese were everywhere and pooped all over the course. It was cold, the wind was blowing, which affected the flight of the ball and also the role of the ball during putts. Furthermore, the penalty for missing the fairway was too great as the rough consisted of grass and weeds 2 feet high and more. The putting greens were inconsistent as the surfaces were decent on some greens, but patchy on other greens. This also affected the roll of the ball, which caused me to miss easy putts. Even without the wildlife and weather, the course is difficult for high handicappers. It will be a long time before I play this course again.

场地设施、环境、管理都很好，价格合理，员工态度好、服务热情，是一个值得选择的球场。谢谢！

Beautiful links style course. Fairways are fabulous. Roughs are tough as it should be. Very enjoyable day.

Views are great. Good value for your money.

Bunkers need some work

Decided to give this course a try after thinking about it for many years and I'm glad I did. Played this course in around 4.5 hours which isn't bad for a weekend. The wait was minimal and they don't seem to pack in their tee times. We were off the 1st green before the group behind us even teed off.

The course itself was awesome when your looking at courses in that $60-80 range. Its definitely worth it. Its well kept and the greens were running good. You get some great views of the Bay Area on a few holes. Its challenging enough but can be easy for a low to mid handicapper. There are two short par 4s that are drivable if you gambled. #18, from the whites, was playing 289 to the center of the green with the wind in front and I drove it to the fringe in front of the green. There is also a monstrous par 4 as well. One that is 480 something yards and could have been a par 5.

Overall, a great course to play. There isn't a cart service, at least when I was playing. Great value.