Monarch Bay Golf Club - Tony Lema Course

This course was fun! Played with two friends and met Michael. The pace of play was great. Greens are in very good shape. Don't hit your ball in the rough you won't be able to find. Beautiful scenery. Great price!

Bob manning the desk was hilarious! Good way to start the day before sunrise. You can 'upgrade' for a few more bucks to include two beverages (beer available), breakfast until 11 AM, and lunch. Couple that with a fun course and you end up on top of the world.

One bonus on the front nine was the beautiful fox we encountered just chilling near the tee box.

Signs in the Pro shop that if you have an early tee time you are required to play in 4 hours OR LESS. We were third out and the LEAD GROUP was terrible....on a five hour pace and holding up the whole course. Called in to the pro shop on the third hole to complain....but we waited on every shot. The second group got thorugh them but htey would not let us through and it was brutal...called and complained more but essentially the marshal was not willing to make them move it....BAD

I would recommend that every golf play their one round at lease.

Played from the gold tees. Par 4 rs are long. Had to hit long irons into greens after a good drive. Greens are tough. A lot of break even on short putts but rolled true

Came with free breakfast and lunch coupons with two beverages for around $55! Course was a bit muddy from the storm so had to take that in consideration. One of the longest public courses around from the tips (7k yards). With the wind, you will need luck for two holes for sure (one long par 4 and one long par 5). Pace was just ok due to cart path only (4 1/2 hours). Overall Great Value!!!

Started at 12:50 and only got through 14, even with sundown at 5:30.

It was a Monday round which I enjoy and the starter paired my son and I with two ladies who were a joy to play with. Very easy and also played quite fast. Almost no wind at first but later it did pickup. Would like the menu to be more expansive like it was before. Pace was excellent and greens fast .

Excellent condition. Also, is a great course to play due to the price.

I was very pleased with my first time playing this course. The staff were friendly and accomodating. Will definitely come back and hopefully complete a round next time.

This coarse became one of my most favorite in Bay Area . Long distance require to fairway wood and hybrid clubs many times. Afternoon , there is always hard wind so have to aim to both side of fairway. However I had a very nice experience at here!

Considering greens had recently been aerated, I found the conditions very good, with good length from blues. Weather was great and views of the bay, from SM bridge to SF city and bay bridge were amazing.

Would definitely want to replay the course. Weather was great and we finished the round in about 3 and a half hours. Overall condition of the course was very good.

This course is Challenging especially with the Wind that is so unpredictable. The first time I played this course I spent it in the Bunker I call the Beach.

I love this Course with the great view of the Bay and the wild life. If my game isn't on I could at least enjoy the view!

Fairways aerated early.greens are soft and receptive but roll beautiful.pace of play was fast.nice day at the lema.

THERE ARE NO SIGNS AND THE STAFF DON'T TELL YOU WHEN YOU PAY, BUT YOU WILL BE PLAYING ON THE SAME COURSE AS GUYS PLAYING "SOCCER GOLF". EACH SPORT HAS A SEPERATE TEE BOX, THEN THE SOCCER GUYS HAVE A BARREL-SIZE CUP NEAR THE GREEN WITH A FLAG. THE TWO GAMES AREN'T PLAYED ON THE SAME HOLE AT THE SAME TIME, SO FAR, BUT SINCE THE SOCCER GAME IS SO MUCH FASTER, YOU CONSTANTLY HAVE A BUNCH OF GUYS WAITING FOR YOU TO FINISH UP. I HEARD ONE OF THE SOCCER GUYS COMPLAINING TO THE STARTER ABOUT THE GOLF GUYS HOLDING THEM UP! THERE ARE TRACKS ACROSS THE GREENS FROM SOCCER SHOES RUNNING ACROSS THEM AND LOOKING AT THE GREEN AND SEEING TWO FLAGS IS DISTRACTING. GOLF PEOPLE ARE ANGRY ABOUT THIS SUDDEN INVASION AND I'M SURE THEY ARE GOING TO LOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE PLAYED HERE FOR YEARS. I'VE LOVED THE COURSE, BEEN PLAYING HERE A LONG TIME, BUT TODAY I'M PLAYING ELSEWHERE. I'M SURE SOCCER GOLF IS FUN, BUT IT NEEDS TO BE PLAYED ON A "SOCCER GOLF COURSE", NOT A "GOLF GOLF COURSE". I GUESS CHARGING PEOPLE TO PLAY SOCCER GOLF WILL BRING IN SOME MONEY, MAYBE EVEN ENOUGH TO MAKE UP FOR THE GOLFERS THEY'RE LOSING.

Course is clean. However, Marshalls did a poor job keeping pace of play. A 4-hour round should not take 6-hours to play. Prepare to skip holes (and slow groups) if you want to complete the round in a decent amount of time.

title says it like it is . the wind is always there and can push a poor shot to being a very bad location. The great thing is the temp. is always cooler on the bay than a few miles inland.

As a twosome we caught up the the threesome in front of us on the third hole. It wasn't until a hole or two later that we realized the real problem, the group of 6 in front of them. Really? We didn't see a Marshall until the 16th.

Great greens, fairways in good shape; A bit of aeration on some of the back nine, but overall good condition. Make sure you look out for the resident fox while you play. He seems to be a course pet, and shows up on several of the holes... :)