Monarch Bay Golf Club - Tony Lema Course

Nice change of venue compared to typical courses--links style. Greens are some of the best in the Bay Area.

From the Central Valley and had been wanting to try this course. Buddy from out of state was in the Bay Area for a few days so we went on a weekday. Couldn’t pick a more gorgeous location for a course. Staff was nice, the hotdog at the turn was very tasty. Bummed that their range is closed before 11, really wanted to hit some balls before the round. Tee boxes were in 6/10 shape, greens were in 10/10 shape. Struggled to find level ground on some tee boxes. Wish there was a restroom somewhere on the front 9 other than the clubhouse.

The reason for a 4 is all of the construction. Many tee boxes are being redone. Other than that, book a time and go play.

Looks like they are fixing 80% of the tee boxes which is one the main problem of this course and 80% of the Cart path way are all in really BAD SHAPE. So much duck poops which probably hard to avoid since this course is just close to the water but it really makes the course looks bad. The only thing I enjoyed are the greens. Its in good shape. Not so much ball marks.

Marshall and clubhouse needs to enforce slow play especially walkers not letting folks on carts through

Tee boxes were being renovated Needed to fix those

This is the second time that I have played this course. The first time I played, two groups behind me started fighting around hole 12. One group claimed that the other group's ball almost hit them. This time, the group behind me kept teeing off while my friends and I were still on the fairway, waiting for the group in front to finish putting on the green. The closest one landed within ONE yard of me. I kindly asked them to be mindful of their driving distance when teeing off. They said that we were too slow; if we could play faster, they wouldn't be able to hit us. (Our pacing was 2hr15min through 9 holes, and 4hr35min for the full course. We were following the 4 walkers in front of us the whole time.) Out of the 100+ rounds I've golfed across 20+ different courses, this is the only course I've encountered disrespectful players like this.

It took about an hour and half to play 4 holes. Was not able to finish the round. Started at 1:15

They should discount the round until all construction is completed

Probably one of the slowest rounds of golf I’ve ever played

I booked this course through the GolfNow app and paid $76 online. When I arrived, they didn’t check my online reservation or ask for any confirmation number. Instead, they charged me $100 at the counter.

After checking my credit card statement, I realized I was charged twice — once by GolfNow and once by the course. I emailed them about the issue but haven’t received any response, which is really disappointing.

The course itself is nice, but the way they handle bookings and customer service made the experience feel like a scam. I hope they fix this for future players and refund my 100$.