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Conditions
4.1
Value
4.4
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.0
96.3%
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1058 out of 1118 reviews
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4.4
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4.0
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Layout
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Pace
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Amenities
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4.6
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Layout
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Pace
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Amenities
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StaffFriendliness
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Course Highlights
The back nine along 17 Mile Drive delivers breathtaking Monterey Bay coastline views that make this a must-play destination. Friendly staff, outstanding layout, and exceptional value consistently impress golfers visiting the area.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Parkland/Links
Par 70
Length 5727 yards
Slope 113
Rating 67.9

Originally designed by Chandler Egan in 1932, the first nince holes takes you through the forested areas of Pacific Grove. Egan's nine takes you through an inland terrain and reflects much of the charm of an English rural course done in the old style.

The back nine was designed by Jack Neville, the original designer of the Pebble Beach Links. It opened in 1960, and is laid out in true links design over dunesland that approaches the sea.

Over looking the course is the Point Pinos Lighthouse. Built in 1855, it is the longest continuously operating lighthouse in California. It is a historical sentinel and picturesque landmark of the golf course.

A scenic tour of the dramatic coastline provides views of Lover's Point, Point Pinos, Crespi Pond and the natural dunesland at Asilomar. You will be enchanted by the abundance of natural wonders such as the plentiful Pacific Blacktail Deer, seals, sea lions, sea otters, pelicans and gulls.

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Course Details

Year Built 1932
Fairways Kikuyu grass
Greens Kikuyu grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect H. Chandler Egan (1932) Jack Neville (1960)

Rentals/Services

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

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

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Reviews

4.5
1118 Reviews (1118)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 47
Brunch 27
Patio Dining 25
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 53
Narrow Fairways 34
Elevation Changes 30
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 107
Walkers 76
Locals 74
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 73
Near Local Attractions 65
Convenient to the City 60

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Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Best course in Monterey for the money

Would go back in a second most enjoyable experience

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great features plus you are right on the ocean!

We have played this course several times and keep coming back because it is challenging to our group and we always have an excellent day.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Incredible Bargain; Amazing Views

We had a great time at PG. The course is in good shape, and the greens were terrific. During the course of play, we saw deer, an amazing "invasion" of Monarch butterflies, and of course, the stellar seaside views of the back nine. It's a shorter track, and very friendly to us less skilled golfers.

The value for the dollar is not to be believed. Remarkable.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Back nine is what you come for!

Two layouts: front 9 .vs. back 9. Back is sand dunes and ocean views. Very challenging track! Go play it!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

One of my all time favorites!

The golf course offers many challenges and is one of my favorite places to play. It had been more than 2 years since my last time playing and the coarse was just as pretty as I had remembered. I drove over 100 miles to and from the golf course just to play there yesterday. That to me says it all!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Best value in Monterey area

Great views. Good course layout.
Back nine on the ocean.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Back 9 on CA coast.

Loved the back nine. Right on the coast. Try and go early before wind picks up.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great Course and Staff

The course was great with amazing views and a awesome staff.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

love this course every time we play!!

Great weather, friendly people...course in very good condition (as usual) Pace of play good. 3 .5 hours for 18 holes!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fog

As soon as we arrived for a mid afternoon tee time, it became foggy and cold. We had not brought clubs on a business trip so rented. Clubs were not even a full set of woods, no hybrids at all. Grips needed to be redone. They even made us buy the tees. Conditions were fair nothing special at all. We had no views with the fog. We quit after 9 holes because we needed to drive to San Francisco and due to the cold foggy conditions. This course was nothing great withou the ocean views.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

terrible greens

Golf shop had tee time as 2:10 rather than the 1:50 which I booked . They said Golfnow sometimes made that error. Frustrating to deal with that.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

What a jewel!

This course is a little jewel. Fabulous ocean views, course in good condition, wildlife, and wonderful weather. Great value and friendly staff. This is what keeps me coming back and bringing my friends!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course; near perfect day

I was not disappointed with this course. The only real downside was the pace of play. We were a couple, matched with a single. The foursome ahead of us kept us waiting at nearly every hole. They did not even offer to let us play through when we caught up with them. No Marshall in sight to remedy this until last hole. They sent a group out every 8-10 min. I think. This really slowed us. But, the conditions of the day were so great with the weather and the ocean, that we didn't mind too much. We focused on the beauty of the dsy.
It is such a treat to find a course that is so beautiful and partially on the ocean, that is affordable. Please don't change that. Cathy and Wayne King

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Wonderful Course!

In town for a wedding and wanted to play in the area. Arrived early and had a great breakfast and were greeted in the clubhouse by a very friendly and helpful staff. Back nine views are priceless. We'll play this course again any time we're in the area

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Love this course!

It's really great to play a fun, interesting, somewhat challenging and beautifully located course for a reasonable green fee. The front nine is pretty easy so a great way to wake you up and warm you up for the back nine which is like another planet. The front nine is fun though, and a decent layout. Drivable par four, nice doglegs and a couple of longish par 5s. When you make the turn though and hit the 11th tee, your jaw will drop. As it will when you duck hook one into the marine lab next door :) The wind picks up and it is a challenging next 6 holes. We saw whales in the distance while waiting to tee off 17. Not a bad way to wait. Play this course! So worth the great deal.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great Course and Value!

Very friendly staff and the weather was pretty awesome! The back nine was spectacular with all the ocean views. The greens was in great shape!

PG Muni is one of the best value for the buck!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

The view was fantastic

73 degree wheather and perfect! The back 9 is great

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great Experience

Pacific Grove Golf Links is all it is reputed to be, and more. I personally find the course a little bit on the ego builder side, but it is so much fun to experience. On top of being situated on prime real estate next to California's Monterey Bay, it has deer observing golfers from virtually every fairway. This trip, my daughter and I saw a three point California black tail deer from 10 feet away. The weather on this trip was beautiful. However, always bring a windbreaker when playing at the coast. Traffic from San Jose was really bad! Going home a piece of cake. We attributed this to the holiday weekend. I would highly recommend this course to any and everyone. While I now live in Nevada, my Bay Area-based family and friends play this course on a regular basis, as do I when in town. Last but certainly not least, the staff is first class in smiles, greetings, and service!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Poor man's Pebble Beach

One of my favorite courses. Can't beat the price for the location and conditions. Weather is not always friendly but when we played it was perfect. Beautiful views.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Best course for the money

I always love it when I can play Pacific Grove. I call it the poor man's Pebble Beach. The front nine let's you warm up your game ready to play the beautiful and challenging ocean front back nine.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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