Monterey Pines Golf Course - Monterey, California
| Type: | Public, Military |
| # of Holes: | 18 |
| Yards: | 5,556 |
| Par: | 69 |
| Rating: | 66.9 |
| Slope: | 114 |
| Grass Type: |
Greens: T-1 Bent Tees & Fairways: Rye |
| Designer: | Robert Muir Graves, Marc Messier (Redesign 2009) |
| Fees: |
$18-34 weekdays $20-37 weekends |
Known to locals as the "Navy Course," this short layout is perfect for the beginning golfer or an avid golfer looking to build confidence. Monterey Pines Golf Course is located adjacent to the Monterey County Fairgrounds, site of the former "Monterey Pop Festival," and the Monterey Airport. With these two facilities bordering the course, it makes for the possibility of unplanned disruptions. Considering the playful layout with a blend of open fairways and tight dog-legs, this is a fun course for golfers on a budget.
Encompassing the 2009 redesign was a flip of the front-nine and back-nine and completely new bent grass greens that roll exceptionally true. On the new front-nine, changes included: converting No. 2 (formerly the par-3 11th) to a 298-yard par-4, converting what was one par-4 (formerly No. 12) into a new 3rd hole (141-yard par-3) and No. 4 (264 yard par-4,) the construction of a new No. 6 (369 yard par-4) and making No. 9 (formerly the par-5 18th) a par-4.
On the new back-nine, the biggest change involves the lakes adjacent to No. 10 and No. 18 (formerly No. 1 and No. 9) and No. 12 and No. 13 (formerly No. 3 and No. 4). The two lakes have increased in size from approximately 2.3 acre feet of water to 20 acre feet of water, bringing the water hazards more into play.
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Monterey Pines Golf Course
Fairground & Gardens Road
Monterey, CA 93940-4944
(831) 656-2167
2 miles from the center of Monterey.
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Fairground & Gardens Road
Monterey, CA 93940-4944
(831) 656-2167
2 miles from the center of Monterey.
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This course is ridiculously COOL. What a walk. Yes you do get your "greens" worth when playing here. As wide open as it is, it is a great place to practice your short-game and become reaquainted with some iron shots that you may not have at your home course. As far as the PLANES above, if you think you can reach them with an iron shot, either the pilot is to low or you are the new "Air Jordan" in golf- lol. Well let's not forget that this course is also open to our Men and Women of the Armed Forces and gives them a reduced rate. This, I find, to be very honorable of the course managment. You won't need a c-note to play here, so pack your bag and take a trip to this Gem of a course......
Just played the redesigned (2009) layout last week and had a good walk for the money. There are many changes from when I played it years ago, namely the greens are now bent grass and roll extremely true, although this should be the case for a course that just reopened! This course gets a LOT of traffic because of the low rates and friendly characteristics. Most of the tees you do not need a driver and no long irons for approaches either. If you are a beginning golfer or want to work on your short-game this is the course for you. Watch out for the plains over head, because you are right next to the Monterey Airport!