Monterey Pines Golf Club

The best and most well kept course in Monterey area for less than $70. Probably the only course. But it’s one of my favorite courses.

The greens had been recently punched within the previous two weeks maybe, so I would like to play it again to have a better idea of the condition of the greens.

Looking for a new affordable course to play near Monterey. Heard good things about the place. Impressed as soon as I arrived on property. Late afternoon tee time. Guy in the pro shop seemed like kind of a dich-head. Course conditions and setup were amazing. Fun layout decent diversity between golf holes. Course uncrowded so pace of play was great. Guy at the cart barn seemed way more chill and personable. Amazing public course.

Course is in good condition and a good value. The geese are retuning to the course so there’s several areas with poop. Got it on my clubs and wheels of my push cart (gross). Very friendly staff. Amenities are average but clean and well kept.

The fairways and greens are always in great condition. Really unbelievable for the price. Unfortunately the just plugged all the greens so every green was in tough shape causing more missed putts than normal. I assume in the next week or two they will be back in wonderful condition again.

I normally love Monterey Pines. I took 2 friends for my birthday and was talking about the course all the way down. We arrived early and asked the staff what was happening with the lakes as they were 50% full. The answer, "nothing" suprised us. We then walked onto the putting green...aeration! And it looked very recent with large holes and sand everywhere. I thought maybe I missed the notification so I went back to book another round the next day, but there was no warning. The greens were very bad and Monterey Pines nor GolfNow gave us an alert. We would have booked elsewhere and played Monterey Pines in September. It was a true disappointment.

This is a relatively short course that has a ho-hum design and unattractive surroundings, including the fairgrounds, airport and RV parks. It has one thing going for it...they keep in in pretty good condition for what it is. They used to have another thing going for it: it was very reasonable to play. You could go on GOLFNOW.com prior to the pandemic and pay 15 bucks plus fee during twilight, but In just 3 years it's gone up to $61. It was around 25 at about noon I believe. Now you are looking at prices in the lower to upper 70 dollar range during the morning through early afternoon. I get prices go up and many things factor into that. But to jack them up that much is just pure greed. This course was one of maybe two courses in the area that catered to the average working joe who couldn't afford rates at the destination courses around here. Why would I play Monterey Pines when I can play Bayonet Black Horse, Del Monte and Poppy Hills at certain times for close to the same price, especially with an NCGA membership or other memberships offered as a local? And they are better and bigger boy courses. Sorry Monterey Pines...you aren't worth over 70 bucks and you've lost myself and many other local golfers I know around here because of your money grab. I don't know what the US Navy's role is in the decision to jack up green fees, but shame on them with all their billions.

Short but sporty layout in excellent condition. Lots of fun, and not a bad chance to tune up the short game.