Monterey Pines Golf Club

Having played here 3 times in the last two months, I have to say I am impressed at the course conditions as well as the general look and feel of the course. The rough is a true rough and not easy to hit out of which is fair. The greens have held up well during the summer. I have only played on the weekdays at the twilight rate and the pace of play during this time is very good. Rarely is there a wait. Great walking course as it is relatively flat and not very long. The teeth of the course is the rough as well as some well placed bunkering and deceiving greens. Winds can be brisk in the afternoon, but seems to be out of the fog zone of Monterey and seems to be sunny throughout the afternoons. Seems to be under the radar with tourist as they are probably attracted to the higher end courses nearby and has a very local's feel as it is relatively easy to get a tee time and there is a relaxed atmosphere...not stuffy. Highly recommend Monterey Pines to hone your game or just have fun round without a huge outlay of $$$.

Played 3 years ago and course and greens much improved!

Very well kept course, challenging greens but fair.

Course in great shape. Great value for money. On a Sunday afternoon pace of play was excellent. Great find in Monterey area.

Nice course to play in great weather, lots of fun to be had.

It was a busy day with a members tournament early in the morning so really hard to know pace of play on a normal day. Had a couple questions for the staff in the pro shop. They were a little bit rude and seem like they didn’t have the time for me, the starter was very friendly though. The course was fun and in decent shape. Over all I would say give it a try. I played super twilight si price was good. Carts are in decent shape.

Had an awesome round of golf, great value and wonderful weather.

Was not expecting this nice of a course in the middle of town. It was packed!

We did have a 3 some hitting up into us the whole time.

This was a pleasant first experience starting when I arrived at the clubhouse. The pro shop informed me that my reservation was for the next day, as I had made a mistake when I booked it. They were very understanding and kind enough to get me out on the course about the same time I had booked anyway.

I rented a cart and we started play around 1:30. It was so pleasant that I never had to wait on any hole. Great pace of play to enjoy a really nice day on the course. The fairways and the greens were in fantastic condition. Everything was lush and green and well maintained. I wish courses would get back to having ball washers on the tee boxes but this is yet another course that has done away with them. That was my only complaint though. The paths were great all over the course and the signage was also clear and easy to follow around the course.

We played our round in less that 3 1/2 hours and we were a foursome, so pace was really a pleasant factor for our round. The course is a bit short which was fun as there were a couple of drivable par 4's but still had 3 par 5's to challenge your fairway woods. The par 3's were challenging with water on a couple of holes as well to make things interesting.

Overall I really liked this course and I will look forward to returning to play it again.

The pre-game BLT on sourdough bread with coleslaw and French fries was delicious! Really nice staff at the clubhouse. The weather cooperated and there was very little delay at some of the holes. We joined up with another twosome at their invitation but our round was still at 5 hours....and we are not slow players. The Ranger was very nice, even applauded one of my drives towards the end of the round.

Great golf course to challenge your game on. Food is really good and you can enjoy your meal from the awesome ocean view from the patio.

Played on 7/21/23 in the afternoon. Slight breeze and sunny. Course was is great shape, fairways very nice and healthy with a well mown, but thick rough. Greens were in very good shape and run faster than expected. Some holes had tee boxes moved up as there were repairs going on with back tees. Pace of play is decent, but can get slow at times as there are many singles and twosomes being held up by slow foursomes. More than a few high handicappers on the course the two times I played recently. However, well worth the patience as it is a well maintained course with very reasonable green fees. Golf carts have GPS and it is nice that it is not a cart path only golf course. Note that this is an easy course to walk. Practice facilities are better than most local courses that are much more renowned. Grill is a good place to have a bite before or after a round and there is ample inside and outside seating. This is a nice, unassuming gem of a golf course that should not get overlooked.