A sunset view of a green at Monarch Beach Golf Links.
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4.6
216 Reviews (216)
5 Stars
131
4 Stars
50
3 Stars
24
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.4
Value
3.9
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.3
92.1%
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187 out of 216 reviews
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4.7
6 Reviews (6)
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Conditions
4.3
Value
3.5
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.8
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6 out of 6 reviews
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4.7
14 Reviews (14)
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Conditions
4.6
Value
3.9
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.8
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14 out of 14 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Style Links
Par 70
Length 6645 yards
Slope 135
Rating 72.5
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Monarch Beach Golf Links
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Course Details

Year Built 1983
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Single Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Food & Beverage

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Locker Rooms

Reviews

4.6
216 Reviews (216)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 6
Undulating Greens 6
This course/club is great for:
A Weekend Splurge 6
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 6
This Course's Location is:
At a Resort 6

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Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Love the views and greens

The views were spectacular especially on hole 3 and 4, the green were challenging but not too fast.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0

Great Day of Golf

Excellent course, liked it as much or more than Torrey Pines. Great mix of holes. Fun for me and my boys and a neighbor who played with us. We all had a great time.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Nice course

Course is in good shape. Has some great holes. A couple look over the ocean.

Only drawback is no practice facility!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Great layout. Nice greens. Well worth GolfNow price!

I was on vacation from NJ and found this course on GolfNow for $79. The course and greens are well maintained. The Marshall was out making sure nobody was holding others up. It was a good round just over 4 hours. The greens are nice and quick, but can be read and adjusted to. You'll get your 3 putts, but you're not going to putt anything off the green. Real nice course and I'd play there again my next time out.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Beautiful location

Regarding value, I got a "hot deal" for $79 - totally worth it. If you pay the full $185-$210, then it's less of a slam dunk, but the course is very scenic and fun and the staff is very friendly without seeming like they are expecting tips like at some other high-end courses.

Fyi - the course does not have a driving range, just nets. This costs them 1 star in my rating, but otherwise I had no complaints.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Good condition and playable

One of several courses on a recent trip. In better condition than Maderas ( a more difficult course that I also really liked). We played for $75. Fantastic value. Course was in super condition for time of year ( one of the best) and was very playable. 2 Nice Holes out on a small loop by the ocean. The whole course had a Nice feel. Practice facilities limited to 3 nets and a chip/putt Green next to clubhouse. Staff in clubhouse and pro shop very friendly. I recommend this course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Worth an afternoon visit.

Played in early March, so fairways were just starting to turn green. Greens were in great shape. If you like the sand, you will love this place. Bunkers abound! And enough other trouble to make this course a real challenge. Maybe it was the time of year, but I didn't feel it worth the $225 prime-time fee. Fortunately, I played in the p.m. for $139, which it was definitely worth.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Loved the course but expected more ocean views

I suspect course conditions are more pristine later in season, but was plenty nice for February golf. Value for the money is GREAT when opportunity exists to leverage GolfNow. Debatable if value lives up to advertised green fees of $185. Lots of sand, and super challenging greens (rolling at 13 the day we played, though they told us 11 was typical speed). Lots of undulation/breaks. Don't get caught above the hole. I am an 11 handicapper and shot 87/84 from the gold tees. Stay out of sand (unless you like it) and below the hole on greens and it's a scorable course. I took advantage of $50 replay rate. Loved the signature 3rd hole and ocean view...but that was the only hole along the water.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Traveler from CT "A Great Choice"

Flew in from CT for business and picked up a great $90 rate here and it was the best money I've ever spent on a course. The moment you arrive the valet will take care of your bags and car. Pro Shop was very friendly and helpful and they have a nice locker room to change. The starter provided a lot of helpful course information and the pace of play was great - not the pressure you feel from the angry golfers back east. The greens are tough but I knew that going in. One par 5 on the front 9 was about as difficult as I've ever played but this course was so good I smiled the entire way ... Love it and can't wait to go back!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Some Great holes!

The friendliest staff in the OC. Course had some issues in the past, but fairways are in much better shape! Greens always excellent, and running true @ 11.5. Remember a par 70 course- land is a premium on this coast.The 5 par 3's are always a treat.
Keep up the maintenance, and this is a must play.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Beautiful Views, challenging greens

Beautiful ocean views on several holes with 2 holes right along the coastline. Very fast, undulating greens make this course challenging. The GPS on the carts is very helpful and the staff was super friendly and accommodating. A great value for the golfnow price.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Tremendous for the golfnow price.

I'm an east coast golfer and this was just the trick to get me through the difficult winter. Conditions were excellent (played in Feb), and I got a great rate. What an amazing view on #3, worth half the price on its own. Staff couldn't have been friendlier. Played with a former collegiate player who plays there a lot, showed me around the course. The only thing I didn't really like was the warm up cages instead of a driving range, it's a little deceptive online, kinda looks like they have a range, but definitely not. Minor quibble in an otherwise great experience (even the lunch was great!).

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great day on the links.

The staff was accommodating and friendly. Course was in great shape and the greens were outstanding.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

OUTSTANDING!!!!!

This is not a course that I would have played had it not been for Golfnow.com. The price was amazing for what this course has to offer. It is everything and more! Even in the dead of Southern California's winter, the grass is only mildly dormant and the greens are perhaps the most challenging I have encountered. Breath taking views with the signature hole right on the beach. The staff was extremely welcoming and helpful. Pace of play made us feel like we were the only group on the course. Not something that generally happens in these parts.
Thank You Monarch Beach!
We will be back very soon.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Great ocean views.

Overall excellent course and location. We played at a quick pace and no waiting on any hole

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Really enjoyable and challenging but pricey unless you get a discount

Played the back tees, and the course offers a good blend of long par 4's, par 3's. Only a few holes where you can get pelted from the other fairway.

Greens are difficult and were running 10 -11, and in best shape I have seen in the area.

Carts have GPS, which is more of a nuisance, constantly offering up advertising. ARE YOU HUNGRY.

All staff was great

Not worth the big bucks unless all you care about are the ocean views. Get a discount before you go.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Good course for the money

If you're getting the GolfNow deal of $79 at peak hour on a weekday, this is a great course. I wouldn't pay the full price of $185, but it's definitely worth the $79. Beautiful views, greens were in great shape, and a solid, challenging layout.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Awesome course

I love playing this course! I have played it over 10 times now and it never gets old. The new owners are bringing it back to its former glory. Conditions are excellent and the customer service is top notch! Can't wait to come back.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Best in the area

We played 6 courses in a week and we all liked this course the best [over La Costa, Torrey Pines and Trump National].

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

slick greens

Overall course condition was very good. Greens were super slick. Combined with the amount of undulation made for a difficult day for many golfers around the green, this frustration was directly related to the players shortgame skill. I saw one golfer 5 putt and then pick up. I'm a 7 hndcp and had five 3 putts. A couple of the pin locations were questionable with the speed of the greens. However, the greens rolled smooth and consistant. Pace of play was slow mainly because of how nice the greens were. Staff was great except for the oldest of the outside help, maybe he's more friendly in the afternoons. Price at $94 was fair. Being a resort course, the concession prices were very high as can be anticipated.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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