Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel
About Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel
The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel overlooks the Pacific Ocean in the trendy SoCal beach town of Dana Point. It is stylish and luxurious, yet welcoming and casual for kids and pets. The hotel, decorated by a revolving collection of works from local artists, is home to a spa, two restaurants, two tennis courts and two pools. The Eco-Adventure Center brings the ocean to you through surfing lessons, whale-watching and other activities. The adjacent Monarch Beach Golf Links was designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr.Facts
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John and Rick day out
Challenging coarse in good shape and beautiful. Staff was very friendly. Lockers didn’t have directions. Practice area was in disarray. Balls needed to be in the boxes.
Great course, great views
Monarch Beach is a very nice resort course. It’s connected to the Waldorf Astoria so the amenities are nice all around. Pace of play can be tough sometimes, but for $225-$250, this is an expensive course that is worth splurging for every once in a while (Pelican Hill up the road typically costs $350+).
Greetings!
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience at Monarch Beach Golf Links. We're delighted to hear that you enjoyed the resort course and found the amenities connected to the Waldorf Astoria to be top-notch.
We appreciate your feedback regarding the pace of play. Ensuring an enjoyable pace for all our guests is a priority, and we will continue to monitor and improve in this aspect.
Your observation about the value of our course compared to others in the area is noted, and we're thrilled that you see Monarch Beach as a worthy splurge. Providing a memorable and high-quality golfing experience is what we aim for, and it's gratifying to know that our efforts are recognized.
We hope to welcome you back to Monarch Beach Golf Links for another fantastic round in the near future. If there's anything else we can assist you with, please don't hesitate to reach out.
Regards,
Eric Lohman, PGA GM
Fun Course
I’m a 18 handicap and this course was fun, challenging, and well maintained. Pace of play was great we went out at 7:40 and finished in 3:45 👍 super friendly staff with great food at the turn. Maybe a tad overpriced but speed of play and the quality grounds made up for the higher price.
Cheers Softwareguy14 for taking the time to share your experience! Glad you had a memorable round at Monarch Beach Golf Links! Visit again soon.
- Eric Lohman, PGA GM
Very Nice Resort Course
I played this course while on vacation and played with 3 locals. The course was in good shape overall with the greens and bunkers in excellent shape. Most fairways were open and forgiving. The staff was great and super friendly. One disappointment was no driving range and only warmup cages. The course was very pricey but that was expected for such a high priced resort. I enjoyed the company I played with and the course was fun.
Thank you, u6553877, for taking the time to share your experience. We understand our warm up area is challenged but we are glad to hear your overall experience was memorable. We hope you're able to visit us again soon!
- Eric Lohman, PGA GM
Overall solid course
The course condition and staffs were great. Highly recommend. One downside was the pace of playing as there was accumulated delay.
Thank you, nujeehij, for taking the time to review your visit. With a resort course like ours, Pace of Play is always top of mind. Thanks again.
- Eric Lohman, PGA GM
We appreciate you giving us a 5-star rating!
- Eric Lohman, PGA GM
Thank you for rating us 5-stars - we appreciate it!
Best,
Eric Lohman, PGA GM
Ocean Holes are Great
Course was an 8.5/10 Snack Bar service was slow. Went inside for lunch. Soup was uneatable!! sent back. And of course-no driving range. Nets are disappointing
Greetings - thanks for taking the time to review your visit. We understand your concerns and will take your review of the F&B at the Bar to the Resort as Club 19 is unfortunately not managed by the golf course.
Thanks again for your review -
Happy golfing,
Eric Lohman, PGA GM
Monarch!
The course was in amazing shape! Staff very VERY friendly and helpful. A little expensive for me but definitely worth it.
Thank you jtinnion87 for taking the time to rate us 5-stars!
Happy golfing!
Eric Lohman, PGA GM
Gorgeous course, great views
Course was in excellent shape, the clubhouse, grill, driving range were all high end. Green fees are expensive but you’re paying for the views. Totally worth it.
Thank you very much for taking the time to review your round with us - visit again soon!
Eric Lohman, PGA GM
Beautiful course, crazy greens.
The course is fun to play. The greens are in great shape, have a bunch of elevation changes.
Thank you for taking the time to rate us 5-stars!
Happy Golfing!
Eric Lohman, PGA GM
Great course.
Greens are unbelievably fun and hard. Entire course was a good time, pace of play was excellent.
Thank you very much for taking the time to review your visit and share some words.
Visit again soon -
Eric Lohman, PGA GM
Thank you for taking the time to rate us 5-stars!
Eric Lohman, PGA GM
We appreciate you rating us 5-stars!
Visit again soon -
Eric Lohman, PGA GM
Awesome
Amazing course, amazing staff would highly recommend.
Thank you, InspectreSolutions for taking the time to recommend us!
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Eric Lohman, PGA GM
Thank you, 100Bones100 for rating us 5-stars! Visit again soon!!
Eric Lohman, PGA GM
Thank you, michieki for taking the time to review your visit with us. We hope you can golf with us again soon!!
Eric Lohman, PGA GM
Greetings u1722369746,
We are sorry to feel you didn't find the value in your visit with us. There are options to enjoy golf with us for a lower rate.
Regardless, thank you for spending the day with us.
Regards,
Eric Lohman, PGA GM
Good course, excellent staff, strange tipping policy.
The strange part. I was led to believe when checking in, the tip % added to the green fees was a composite for all staff. First time I had encountered an add on in advance, pick your tip % at check in.
Found out later it was pro shop personnel only who shared in the tip.
Went back in the pro shop, asked that they split the 20% of the total with the club cleaner, the valet, and the marshal, as well as the shop staff.
Kind of perplexing-I like the one tip for all, but think the one minute check in doesn’t warrant the whole $ 105 tip.
The shop said it only slit when requested Troon, you should at least explain what the system is.
Greetings!
Thank you for sharing your experience - we have already brought this review to our team to figure out a better way to explain the gratuity option at the Golf Shop counter. We were glad you were able to visit recently between weather systems and experience the beauty that is MBGL!
Regards,
Eric Lohman, PGA GM
Thank you, MarieTodd, for taking the time to rate us 5-stars! We'd love to hear more about your experience so if you have time, feel free to comment below!
Visit again soon -
Eric Lohman, PGA GM