Bayonet Golf Course

Seaside, CA · 0.8 mi away

Bayonet is one of two courses at Bayonet Black Horse in Seaside, California, built in 1954 on land that was part of the Army's Fort Ord training base. It is named for the 7th Infantry Division, nicknamed the Bayonet Division, and was originally shaped under General Robert McClure. The city of Seaside purchased the complex in 1997 after the base closed. The course was substantially renovated in the 2000s by architect Gene Bates, who added new bunkering and reworked the front nine while keeping the tree-lined character of cypress, oak and pine. A stretch of holes 11 through 15, known as Combat Corner, is known for its sharp doglegs. Bayonet is now a public course of roughly 7,100 yards and has hosted rounds by touring pros and dignitaries over the decades; it operates alongside the companion Black Horse course at the same complex.

Seaside, CA · 0.9 mi away

Black Horse Golf Course is part of the 36-hole Bayonet Black Horse facility in Seaside, California, built on land that was once part of the Fort Ord Army base. It opened in 1964 as the base's second course, routed by General Edwin Carnes and named for the 11th Cavalry Regiment, the Black Horse unit once stationed at the nearby Presidio of Monterey. When Fort Ord closed, the City of Seaside purchased the property in 1997 and has operated both courses for public play since. The layout was later re-sculpted by architect Gene Bates, who rebuilt every tee, fairway, green and bunker while keeping much of the original routing, and added a new par-3 15th facing Monterey Bay. The par-72 course plays about 7,024 yards with fescue-framed fairways and contoured greens, and is generally considered the more playable companion to the adjacent Bayonet course.

Monterey, CA · 4.4 mi away

Del Monte Golf Course in Monterey, California, opened on May 1, 1897, as a nine-hole layout designed by Charles E. Maud for guests of the Hotel Del Monte. It was expanded to 18 holes by 1903 and remains on its original site, making it the oldest golf course in continuous operation west of the Mississippi River. The course hosted early West Coast championships including the Del Monte Cup and the 1916 Western Amateur, and its tournament helped inspire the California State Amateur, founded in 1912. Now operated by Pebble Beach Resorts, Del Monte is public and known for small, sloped, old-style greens and a compact routing that plays around 6,365 yards.