Resort · 18 holes
Monarch Beach Golf Links
Dana Point, CA
Dana Point, CA
50 Monarch Beach Resort North, Dana Point, CA 92629
About this course
Monarch Beach Golf Links sits on bluffs above the Pacific in Dana Point, one of the few oceanfront courses in Orange County. Robert Trent Jones Jr. designed the layout, which opened in 1983 as Salt Creek Golf Course, with the front nine built first and the back nine completed in 1985. A 2015 renovation added new tees and refreshed the bunkering. The course plays to a par of 70 and roughly 6,645 yards, with several holes running close enough to the bluff edge that the ocean shapes both the view and the shot. Wind off the water often matters more than length when choosing a club. The course is part of the adjacent resort property in Dana Point.
Type
Resort
Region
Pacific Coast
Holes
18
Par
70
Yardage
6,645
Established
1983
Course rating
72.8
Slope
138
LooperScore
85.5
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Design & architects
- Robert Trent Jones Jr, architect
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Nearby courses
Courses within 150 miles of Monarch Beach Golf Links, by true distance.
Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club
Mission Viejo, CA · 5.1 mi away
Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club is a public, daily-fee course in Mission Viejo, California, set along Trabuco Creek within The Reserve at Rancho Mission Viejo. The 18-hole, par-72 layout was designed by PGA Tour player Tom Lehman with local architect Casey O'Callaghan and spans roughly 240 acres of park-like terrain. Five sets of tees stretch the course from about 5,045 to 7,011 yards, with the creek acting as a lateral hazard on seven holes and lakes coming into play on three others. The club includes O'Neill's Bar & Grill, wedding and event facilities, and online tee time booking for the public.
Talega Golf Club
San Clemente, CA · 7.2 mi away
Talega Golf Club is located in the hills above San Clemente, California, overlooking the city sometimes called the Spanish Village by the Sea. It opened in 2001 after a construction delay caused by environmental issues affecting the final six holes. The course was designed by Brian Curley and Lee Schmidt with input from Fred Couples, featuring around 92 bunkers, water in play on four holes, and several forced carries over canyons. It plays to a par of 72 at up to 6,951 yards from the back tees. Talega is open to public daily fee play, with a discounted players club program also available, along with a Spanish colonial style clubhouse and driving range.
Pelican Hill Golf Club (Ocean South)
Newport Coast, CA · 10.0 mi away
Ocean South occupies bluffs above the Pacific at Newport Coast, one of two Tom Fazio courses at Pelican Hill. It opened in 1991, ahead of its companion Ocean North, and closed for a substantial Fazio-led renovation between 2005 and 2007. The routing works downhill toward the water, with a stretch of holes playing along the coast and horizon views toward Catalina Island. As the shorter and more compact of the resort's two courses, it plays to a par of 70 and asks for accuracy and shot-shaping rather than length. Coastal exposure and steady elevation change give it a character clearly distinct from its sibling.
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