the green complex above Monterey Bay, framed by cypress and clustered bunkers
▦ hero—the green complex above Monterey Bay, framed by cypress and clustered bunkers
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Bayonet

The peninsula's toughest test, on the old Fort Ord bluffs.
Designers
Gen. Robert McClure (1954) · Gene Bates (2008)
Par
72
Yardage
7,060
Style
Parkland · McClure/Bates
Green fee
from $135
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Built for the Army on Fort Ord in 1954 and rebuilt by Gene Bates in a $13-million 2008 renovation, Bayonet has long carried a reputation as the hardest golf on the Monterey Peninsula—narrow corridors framed by oak and cypress, and steep, penal bunkering that punishes a miss.

It's a genuine championship test that has hosted PGA Professional and NCAA events, minutes inland from the coast and open to the public.

Scorecard
Hole
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
OUT
Yards
543
424
360
200
344
218
390
612
474
3,565
Par
5
4
4
3
4
3
4
5
4
36
Hole
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
IN
Yards
519
382
420
476
190
372
390
223
523
3,495
Par
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
5
36
Course conditions

No fall aeration — confirmed with the course.

Confirmed with the course

No fall aeration — confirmedJulAugSepOctNovDecJan ’27FebMarAprMayJun
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Reservations portal

This course books through the resort's own reservations portal.

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Tee-time watch

Club members save Bayonet to a tee-time watch with the dates they're eyeing—it lands on your account with an email confirmation.

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Skip the portal entirely. Tell us the dates and the group—we’ll secure tee times, stay and the whole itinerary for you.

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