if anyone is local to the Monterey area, I’m likely to squeeze in 9 tomorrow around 5pm. my folks just relocated up here full time and I’m doing some dogsitting/taking advantage of my surroundings. Was thinking poppy but am amenable to PG (which I love as much as the next guy but I went out yesterday and it seems the storms have caused it to see some better days )
anyway, open invite. I may be from LA but I promise we’re not all bad. I’ll be up here quite a bit and would be cool to meet some norcal folks!
no problem; i’m leaving this thursday for a golf trip to jacksonville and returning sunday. haven’t decided when i will drive back to LA on the return, so next week may be possible.
Can’t really find good answers on their websites and thought I’d ask here tonight before calling later this week when they’re open.
Coming home for the first time in 5 years and looking to spend a day in Monterey playing golf. Ideally The Hay in the morning and Pacific Grove in the afternoon. How early can day guests make reservations for The Hay and how early should I call Pacific Grove?
more local people correct me if I’m wrong, but I think you can book pretty far in advance. If you’re playing on a weekday, you may not even to worry about advance booking. Last two days I have been able to walk on and play 9 in under an hour and half walking at around 5pm. Maybe midday is a little more crowded but I would guess not.
If you grew up playing the hay and haven’t been back since, I would temper some expectations. It may look nicer than it was but at 4x the old price, I find it hard to justify the expense. The restaurant there is legitimately good, though.
I need to get better at asking my wife quicker for these sweet rounds. Love Berkeley CC, had a family day planned in big sur tomorrow and going to ask then. haha. Have a great day out there fellas.
Hey NorCal gang – I’ve got a work trip to Stanford this weekend. Coming in Thursday and playing Harding Park that afternoon on a hot deal, then looking for a round on Friday, morning or early afternoon. Was gonna pull some string to try to play the Stanford course but they are hosting the Pac-12 tournament, so options (I haven’t played any of these courses – I think the only NorCal golf I’ve played was at Half Moon Bay, but I’ve got most of Friday to kill so I am willing drive a little bit for a good experience – what’s the play here?):
Presidio at 7:20 a.m.
Go up to Bodega Bay
Go down to Pacific Grove or something down that way
Corica Park or Monarch Bay, something on the East side
Is there anybody in this group who is playing Friday and has an extra spot? I just need to be at Stanford by 7 p.m.
I would suggest 2 loops at Corica north, which is currently only 9 holes. That course is firm, fast and absolutely sick. We did 3 loops there for our main Roost event last month.
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