Black Horse is part of a 36 hole facility which includes it's sister course Bayonet. Learn more about the history of this facility >>
Black Horse, a 7,024-yard, par-72 layout, features sweeping vistas of the Pacific and is highlighted by fescue-framed fairways, bunkers with distinctive, serrated edges and slickly-contoured greens. The par-3 15th, created during the renovation, faces the bay and is sure to emerge as one of the great holes on the Peninsula.
This championship course features long, undulating, cypress-lined fairways with some of the most spectacular views of the Monterey Bay. The well-manicured, multi-tiered greens roll true leaving the approach placement the key to scoring.
One of the most notable improvements at Bayonet Black Horse are the practice facilities, which include a driving range, large practice green next to the clubhouse and extensive short game area where you can hit bunker shots, 30-yard pitches or various chips from different lies around the green.
Architect Gene Bates, who was in charge of the renovation of both, said the two golf courses now complement each other well. They are both aesthetically pleasing after a massive tree trimming, removal of underbrush and the reseeding of fairways, tees and greens with Jacklin T1 bentgrass, a rich, dark-green strain specifically developed to hold its own against California natives. The courses also have fescue surrounding the holes, giving a nice contrast to the striped fairways and roughs.