Bayonet & Black Horse — Attraction in Seaside

I loved the course, but I am rating my overall experience as a 2 due to the service. I will not go into the details, but when we arrived, the gentleman in the pro shop was very patronizing and not at all accommodating. Both my daughter and I were offended by the way he was talking down to us. In addition, I wanted to buy a long sleeved golf shirt but they have next to nothing for women, while having a very large selection for men. We rented a driver for my petite daughter who was in from out of town, only to find after a few holes when she wasn't hitting her usual 220 yard drives, that we had been given a man's club. When we finished and got back to the pro shop I complained about paying to rent a driver and being given one that was clearly unsuitable, and he made no apologies and just said "do you want a women's club now?" Since he saw me returning the cart, I know he knew we were done. Instead of being a smart ass, he should have given me a refund. In addition, on one of the holes someone was on the green spraying water on it and he would not move so we could hit the ball. I yelled four several times. I finally walked over to some of the other workers and asked them the protocol on this course and why he was standing on the green while we were trying to hit, and I was told he was not supposed to do that and one of them had to go over there and get him to move. He stepped off the green a few feet and stood there waiting on us and made us uncomfortable. I can't believe any of this behavior that we experienced would have occurred if we were men. I will not be back because of it. I am an attorney and a good golfer and I will not go somewhere where women are treated disrespectfully. By the way, this is the first review I have written...

These courses have always been among the best value on the Peninsula, and it's no different today. However, I'm giving 4 stars (debated on 3 stars), as I made a tee time with EZ links (via the official Bayonet & Blackhorse site) and the rate I booked was not honored.

Be careful, because what they will do is state that pricing is "dynamic", and the confirmation email (again, from the official site) doesn't show the actual rate that was booked. We showed them screenshots of the rates ($100 vs what they wanted to charge us when we arrived for the round), but they claimed it wasn't valid/couldn't verify that was the rate we booked. But they'd "make an exception" and give us a $125 rate. So doing us a favor by only overcharging us $25 per person.

Overall the golfing experience was fantastic, and I would have had no problem booking at $125 (or even at the rate they claimed we'd booked, tbh), but the way their system works and how this was handled was frankly embarrassing for an otherwise top-notch establishment. I should have known better and paid more attention to the email that had a confirmation code, but no pricing shown in it...live and learn on that (and I'll make sure to get the confirmed rate in writing next time), but I'm quite certain this has happened before and they need to be called out on it until they fix it. It's short-sighted too, as a $100 gain for them probably cost them $500 in swag that we decided not to buy due to the sour taste that left with us.

Aside from that, everything was first rate. Restaurant staff kind and welcoming, course in absolutely pristine condition (fun and challenging as ever), and a gorgeous day on the Peninsula!

I'll absolutely be back, just hope they get that bit of silliness...

I have been playing at Bayonet and Black Horse for a few months now and I would say that these 2 course present many challenges and opportunities for a good round of golf. Bayonet and Black Horse are the #2 best golf courses to play in all of Northern California that are public courses. The price to play a round of golf is about $80/golfer for either course. In the area there is Pebble Beach and Spyglass which you will be paying $500-$2,000 for. They have golf club rentals, practice range balls are $5 and are Taylormade Distance balls and you can take lessons from any of their 6 professionals. The golf course is located in Fort Ord Army Reserve Base off the exit of Lightfighter open to the public and doesn't not require a military ID to enter. The clubhouse staff is friendly and approaching for any questions you have about the golf courses. The clubhouse restaurant is absolutely amazing and the food is delicious. If you want to play a fun, challenging round of golf on these inexpensive, beautiful golf courses. Bayonet and Black Horse is the place to do it.

The information for each course is below.

BAYONET COURSE Black Par:72/ Yardage: 7104/ Rating:74.8/ Slope:139 Blue Par:72 / Yardage:6641/ Rating:72.8/ Slope:135 White Par:72 / Yardage:5945/ Rating:69.4 / Slope:131 Red Par:72/ Yardage:5229 / Rating:70.2/ Slope:123

BLACK HORSE COURSE Black Par:72/ Yardage:7024/ Rating:73.7/ Slope:136 Blue Par:72/ Yardage:6533/ Rating:71.5/ Slope:131 White Par:72/ Yardage:5910/ Rating:68.8/ Slope:125 Red Par:72/ Yardage:5084/ Rating:65.1/ Slope:116

Also, soon a hotel will be built 100 yards from clubhouse for you to stay at for...