Bayonet/Black Horse Gc · Bayonet
1 McClure Way, Seaside, CA 93955, USA
The lay of the land.
How the course above sets up: its routing, character, and what to expect.
Bayonet/Black Horse Gc · Bayonet is an 18-hole golf course in Seaside, CA, playing 5,199–7,060 yards from 5 sets of tees (slope 123–137, course rating up to 75).
Expect 66 bunkers; the front nine plays tougher.
The word on the course.
How golfers talk about it, summarized from public reviews. Their opinions, not our scoring.
A long-standing reputation as one of the toughest tests on the Peninsula, a 7,100-yard military-era layout famous for "Combat Corner," a stretch of relentless right-to-left doglegs through chutes of cypress and pine. The Gene Bates restoration cleaned things up, but it still demands accurate driving, and it rewards golfers who like a grinding, old-school ball-striking test more than scenic resort golf.
Consistently praised
- The "Combat Corner" stretch of dogleg par 4s that tests shaping off the tee.
- Honest, old-military character with mature cypress and pine corridors, a genuine Peninsula challenge at a fraction of the resort tab.
Worth knowing
- Plays its full yardage with almost no roll, and the greens are fast and firm; not a casual round.
Golfers recommend
- Move up a tee; the back markers are a punishment most amateurs don’t need.
- Play it before Black Horse if you want the tougher test out of the way first.
Tee fit & expected score.
Set your handicap for the right tees, a realistic score, and the holes where you'll get a stroke.
Play the Combo tees, 6153 yds
How to play it
- Card-wreckers at #2, #9, #13. Bogey is fine here; don't compound mistakes.
Tagged scorecard.
Per-hole tags for hazards, length, and scoring chances from your selected tee.
| Hole | Par | Yds | SI | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1• | 5 | 543 | 7 | |
| 2•• | 4 | 424 | 1 | Tough |
| 3• | 4 | 360 | 17 | Birdie |
| 4• | 3 | 200 | 11 | Long 3 |
| 5• | 4 | 344 | 15 | Birdie |
| 6• | 3 | 218 | 13 | Long 3 |
| 7• | 4 | 390 | 9 | |
| 8• | 5 | 612 | 5 | |
| 9•• | 4 | 474 | 3 | Long 4Tough |
| Out | 36 | 3565 | ||
| 10• | 5 | 519 | 12 | Reachable |
| 11• | 4 | 382 | 8 | |
| 12• | 4 | 420 | 4 | |
| 13•• | 4 | 476 | 2 | Long 4Tough |
| 14• | 3 | 190 | 18 | |
| 15• | 4 | 372 | 14 | |
| 16• | 4 | 390 | 6 | |
| 17• | 3 | 223 | 16 | Long 3 |
| 18• | 5 | 523 | 10 | |
| In | 36 | 3495 | ||
All tees & ratings
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 7060 | 75 | 137 | 72 |
| Blue | 6489 | 72.3 | 134 | 72 |
| Combo | 6153 | 70.7 | 133 | 72 |
| White | 5951 | 69.7 | 132 | 72 |
| Red | 5199 | 66 | 123 | 72 |
Conditions & terrain.
Today's wind by hole, the climbs and drops, and a seven-day playability outlook.
7-day outlook
Best window this week: Wed 10-14 · 99/100
Frequently asked.
- How long is Bayonet/Black Horse Gc · Bayonet?
- Bayonet/Black Horse Gc · Bayonet plays 5,199–7,060 yards across 5 sets of tees, to a par of 72 from the back tees.
- How difficult is Bayonet/Black Horse Gc · Bayonet?
- Its slope rating ranges 123–137, with a course rating up to 75. The front nine plays tougher.
- Which tees should I play at Bayonet/Black Horse Gc · Bayonet?
- A mid-handicap golfer (around 15) best fits the Combo tees at 6,153 yards. Match your own driver distance or handicap with the tee selector on this page.
- How many bunkers does Bayonet/Black Horse Gc · Bayonet have?
- Bayonet/Black Horse Gc · Bayonet has 66 bunkers.
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