Pebble Beach & Monterey
Del Monte Golf Course
Historic parkland
Del Monte is not why you fly to Monterey, but it has a role. It is the oldest course in continuous operation west of the Mississippi and a useful pressure-release valve on a trip where everything else can feel expensive, famous, or both.
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The take
Del Monte is not why you fly to Monterey, but it has a role. It is the oldest course in continuous operation west of the Mississippi and a useful pressure-release valve on a trip where everything else can feel expensive, famous, or both.
Use it for arrival day. Do not sell it to the group as the secret star.
Best for
Arrival day, warm-up rounds, budget relief
Watch out
Expecting drama
How to play it
Useful arrival / value play
Course intelligence
What you need to know
Strengths
- Historic
- Easier start
- Useful cost relief
- Convenient
Watch-outs
- Not a trophy round
- Limited drama
- Can feel like filler if misused
Signature holes
13, 17, 18
Book it right
Cost, access, and timing
Green fees
2026-27 listed rate: $150 weekday / $175 weekend, plus cart fee if used.
Best season
Best window: September-October Also strong: April-May and November can be excellent Summer reality: cool, foggy, and not always beach-weather Winter: playable but rain risk
Replay priority
Low
Booking move
Use the official course page for current access, rates, and tee-time rules.
Weather read
Pick the right window.
Best window: September-October Also strong: April-May and November can be excellent Summer reality: cool, foggy, and not always beach-weather Winter: playable but rain risk increases Tee-time
Jan
58F / 44F
Sun Mixed; rain Medium
Feb
60F / 46F
Sun Mixed; rain Medium
Mar
61F / 47F
Sun Good; rain Medium
Apr
62F / 48F
Sun Good; rain Low
May
64F / 50F
Sun Good; rain Low
Jun
66F / 53F
Sun Fog/mix; rain Low
Google review
5/5 - 3 months ago
Greens are pure, and the tee boxes are well manicured. Bunkers are the same quality as Pebble Beach (part of Pebble Beach Company). No driving range, but they recently added hitting nets. Large putting green and small chipping area. There's a well-stocked beverage and snack cart
Greens are pure, and the tee boxes are well manicured. Bunkers are the same quality as Pebble Beach (part of Pebble Beach Company). No driving range, but they recently added hitting nets. Large putting green and small chipping area. There's a well-stocked beverage and snack cart
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Google review
4/5 - 10 months ago
Coming from the Central Valley, it was a great experience playing on the coast. The fairways were lush and the greens were challenging. The design of this course doesn’t bring you back to the clubhouse after 9 holes like most courses. They have a cart roaming around with food onb
Coming from the Central Valley, it was a great experience playing on the coast. The fairways were lush and the greens were challenging. The design of this course doesn’t bring you back to the clubhouse after 9 holes like most courses. They have a cart roaming around with food onb
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4/5 - a year ago
Easy on fairways but tough on greens, is what I will summarize my playing at Del Monte.
It's really a nice course, the fairways and greens are all well maintained, one thing is that their greens are all slopes, so you either putt incline or decline, need to be very accurate on t
Easy on fairways but tough on greens, is what I will summarize my playing at Del Monte.
It's really a nice course, the fairways and greens are all well maintained, one thing is that their greens are all slopes, so you either putt incline or decline, need to be very accurate on t
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