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Nestled in eucalyptus groves just minutes from the Pacific Ocean at The Woodlands in Nipomo is the new home of Monarch Dunes Golf Resort - 18 holes of top-notch and challenging golf. Monarch Dunes at The Woodlands is located just southwest of Blacklake Golf Course, 10 minutes from Pismo Beach and only four miles away from the Pacific Ocean. An official opening for the golf course is planned for Spring 2006.
Monarch Dunes presents fun and challenge. Course designer Damian Pascuzzo is known for weaving risk-reward strategy into hole design using natural land forms to accomplish this design goal. There is a lot of variety on the course, including changes in elevation, and subtle movements in the terrain. Pascuzzo delivers an old-style Scottish Links course right here to the Central Coast of California!
The Woodlands is designed to blend with nature and fully embrace the culture of hospitality. The Woodlands will offer everything you could hope for in luxury living; close to every convenience, yet far removed from the reminders of modern life you yearn to escape. The development includes 1,300 properties, 2 top-notch 18-hole golf courses along with a 9-hole executive course, a shopping center, business park and 500-room full-service resort including a day spa - it's simply massive in size, with quality to match.
1,100 of these properties make up the new resort-lifestyle community being developed by Trilogy Central Coast - a division of Shea Homes. Their home designs range from 1660 to 3400 sq ft. with eleven unique floor plans. Seventy-five percent of all homes will have golf course view lots.
You'll find terrific topography with undulating fairways lined with grassy knolls, eucalyptus trees, sand dunes, and "lacy-edged" bunkers, leading to rolling, elevated greens. This links style course will appear wild to golfers more used to traditional manicured courses. Even the nearby undeveloped Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes lends its sense of wildness, providing the coastal influence of cool morning fog, warm afternoon breezes and evening sunsets over the Pacific Ocean!
What makes the course so unique is that it mimics the look and appearance of nearby dunes using "shaped" dunes instead of traditional grassy mounds. Monarch Dunes also introduces the Central Coast to rare fescue fairways and velvet bentgrass greens.
Although the course is not particularly long - measuring just over 6,800 yards from the tournament tees - and generous fairways are offered to hit off the tee, severe risk is presented to the gambler. Landing areas appear closer and smaller than they are. Fairways are often bordered by hazardess water, sand and dunes. Some fairways are flat, while others play across and along ridge lines.
The course hosts five lakes which come into play on one third of the holes. Three of these lakes impact tee shots on five holes. Most of the lakes border fairways, but the par-3 8th requires a carry over water.
The challenges arise as golfers approach the greens. Some greens are enclosed by deep bunkers, mounds or dunes. Others are just targets perched in the air. All of the golfer's senses come into play!
Monarch Dunes Golf Resort is under management of Kemper Sports Management, the same group that manages world-famous Bandon Dunes and Pacific Dunes in Oregon and Desert Willow Resort and Black Gold Golf Course in California.
18 holes . Built 2005 . Damian Pascuzzo Design . Velvet Bentgrass Greens . Fescue Fairways
| Weekdays | Weekends | |
| 7:30am - 11:00am | $53.00 | $68.00 |
| 11:00am - 2:00pm | $43.00 | $55.00 |
| 2:00pm (Twilight) | $30.00 | $40.00 |
| Senior (60+ yrs) | $40.00 | |
| Cart (per person) | $17.00 | $17.00 |
Royal Rewards Member Twilight begins at Noon weekdays and weekends. Bookings allowed up to 14 days in advance. 48 hour cancellation policy.
Collared shirts . No Denim . Walking allowed . Metal spikes prohibited . Fees subject to change.
| Tee | Par | Rating | Slope | Yardage |
| Men's Black | 71 | 73.0 | 137 | 6810 |
| Men's Gold | 71 | 70.7 | 135 | 6337 |
| Men's White | 71 | 68.5 | 128 | 5821 |
| Women's Bronze | 71 | 66.3 | 117 | 5320 |
| Women's Green | 71 | 63.6 | 110 | 4702 |
Monarch Dunes featured in FORE Magazine
Monarch Dunes Golf Course Rating & Slope
Monarch Dunes is a Real Links Course
Monarch Dunes to Showcase Central Coast Golf
Hole-by-Hole at Monarch Dunes' Old Course
Monarch Dunes Old Course in Nipomo
Opening Day at Monarch Dunes Golf Club
Monarch Dunes debuts in California
Monarch Dunes Ready to Open
Monarch Dunes to Open New Years Day!
Monarch Dunes Golf Resort Coming Soon!
Monarch Dunes To Open By First of the Year
Introducing Damian Pascuzzo
Golf is Bustin' Out in SLO County
Monarch Dunes Golf Resort
The Woodlands
1606 Trilogy Parkway
Nipomo, CA
(805) 343-9459
