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- Fort Ord
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- Sea Side, CA
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- remarkable rating- 5+ tees
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- This facility offers two regulation
eighteen hole courses. The Bayonet Course is very challenging
because its greens are fast and its fairways are narrow. All
the fairways are lined with tall cypress, pine, and oak trees.
"Combat Corner," holes #11 through #15, requires golfers
to deal with five blind dogleg fairways in a row. "Golf
Digest" rated this course as the 71st best under the category
of "America's Top 75 Affordable Courses" in their 1996
list of "America's Best Golf Courses Everyone Can Play."
The Black Horse Course is hillier than the Bayonet Course,
but it is shorter. Both courses offer spectacular
views of Monterey Bay. "Golf Digest" once gave this
course a rating of three and a half stars. "Golf Today"
magazine rated this club as one of the "Top 20 Public Courses
in Northern California and Northern Nevada." There is a
separate Friday green fee rate also. This former military course
still honors military discounts. (history below)
Under the management of BSL, Bayonet and Black Horse are gaining
more and more recognition. They have quickly emerged as popular
public and championship courses, and they continue to hold their
place amongst the best golf courses on the Monterey Peninsula.
Both courses are steeped in rich tradition, and have played host
to PGA Tour greats such as Palmer, Nicklaus, and Watson, as well
as several U.S. Presidents and foreign dignitaries.
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- remarkable rating- 5+ tees
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web address is |
www.bayonetblackhourse.com |
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phone no. |
831-899-7271 |
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address |
1 McClure Way |
Seaside, California 93955 |
History |
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- In the heart of the City of
Seaside, the U.S. Army purchased a tract of land to be used as
a training facility, which was, named Fort Ord in honor of General
Edward Otho Cresap Ord - a famed Civil War Veteran.
It was upon this great land that General Robert B. McClure constructed
the Bayonet Golf Course in 1954. Bayonet was named after the
7th Infantry "Light Fighter" Division (nicknamed the
"Bayonet Division.") It has been said that General
McClure was a "left-handed" golfer with an all too
common fade. The General managed to effectively reduce his handicap
with a little creative architecture in the design of the Bayonet
Golf Course. Holes #11-#15, a series of sharp doglegs, widely
known as "Combat Corner" are interrupted only by a
226-yard uphill par 3.
Due to Bayonet's initial acclaim, Fort Ord decided to expand
the course and in 1964 a second
18-hole championship course was officially opened - Black Horse.
The course was named in honor of the 11th Calvary Regiment (nicknamed
"Black Horse") which was stationed across the Bay at
the Presidio of Monterey from 1919-1940.
In conjunction with the Defense Realignment Closure, the Fort
Ord Military Base was ordered closed. Under this legislation,
the military was required to sell the base to local municipalities.
On January 16, 1997, after being purchased by the City of Seaside,
BSL Golf Corporation was selected as the management firm to oversee
the day to day activities of Bayonet and Black Horse Golf Courses.
Previously only enjoyed by military personnel stationed at Fort
Ord, these magnificent courses have only recently been opened
to the public, and many who would never have had the opportunity
to play them finally have that chance.
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