The Challenge Course at Monarch Dunes1606 Trilogy Parkway, Nipomo, CA, (805) 343-9459
The Challenge is now open! The second of the three planned golf courses at Monarch Dunes is unique to the Central Coast and is sure to set a new standard for short golf courses. Named "The Challenge Course" it is a collection of 12 par-three holes that will appeal to both the veteran player and the golfing newcomer. Damian Pascuzzo and Steve Pate's goal as designers was to create a golf experience that would compliment The Old Course at Monarch Dunes. The Challenge Course is a great place to get in a little more golf after you have played The Old Course, or when you are short on time and just want a taste of golf. It will also have great appeal to novices who want to get comfortable with their game before taking on a regulation length course. 
The Woodlands in Nipomo is located just southwest of Blacklake Golf Course, 10 minutes from Pismo Beach and only four miles away from the Pacific Ocean. The Challenge Course is located adjacent to the Monarch Dunes Old Course. The Golf CourseThe 12 holes on The Challenge course range in length from 60 yards to 240 yards. Players will get to hit a wide variety of clubs when they tee it up in The Challenge. Each hole has the tees arranged to vary the angle of attack. Players teeing off from the back tees will face the most difficult shot, while those playing from the front tees will have a far easier line to the green. Each hole has at least 5000 square feet of tee space with three sets of tee markers giving players plenty of choice. 
The greens may be the most memorable features on the golf course. These very large, undulating greens are rarely found on modern courses. Players will encounter ridges and swales running through the green that may change 3-4 feet in elevation. To accommodate this type of movement, the greens are about 8000 square feet (or about 30% larger than normal greens). This vast movement in the greens let the designers create some areas on the green that are quite challenging when approached from the back tees. Players will have to think hard about how they want to attack the hole. 
The links style golf course has a natural, rugged appearance, which is enhanced by the dunes that were shaped throughout the fairways and around the greens. The golf course was completely constructed by shaping the native sand into the desired features. There are five lakes which come into play. The residential development uses these golf course lakes to handle 100% of the project's storm water. The golf course uses the same turf grass as found on The Old Course. The fairways and roughs are planted in a blend of fine fescues. The greens have been seeded in velvet bentgrass. 
Monarch Dunes Golf Club is under management of Kemper Sports Management, the same group that manages world-famous Bandon Dunes and Pacific Dunes in Oregon and Chambers Bay Golf Course in Washington. 12 holes . Built 2008 . Pascuzzo & Pate Design . Velvet Bentgrass Greens . Fescue Fairways Green Fees
Collared shirts . Walking allowed . Metal spikes prohibited . Fees subject to change . Cart path only. Scorecard
Contact InformationMonarch Dunes Golf Resort
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