Monarch Dunes Golf Club The Old Course Putting Guide

How to prepare your putting for Monarch Dunes Golf Club The Old Course in Nipomo, California.

Monarch Dunes Golf Club The Old Course plays a 6,830-yard par 71 from the Black tees with a 73.3 rating and 136 slope. Greens are bentgrass. Practice green available. For most players prepping here, lag putting and 4–6 foot pressure putts are the highest-leverage focus.

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Standard — build a steady putting routine

<cite index="1-5,1-13,1-15,1-21">The 18-hole Old Course features 6,810 yards at par 71, with generous fairways bordered by water, sand and dunes, and greens enclosed by deep bunkers, mounds or dunes.</cite> <cite index="1-1">Greens use Velvet Bentgrass commonly seen on East Coast courses.</cite>

Why putting prep matters at Monarch Dunes Golf Club The Old Course

Monarch Dunes Golf Club The Old Course plays as a 13-hole par 71 from the Black tees at 6,830 yards. With a 73.3 rating and 136 slope, it's a course that asks for steady ball-striking and steady putting through a full round.

Damian Pascuzzo & Steve Pate's design philosophy shapes the green complexes here.

RECOMMENDED ROUTINE

20-minute pre-round putting routine

Adapt timing to your practice green availability and arrival window.

3–6 foot start-line check

Hit 10 putts from short range and watch your face control. Pick one ball mark or grass blade as a target — this is your line accuracy check before everything else. Bentgrass holds its line cleanly, so misses from this range are usually face-angle errors, not green reads.

5 min

15 / 25 / 35 foot distance ladder

Build your stroke-length feel for the most common lag putt distances. Three putts at each distance. The goal is getting the second putt inside the leather, not making the first. High-slope course — expect severe undulation. Practice ladder distances from both above and below the hole.

8 min

Uphill / downhill speed calibration

If the practice green has slope: hit 5 uphill and 5 downhill putts from the same distance. Hit at least 5 putts each direction. This is where the practice green tells you what the course will play like today.

5 min

Pressure finish

Make 8 out of 10 from 4–6 feet before leaving. If you miss two in a row, reset the count. The goal is leaving the green with confidence, not a number. Greens may have more wear around the cup at high-traffic courses — your last putts will tell you what the actual surface is doing.

2 min