Bayonet Golf Course

Bayonet was designed and built in 1954 by General Robert B. McClure, the commanding officer of Fort Ord, the U.S. Army training post near Monterey named for Civil War general Edward Otho Cresap Ord. The course took its name from the post's 7th Infantry "Light Fighter" Division, nicknamed the "Bayonet Division." A left-handed golfer himself, McClure shaped holes to suit his own game, and the routing became known for its length and demanding tee shots through oak- and cypress-lined fairways. Its signature stretch, holes 11 through 15, is a run of sharp doglegs dubbed "Combat Corner," broken only by a 226-yard uphill par 3. After Fort Ord closed under base-realignment legislation, the City of Seaside purchased Bayonet and Black Horse in January 1997, opening the once-military course to the public.