Great local golf pro…read more Very friendly and knowledgeable. His online booking tools and appointment reminders are a nice touch as well. A bit pricey, but come on, you just spent $500 on that driver. Might as well learn how to use it!

Ross has reasonable group rates for beginning golfers at an awesome location, Harding Park, and is…read morevery observant yet patient with golfers of all skill levels. Sign up for a group or individual lesson and you will be on your way to improving your game.

Brad Cursio is an outstanding golf instructor who combines deep knowledge, patience, humor, and…read moreenthusiasm to create an enjoyable and effective learning experience. I attended his three-day academy last April, where each day began with about two hours of instruction focused on my goals and key golf fundamentals, followed by nine holes on the course with Brad to put those lessons into practice. Brad is especially skilled at adapting his teaching style when something is not clicking. When I struggled, he moved easily between different explanations, strategies, and learning approaches until the concept made sense. With a few simple, easy-to-execute changes to my setup and grip, he helped me add twenty to thirty yards to all of my longer clubs. My short game improved even more. The wedge strategies he taught helped me get more out of my shots, land closer to the pin, and shorten my path to the hole. The on-course component was one of the most valuable parts of the academy. It exposed me to all aspects of the game and helped me understand how the individual pieces fit together in real playing conditions. I started as a mid-handicapper hoping to stay under 100; now I am working to stay under 90, which is a major improvement and still a work in progress. If you are looking to refine your golf game, improve your fundamentals, and learn in a supportive environment, I highly recommend Brad and his Monterey Bay Golf Academy.

Brad was excellent to work with. Detailed and great demeaner. He is a wonderful teacher and…read morecheerleader. After my over 30 years layoff from golf, Brad has helped me tremendously and provided hope to my senior golf game. I felt very fortunate to find him and would highly recommend Brad!

I have golfed a lot when I was younger but never had a lesson. I was able to get down to a decent…read morehandicap but I was just working with my slice and my home-grown golf swing. I had kids and started a business and took about 15 years off of golf. Like everyone else, I got back into golf during the pandemic. I felt like I was starting over. After a few months of scores over 100 I decided to seek out golf lessons. Steve came highly recommended by a friend. I had watched every youtube video on the web about getting rid of my slice and gave each tip an honest try. Steve taught me to focus on being relaxed and keeping a nice tempo. He also showed me how completing the rotation of my shoulders in my follow through automatically squared up my clubface at impact. In my 2nd lesson I was able to hit some of my iron shots pure. By my third lesson they were going longer and my swing felt so smooth and effortless. I started regularly shooting rounds in the low 90's on the hardest courses in the area. By lesson 6 I started to be able to regularly hit a draw on my driver with a slight inside out path, keeping my balance, and getting that club face closed with my shoulders on the follow through. I have now had 8 lessons and I am shooting in the high 80's on hard courses pretty regularly. Now pretty much every time I am out someone stops me and tells me how great and effortless my swing looks. I am hitting more fairways, more greens, and my short game lessons have improved my putting and my chipping. I am now making almost everything from 6 feet in, and have significantly improved my longer putts. I still have good days and bad days, but my bad days are better than my good days were before my lessons. Lastly, Steve is the best deal in town from a bang for your buck stand point. I paid $150 for a 4 lesson package which comes out to only $37.50 per lesson. You can't find a better deal.

Working with Steve set the tone for my best year of golf to date. I discussed with him my goals and…read morehe worked with me to get me to a much improved foundation. I have had lessons in the past, nothing even close, Steve knows his stuff and knows how to coach.

Tim is a natural golf coach. i met him at Seascape Golf Course in Aptos and he watched my game for…read moreseveral holes. I was impressed by the simple yet critical tips he gave to remember while chipping onto the green. He had a very patient, hands on approach about his delivery that made me feel very comfortableThe tips worked immediately and I have them tucked away into my golf notes page on my cell phone that I can refer to in a moments notice. I can't wait to get my next set of tips him!

Loved the golf lessons. I was a complete beginner and I now have some best practices I can take…read morewith me as I continue my golf journey. I wasn't sure about golf at first, but these lessons have really helped me enjoy myself when I'm out on the course hanging with my friends.

Nice range, reasonable prices and friendly staff. It is not crowded during the week. The golf…read morepro their is good as well

If you want to learn the golf swing in a natural and I dare say comfortable way look no further…read morethen a lesson with Bob. As someone who's taken almost 100 golf lessons in the 15 years I've been playing it's easy to say my lesson with Bob was what my golf swing has been waiting for all these years. I've never been so optimistic about where my game is heading even as a former single digit handicap. I can assure you if you're serious about learning the golf swing and willing to put in the work Bobs teaching philosophy will deliver.

June 2026 I retired…read morein December 2025 and decided to try golf. My wife and I never played before so we wanted to develop good habits before we made an attempt at golf. Coach Kelly was highly recommended by many of my friends. Consistently, they described him as chill, laid back and a great teacher. My wife and I booked a private session with him. We met at his house and he has an indoor golf simulator. On session one, we worked on grip, hip rotation and hinge. On session two (3 weeks later), Coach Kelly worked with our rotation, power shift in the hips and our follow through on the swing. From this point on, we will take individual lessons with him. We've incorporated everything he taught us and are making micro improvements as we continue our golf journey. Scheduling was simple. Prices very reasonable. And that man is Hawaiian! That should tell you enough about his personality. I highly recommend Coach Kelly!

This review is long overdue! Coach Kelly is an amazing coach and all around one of the nicest…read morepeople I've ever met. My daughter was a complete beginner that wanted to make it on her girls high school golf team. When she first came to him the summer leading up to her junior year, she didn't even know how to properly hold a golf club. By the end of her senior year she was captain, made it to BVAL as a solo player and fell in love with the sport. Coach Kelly was so patient with her, encouraged her and because of his knowledge and teaching style allowed her to grow so much in such a short time. I highly recommend Coach Kelly to anyone looking for a coach.

We played both Bayonet (day one - 1:30 pm tee time) and Black Horse (day two - 10:40am tee time)…read more Beautiful courses; great fairways and greens were rolling true (at 11). Biggest complaint there is the slow play. Bayonet we played the round 5:15 mins and Black Horse we played that round 5:30 mins. We were 55 mins behind pace of play when we got to hole 18 and had to wait on the tee box. We waited on average 10mins on each tee boxes and No Marshalls to be seen on either days. We called the club house when we played Black Horse on hole 5. They never showed up. Would I recommend these courses to play? Yes, but get an early tee time.

Played Bayonet which had been about 20+ years since I was here last time. We had a 9AM tee time for…read moreSaturday. Pro shop staff were great and helpful, paid $25 less than what I was expecting which was great. Let me start by saying this. When you come to a place like this golf course, as soon as you pay grab your cart and bag etc and immediately go see the starter. Check in with them. Our starter, an older gentleman seen we were about 90 minutes early to our tee time. We went to the range etc and upon just putting, he seen us and said we could go right now if we were ready which was almost 40 minutes ahead of schedule. He gave us some pointers etc on the course which helped a ton. The course had our 4 some completed in 3.5 hours of play. The course was in unbelievable shape and the greens were as hard as they get next to probably a US Open. What a great challenge and can't wait to come back here again.

Mike is a great coach and was more than happy to accommodate my availability. I could tell by the…read moreway he carried himself and communicated that he was the coach for me. I'm new to golf been playing for two weeks and he was able to help me with getting better contact, my form and a few swing thoughts. I was able to put on 20 yards on each of my clubs from one lesson and get consistent hits. Highly recommend this place and Mike!

If your child is playing competitive junior golf, you know how hard it is to get them to practice…read moreintentionally. We discovered The Golf Garage after noticing that some of the top players in our 9-year-old son's tournaments were training here. Booking a lesson with Mike was the best decision we've made for his game. This is not just hitting balls into a screen. Mike combines video analysis, TrackMan data, and advanced AI to compare your child's swing mechanics directly against the ideal blueprint. The impact was instant. Instead of mindlessly pounding balls at a traditional driving range, our son completely changed his approach. He slows down, uses the video feedback to check his setup, hits the ball, and then walks over to the computer to analyze his data. He craves that instant feedback, and it has taught him incredible discipline. The results speak for themselves. After working with Mike for just a short time, our son has gained at least one club length on his irons and a massive 30+ yards on his driver. While you can never completely replace playing on real grass, The Golf Garage is absolutely the missing piece for elite, data-driven training. If you want your kid to truly compete and win, go see Mike.

I think Patrick is of high character as he has given back to the community by supporting charities…read morewe represent as he sometimes lets us enjoy the club he works at. Our charity, Missing Man Ministry helps widows and orphans which he has supported in the past. Can't say enough about what his support means to us and he is a great golf teacher as well.

Patrick is an amazing instructor. We took a beginner course with him and he taught us the…read morefundamentals with lots of patience. I would definitely take another class with him next time I am in the area!

I've been golfing here for years, but after this experience, I won't be coming back. We showed up…read morejust four minutes before our tee time--literally walking up as the clock turned--and were told we couldn't rent a golf cart because their policy requires arriving five minutes early. Instead of working with us or offering any flexibility, they flat-out refused. What made it worse is that I had to come up with my own solutions just to keep the day moving, including asking if we could push our tee time back. They eventually delayed us 45 minutes anyway, but there was no effort on their end to help or accommodate--everything felt like it was on us to figure out. When we finally got out on the course, everything was backed up. We tried to keep pace by skipping a few holes, thinking we could make it up later--especially since it's a nine-hole course and we could've easily replayed holes 1 and 2. Instead, we were escorted off the course. The whole situation could have been handled with basic customer service and common sense. Instead, it felt rigid and unwelcoming. The staff seemed inexperienced and lacked the ability to problem-solve or take care of regular customers. Really disappointing experience all around.

Really disappointing experience. I've played a lot of golf, and I've never once been told I…read morecouldn't rent a cart because I was within 5 minutes of my tee time. That's exactly what happened here. It's especially frustrating considering this isn't some premium course. Being city-owned, you'd expect a more player-friendly experience, not random rules that make things harder. It completely threw off my mindset before I even teed off. Anyone who plays knows how important the mental side is, and starting your round irritated like that can ruin the entire experience. Ended up feeling like a waste of a round.