Bayonet, Black Horse combine with Inns by the Sea for ‘play and stay’ packages

November 30, 2009

PRESS RELEASE

Bayonet and Black Horse Golf Club have announced “stay and play” packages with Inns by the Sea, the area’s premier collection of boutique hotel properties, throughout the reminder of 2009 and in 2010. Bayonet and Black Horse are among the most storied golf courses on the Monterey Peninsula — opening in 1954 and 1967, respectively. The 18-hole, sister layouts have hosted golf’s greats including Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson, several U.S. Presidents and foreign dignitaries.

Bayonet, with its narrow playing corridors and steep, penal bunkering, is considered the most difficult test of golf on the Monterey Peninsula. The par-72, 7,104-yard course has retained its famous bite after the recent renovation by award-winning architect Gene Bates, but playability and strategic options have been greatly improved. The uphill, dogleg right, 476-yard, par-4 ninth hole exemplifies the course’s significant challenge.

Black Horse, a 7,024-yard, par-72 layout, features sweeping vistas of the Pacific and is highlighted by fescue-framed fairways, bunkers with distinctive, serrated edges and slickly-contoured greens. The par-3 15th, created during the renovation, faces the bay and is sure to emerge as one of the great holes on the Peninsula.

Inns by the Sea features five cottage-style hotels ranging from 13 to 35 rooms, all located in picturesque Carmel-by-the-Sea, one of the most sought-after shopping districts on the Peninsula. The packages, ranging from $249 to $389 per night, per golfer, offer a myriad of stay-and-play options at a variety of price points.

Included (in addition to accommodations) is one round of golf, daily, on Bayonet or Black Horse with cart and range balls. Continental breakfast is delivered to the room each morning.

Bayonet and Black Horse’s renovated features include: dramatic alterations to corridors and hole routings to reveal breathtaking ocean vistas; improved playing options off the tee and around greens; replacing invasive kikuyu and poa annua grasses on the tees, fairways and greens with the preferred Jacklin T1 Bentgrass, a rarity for the region that will ensure the best lies and smoothest putting surfaces on the Peninsula. Bayonet is still considered – and rated – one of the most challenging courses in the state, ranking No. 35 in Golf Digest’s list of the “50 Toughest Golf Courses in the United States.”

Inns by the Sea is a unique collection of eight lovely inns located in four premier destinations along California’s spectacular Central Coast. From Half Moon Bay to Carmel-by-the-Sea, each inn is unsurpassed for its warm, welcoming staff, cozy comfort, and relaxed elegance. Properties on the Monterey Peninsula include: Candle Light Inn, Carriage House Inn, Dolphin Inn, Svendsgaard’s, and Wayside Inn. For more information about rooms and amenities, visit www.innsbythesea.com.

Additional golfers can be added for $95 per day, Monday through Friday, and $120 on Saturdays and Sundays. Rates are subject to availability and some restrictions and blackouts.

For more information, phone 800-433-4732 or visit www.innsbythesea.com

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