Pajaro Valley Golf Club
About
Originally designed by Floyd McFarkland, Pajaro Valley Golf Club has large Monterey Pines lining its generous rolling fairways. Elevated tees provide scenic views of the Pajaro Valley below. Opened in 1922 and redesigned in 1962 by Robert Muir Graves, the course features small bentgrass greens and four ponds with water in play on three holes. The fourth is one of the course's most challenging holes, a 420-yard par 4 with triple-tiered green. The course also was once the home of former U.S. Open champion Olin Dutra, who spent the last part of his career teaching here.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6432 yards | 70.6 | 125 |
| White (W) | 72 | 6097 yards | 74.7 | 125 |
| White | 72 | 6097 yards | 69.4 | 119 |
| Yellow | 72 | 5747 yards | 67.9 | 116 |
| Yellow (W) | 72 | 5747 yards | 72.7 | 121 |
| Red | 72 | 5426 yards | 66.4 | 110 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5426 yards | 71.1 | 118 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 70.6/125 | 473 | 396 | 184 | 520 | 297 | 379 | 150 | 389 | 349 | 3137 | 345 | 171 | 424 | 372 | 180 | 463 | 397 | 567 | 376 | 3295 | 6432 |
| White M: 69.4/119 W: 74.7/125 | 458 | 388 | 173 | 492 | 281 | 337 | 138 | 379 | 329 | 2975 | 343 | 162 | 409 | 356 | 160 | 432 | 388 | 514 | 358 | 3122 | 6097 |
| Yellow M: 67.9/116 W: 72.7/121 | 441 | 363 | 165 | 458 | 272 | 329 | 114 | 352 | 314 | 2808 | 341 | 156 | 379 | 311 | 127 | 424 | 370 | 495 | 336 | 2939 | 5747 |
| Red M: 66.4/110 W: 71.1/118 | 438 | 334 | 128 | 399 | 267 | 321 | 93 | 329 | 287 | 2596 | 341 | 151 | 336 | 307 | 127 | 419 | 351 | 486 | 312 | 2830 | 5426 |
| Handicap | 17 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 10 | |||
| Par | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 11 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
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Photo submitted by Dmck203 on 07/23/2025
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Photo submitted by u811899643 on 06/24/2025
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A lot of greens with the dead spots Photo submitted by FLog0gFc3x5UkPylhS8P on 06/21/2025
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Fore! Photo submitted by Paul5515557 on 05/25/2025
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Photo submitted by u314163668853 on 10/14/2024
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Photo submitted by u314163668853 on 10/14/2024
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Photo submitted by u314163668853 on 10/14/2024
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Photo submitted by yWifIPk4bzADawwuQumA on 01/28/2024
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Photo submitted by yWifIPk4bzADawwuQumA on 01/28/2024
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Photo submitted by yWifIPk4bzADawwuQumA on 01/28/2024
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Photo submitted by artnight on 12/30/2023
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Photo submitted by artnight on 12/30/2023
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Photo submitted by alreardon on 04/07/2022
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Humble brag with my approach on 16 Photo submitted by Sean6895066 on 01/19/2022
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Photo submitted by thisisjoelrobinson on 11/26/2012
Great improvement
This course must be under new management; the fairways are in decent condition even with the severe drought. The staff even seems to be friendlier.
Fairways very poor
The course was not in vry good shape. There had not been any rain but the course was very wet and mushy. In some areas it was to wet to even hit from .
Layout / Scenery
Great location, very quiet .
My group had a good experience.
This course has a great features
This course is great course, i like it . But if it is improved ,maybe it is more great.
Needs Updating
Club house needs a major renovation. Greens were great 2 weeks ago, now they're bumpy with hard pan spots. With a little TLC, Pajaro could be a top notch course. Still a great value. Played for $32 with a cart on the weekend and got in all 18 holes with daylight to spare.
Great Conditions
Much to my surprise the course was in really great shape. With the drought having such an effect of all golf courses it was nice to see plush green grass everywhere. Even the driving range was looking good.
Please repair cart paths
Although the employees are very friendly and the golf course is in a nice setting, the course can use some "tender loving care" - The cart paths have big holes that need repairing and it is really easy to lose your ball because of high grass. They were working on some of the greens also. I really hope they don't allow this course to go downhill. If I hadn't received a discount on my play, I would have been very disappointed in price for value.
coarse in great shape due to are water concerns
greens played true and fast-keep up the good job. customer service is great-i like the low prices.
Nice, But....
I played July 14 2014, I have been here a few times before and like the course.
I will say that the club house, parking lot and overall shape of the grounds is getting worse. the actual course is still pretty good.
Bad Condition
Carts died on us twice.. Took them over 20 min to replace.. Wasn't able to finish because of it.. Didn't really offer anything in return for the hassle and bad experience.. They said "register was already closed".. Don't think we'll be going back there when back down in Santa Cruz / Monterey Bay Area..
Greens and Carts?
Pajaro is a fun, sporty track and they often have very good deals (we paid $30 w/cart on GN). But the greens, which the course says have been named the "best in Monterrey Co." on their phone message, were hardly that and I have seen them in much better shape in the past.
I also, extraordinarily, would say their carts need work. The first cart I was given had almost no brakes which I found out when I went out to the parking lot to get our clubs and wound up over a curb and in a bush. The second cart I got had a lot of play in the steering wheel and made for an exciting day of driving around the course.
4th of July
We went out early morning in the fog. Not to many people and the pace was steady. Love this course for the value and long fairways. Would recommend to a friend and will be back again.
Course needs better management
The staff is not on top of things. They collect a deposit for the cart fees. When you return the key for the cart they give you back your deposit. At the end of our round, they didn't have enough case to give us for two cart keys. How does that happen? VERY LAME.
pro shop issues
We've played here many times and the pro shop and related services are going downhill. No cards or pencils on the carts, no cards in the pro shop, no one calls players to the tee, the carts consistently run out of juice at the turn or before. Price is excellent for a fun and challenging course. We wish they would get their guest services together.
getting better
condition of course is a lot better than when i last played a month ago. a fun round again. GO PLAY!
used to be a great course...what happened?
Pajaro used to be a gem and a value that was very high on a lot of my friends list..however, recently, the greens got some disease and they were terrible...the owner took steps to fix the greens and made some changes...but now has raised prices..I feel this course is not in good enough shaped to be charging $50...the owner is making his patrons pay for his mistake..several media outlets report how many people are getting out of the game due to high prices of tee times and equipment..I would not recommend this course to anyone..in fact, I steer them to other area courses..
Pajaro Valley Golf Course
Excellent relaxing day. It was a little cool to be out in shorts, but the round was excellent. I shot a 77 that day, as everything seem to go at the pin, but my partner struggled. It is a varied course with a lot of undulations.
idial golf course
I had an upportunity to play at this golf course only a few times and I always impress of the quality and location of the this golf course.Somewhat challenging therefore you need to be careful of your ball placement ,not under the tree ,some faerways are narrows but long, Good place for a long hitters.
A lot different then two years ago/Is Pajaro Valley going out of business?
Arrived for 10:00 Tee time at 0930, was told that had to give a key deposit, and wife wanted to ride aong, but was not golfing, was told had to pay an additional $17 for her and with the $4 deposit came to $21, I was also told by the starter I would be called for my tee time, which never happened, as a matter of fact, many of the golfers there were confused, because the starter was not calling the groups to start either, at 10:10 I went in to find out about starting, and was informed that I could have started on the back nine first, I played the back nine then went to play the front 9, which went equally as bad. Would I play there again? Maybe, in a couple of years, I found several things that did not seem right when I went back after 2 years, first the pro shop was empty and bare, really no merchandise to sell, and the restraunt had fewer tables then I remember. Hole number 5 was an improvement, the improved landing zone was great. One other thing that was different then before, there were no towels to dry your ball after running them through the ball washer, kinda sad. I would have given a much higher score, but many of the folks I ran into, expressed the same feeling.