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3.1
382 Reviews (382)
5 Stars
66
4 Stars
119
3 Stars
84
2 Stars
63
1 Stars
50
Conditions
2.7
Value
3.3
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.5
59.4%
Recommend this course
261 out of 382 reviews
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3.5
19 Reviews (19)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
2
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1
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.8
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.3
73.7%
Recommend this course
14 out of 19 reviews
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3.0
55 Reviews (55)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
13
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
15
1 Stars
8
Conditions
2.5
Value
3.2
Layout
4.0
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.3
54.5%
Recommend this course
30 out of 55 reviews
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Course Highlights
Pajaro Valley's course layout offers genuine character and challenge, with wide fairways and excellent views of the surrounding area. Friendly staff and an impressively smooth pace of play make for a consistently enjoyable round at a reasonable value.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6432 yards
Slope 125
Rating 70.6

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 1926
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Floyd McFarkland (1926) Robert Muir Graves (1962)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $25
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, American Express
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Available Facilities

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Reviews

3.1
382 Reviews (382)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 20
Brunch 9
Watching the Game 9
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 26
Bunkers 22
Undulating Greens 19
This course/club is great for:
Locals 31
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 22
Walkers 17
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 23
Convenient to the City 9
In the 'Burbs 8

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Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

bad cart service

Carts are in need of repair. Everyone I play you have to wait for your cart which delays your play and they always stall which you have to call in and maybe you can get another cart. Consistently their always give you that they R as n Out Of Carts even during small reaffic. Not well organized in that regards but the course is improving

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Pajaro is pajaro

Been coming here 6 times a year for 30 years. Good value for the money. Pace of play always a issue here, no marshal . Friendly round , good place to break in your game.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Needs Upkeep

The course is in a nice location and resonably challanging. The course as well as the club house are in need of of upkeep/maintenance. Apparently the owner is not anxious to invest the money.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

atrocious greens

Greens were very slow bumpy and fuzzy nearly impossible to putt. Fairways were decent.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

The greens have recovered well from the problem they had in Feburary.

Value for the money is fantastic. They are doing quite a bit of renovation to the range which should be excellent when finished.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Nice place and friendly folks

The course was long and fun if you play black. Thanks to Golfnow $25 with a cart, tee time was 10 AM, how could you go wrong. The greens was challenging but fair and the the condition of the rest of the course was decent. I just wish it was not too slow and no marshall to speed up the slow folks. When it takes almost 5 hours to complete a game it matters not how great a golf course is.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Used cart

Great course

Book it thru golf now for best deal
Course is great shape.
Very challenging.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great Time

This course is a lot of fun, forgiving fairways, tricky greens some need work but have improved significantly & just all around a nice course to play, practice at, or play with your buddies.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Old Course

In some ways it looks like they have given up. The course needs better maintenance.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Used to be a great place to play

This used to be a well maintained place to play. The greens really need attention. The clubhouse and restaurant need updating.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Friendly locals, save the day !!!

This is always a treat to play. The greens are usually lighting. They had been arrated recently, so they were not as fast as usual. They were in amazingly good shape though. Keeping the ball below the hole is a must @ this track. The Staff member I dealt with, could use work on people skills!! That newspaper was a little more important. Just say'n.... Had a great day and great weather... With new friends..:)

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

unfriendly clerk at the desk

It was our first time playing at Pajaro, we got there and went in the shop , when I gave the Name of our reservation we just got a head nod. That was all the only words we got out of the clerk were " its $ 4 for the key desposit and that was all no other comment.
Yet that would not stop me for enjoying a nice round of Golf. And still bring or recommend the course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Needs New Management.

IMO, this course needs a serious overhaul. This Golf Shop is so depressing. Look around and you'll see what I mean.

The course is in terrible shape. The greens have fungus all over them. So sad to see.
Our cart had 4 full sand and seed bottles which I went through on the first 2 holes. That's how bad the fairways were.

I used to play this course a lot a few years ago, but I don't what;s changed in the recent years but this course is on the serious decline. Too bad, this WAS a decent course, and worth the $, but in no way should this course be more than $30.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is run down

Booked on Golf Now for 18 holes but could only play back nine. Course in poor condition.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

greens are in bad shape

all in all, it was decent. The fairway were as hard as a rock. you really could not take a divot. the greens were difficult due to the fungus or disease that has infected a lot of them. and who ever that guy was at the desk was not very friendly. I used to please at here from time to time. I had a friend that lived in Santa Cruz and it was about half way for both of us. Things certainly have changed.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Corse is not what it used to be.

From tee to fairways it was good, but once around the greens it was another story. There were only 6 greens in good condition, the others varied from poor to hole #14 which they might as well tear it and start over. They've eliminated some sand traps but some of the remaining ones they should label them as ground under repair and allow for a free drop because they had let these go and there were weeds in them and were basically not maintained.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Not much to talk about?

The majority of the holes were not kept up? The tee boxes were not mowed heavy weeds all around
Also needed to be mowed all around. The greens were also in need of attention.

Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

1st time at Pajaro Valley

Course is very forgiving, but challenging! Will definitely play her again.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

Nice Course to walk or ride

The course had the right amount of tight and narrow fairways to the wide open ones. I liked it had some challenging holes and some that were "breathers", though the 'breathers" were not par 3s. Some tough holes but all were fun to play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

worst greens ever played !!!!!

needs lots of work on the greens. big bald spots no true roll.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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