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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
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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
53 Reviews (53)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
14
1 Stars
8
Conditions
2.5
Value
3.3
Layout
4.0
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.3
54.7%
Recommend this course
29 out of 53 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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Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Quick greens and some maintenance needed. Overall, good course for the price.

Fast greens and sometime tough to read the line. Tee boxes need some work but they are doing a lot of repairs so hope it gets all fixed up in the next year or so. Has potential to be a very good course but the maintenance is inconsistent. Lots of uneven lies and tiered greens. Tougher than the slope rating listed and if the winds off the bay blow it can add a few strokes to your game.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice Course for the Money

Small course. People are friendly. Course needs a little work. They are trying a some renovating.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not a great course

They had a hole shut down no notice, lots of patches of dirt, unlevel and unsauded tee boxes, no starter=uncoordinated round lots of back ups. A lot of the sand traps were rock hard and some of the greens had fungus growing. It was an ok value at $12.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great value for the money!!

Only negative was the pace of play... Needed a Marshall to push the slow players along. All in all we had a wonderful time and would recommend this course to anyone who comes to this area. We'll definitely play here again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

This course is a local gem.

Wide fairways...fast greens....scenic..quiet...a fun course...Feels like you are on the water.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great day with smooth play throughout.

Course well maintained with most fairways in very good condition. All greens in good condition also with only a few holes having some "ground under repair" maintenance, primarily with new bunkers in the making.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very Frustrating experience.

As a single, I was placed behind two five-domes, yes, five-domes. A foursome behind me. This made for a very exasperating frustrating day. In addition, the two five-somes were playing a tournament so they were super slow. While I realize that some of this was out of the hands of the pro shop, I think they should have sent me off the tenth tee. Maybe it was just my luck as I have had great experiences here before. Do think it should be a policy of foursomes or less-somes.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

got out early and played in under 3 hours.

Course is fun and in good shape. Pace of play was excellent and staff was very friendly.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice try, but no thanks

We had low expectations considering the cost of our round and our expectations were met. The tee areas and the fairways are terrible. The greens are actually very nice and a lot better than many greens I have played. The clubhouse is an eyesore as are several buildings out on the course. We had to wait about 20 minutes after our starting time to start because no carts were available. Play was excruciatingly slow. For $28, I guess we got our money's worth. But, we will not be back.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Wide open course. Greens were very sloped and faster than anticipated

Course is wide open. Was overwatered when I played making for some muddy balls and wet lies. Greens are fast and many have severe slope resulting in a need to keep the ball below the hole. It seems they are trying to improve the tee boxes (they need leveling and some had very little grass).

Weather was very clear making for some wonderful views on the back 9.

Folks who work there are friendly as are the folks who play. I enjoyed my round.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Friendly staff

I had a real nice time on your course yesterday. Pace of play was fantastic! Excellent greens.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Greens.......limited course maintenance

Course needs to sweat the finer details....ran out of carts...many areas needed landscape attention. Round took 5.5 hours - Best hotdog and smiling service at the sugarshack though......

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Nice track

Played here about 2 years ago, found the course to be in generally better condition than the first time. Fairways had some clover and other small white flowers which seems normal for this time of year. Greens all in good shape, traps have better sand. Club house still kind of run down but serviceable. Not much in the pro shop. Kind of hilly so you may not want to walk although clearly some people do walk.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Fun Greens

To play 18 holes for under 30 bucks its tough to beat the value of pajaro valley. Fast greens, a good mixture of long and short holes and friendly staff. A good way to spend the afternoon.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

This course is really nice!

I enjoyed this course because its very open & flat. The staff is very nice& its really clean ! I would go there again soon!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Fun course needs a little tlc

Course is challenaging but the greens were only fair. Fairways were a little sparse. Still a good value for the money.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser

This course has so so conditions

The pro shop look like they were getting ready to move. Not much in the way of equipment or apparel. The greens were decent, but the tee boxes and fairways were in raggy condition.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

This course is not being maintained as well as it has been in the past.

I have played this course quite a bit over the last 40 years. I have always like playing Pajaro. However, it is not nearly as nice as it used to be. The greens are in good shape, the fairways are mediocre, the cart paths are over due for replacement and the driving range teeing area is not being maintained, at all.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Interesting layout

First, I was double-booked at Pajaro Valley.

The course is interesting in some of the drastic elevation changes and the contour of some of the greens. Overall a pleasant experience.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser

needs lots of water

this course needs improvements. too many of the fairways were the opposite of lush and green. unless of course, you consider pasture lands nice.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
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