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Pajaro Valley Golf Club
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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 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
Good Times
Played in a 4some with 3 other lefties. Fun people, fun course. Pretty darn quick greens. Nice outing.
great staff
the staff are very polite. they really make me feel welcome. have played here many times. the customer service have improved a lot the pass couple of years. course condition is about the same. greens are really good after the rain. food is good at the restaurant. i will definitely come back.
Beautiful day
The course was in very good condition aside from the tee boxes, not all, but most. If/when tee box conditions improve than I will definitely be making this a weekly round. Greens and fairways were in great shape. Played in just over 3 hours by myself
Winter player
Very tall uncut rough if your not in the fairway greens very good it was overall a nice course alot of hills and trees you need to be able to drive it long off the tee.
Open course
Good pace of play on this day. I used to play here on a weekly basis. Prices went up the last couple years so I haven't played here for awhile. Glad to have gotten some rain. In June the course was was pretty brown around the edges. I don't play as much as I used to because tee time fees in my area have doubled and tripled so much less golf. Also there should be covid vaccination verification when being paired with a stranger.
Tim from Santa Maria
What a great course nice open Fairways and elevated greens in great condition
Needs TLC.
This course could be awesome. However, very poorly maintained. Very friendly people, not sure course is in such bad shape.
Glad they’ve revisited afternoon rates for seniors midweek
Completed 18 holes in less than 4 hrs in spite of failed cart battery..Staff was friendly and responsive to bring out new cart
Nice course, good views, needs some upgrade
Greens were great. Needs small upgrades like yardage markers on course, par distances on tee signs, more water on course, a map of the course on the scorecard. A good walking course for those who are in decent shape. Enjoyable.
Good Value, Decent Course
It's a mostly wide open course with decent variations of holes. The hills make this course play tricky. and you really need a rangefinder to know your lines from the tee. also the fairway yardage markers are poor.
The grass is in ok shape, but the greens are pretty nice.
They really need some on-course food options. Especially since there was no food available in the clubhouse at 4pm either.
Great Value
$40 including cart at 2:30pm on a summertime Sunday in California? Yes please! Course in decent enough shape. Some very thin areas in some parts of the fairways but no complaints here. Greens also in decent shape and challenging. Layout is wide open for the most part; hard to lose your ball. Some interesting and fun elevation changes. Nice pro shop staff. Facilities outdated but really clean (which is all that matters!). Great value!
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