Pasatiempo Golf Club

Fantastic golf course. Read Dr. Alister MacKenzie's guide to course design in the club house. I wish all golf course architects would try to adhere to those rules.

Plays much longer then the yardage. Perfect weather when we played and it seemed as if the course was 7K.

Everyone should experience this course at least once.

Course and overall facility are in great condition. Greens are fast and very challenging - but not unfair. Rough down at 1-2“ and well playable. Bunkers with no rakes but even in the late afternoon were in good condition.

Very nice weather these days with winds not more than half a club.

Pace of play could have been better. They had marshals on the course but it was a busy day and on a tough course that‘s what you get: 4:45hr for the round.

It's perfect in every way. What a fantastic experience. If you can't play with someone who knows the course, get a caddie. Having someone who knows the pitfalls helps tremendously. The course is tough, but fair.

Enjoy the day at Pasatiempo. Having played it once, its already my favorite course anywhere.

First time playing an Alastair Mackenzie design course and there were certainly Augusta National looks to the holes. Except for the long native grass around a lot of the tee boxes and greens which the member in my foursome noted was un-MacKenzie like. Greens' slow speed caught me off guard but the same member pointed out it's poa annua which gets hairy in the afternoon, but the ball still rolled true.

Not a whole lot of sweeping views except the 1st and 12th tee boxes. But individual hole designs are very interesting with lots of contouring and thoughtful design

This was my fourth time playing Pasatiempo, so I had a game plan going in. I knew what clubs to hit and how to play certain holes. It paid off with a solid score on a course that is sneaky difficult. There are so many challenging par 4s - 1-7-10-11-16 - that it's hard to beat your handicap. The par 5s are beatable, but the par 3s take back whatever strokes you may have gained. They're mean (in a good way).

It's one of the rare courses that I could see myself playing every day the rest of my life. It's walkable, interesting, confounding, historic. A winning combination, for sure.

We love Pasatiempo, but when we played yesterday, the greens were extremely slow. Even our downhill putt didn't roll. The practice green was awesome, but it's totally different than the actual 18 holes greens.

The fairways and rough were in great shape.

Drinking water is available in 3 out of 4 places, 1 location by tee box #14 is not working. And all drinking water is not cold, it would have been nice if we had cold water in a warm day.

Pasatiempo is simply a piece of golf history, and a must play!!

MacKenzie built an amazing course that will stand the test of time. Short by today standards, but the greens will give you all you can handle and then some.

Fun course to play, amazing bunkering. I walked the course to get the whole experience, definitely need to be in decent shape.

Pasatiempo is a challenging course, with undulating fast greens, and great views. Unfortunately, today they had a temporary tee on #1, which was a shame. I played with a nice group of players, as we all enjoyed our time on the course.

As great as the weather was today, and the course was in good shape. I do not feel this course is worth its normal rate of $240. I was fortunate enough to play it at a discount of $155, plus $38 for a cart. I believe it’s worth playing at least once, but with Poppy Hills and other great courses nearby...it’s “regular” price is way too inflated.

Pasatiempo is a classic course that uses terrain to challenge one's golf skills. It plays far longer than the yardage on the card--shorter holes are uphill, downhill holes are into the wind, there was little roll in the fairways, and the rough ate balls. Greens are grainy--speedy in one direction, slow in another--with a lot of slope. Most greens are well-bunkered. Most players should play at least one set of tees forward of what they think they should play.

The staff was as friendly as could be and the members were very friendly and inviting. The first

hole tells you your in for a treat, but the par 3 #3rd hole tells you to bring your golf game. The golf course is a postcard waiting to be made, and the design and layout of the course was everything I expected. The greens are fast, the ruff is ruff, the fairways are tight, and a drive off to the left or right on most holes will cost you. Hole #8 is a gem with its hallway like fairway and #9 let’s you admire the club house up the hill. The back nine is challenging and it all starts with probably the hardest hole on the course; #11 hole can test From the tee to the green. If you hit the driver for good distances you can try for the second fairway over the ravine, but I would suggest to hit it straight up the fairway and lay upon the second shot. The green is we’re this one gets testy because it has a false front and if you miss the top tear you should be prepared to have your ball roll down the hill.

The #13 hole is beautiful and worth the price of admission so take a snap shot as you walk down its fairway. The #16 green is a three tiered green and depending on the pin placement it’s going to be challenging so get you distance right on this hole. The final hole #18 is a pleasant par three that’s ends the round on a great note. Pasatiempo was awesome and I can’t wait to play it again.

For $200+ Pasatiempo is a huge rip off. I should have known just by looking at the junky driving range with limited flight balls, crappy mats, netting and mud everywhere. The most disappointing thing we’re the SLOW and bumpy greens. Probably ran 8 on the stimp meter. Areas outside tee boxes, fairways and greens were unkempt, visually unappealing and no better than a local muni. WE had to ask the ranger on #7 if we could play through a group ahead of us that had fallen at least 2 holes behind - and they had a fore caddy! I’d pay $70 to play Pasatiempo but no more. The fact that they charge $275 for some tee times is the biggest ripoff in the country.

Played half moon bay day before and this blew it away. Every hole is memorable and the design is epic. Greens conditions were just ok since they were still recovering. Been lucky to play many greatness tracks and this made the top 5!

This was the second time playing this course

Enjoyed playing the course the second time

Very nice layout, par 5’s are manageable

Par 4’s are LONG