The Club at Crazy Horse Ranch
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4.7
527 Reviews (527)
5 Stars
327
4 Stars
171
3 Stars
17
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
7
Conditions
4.7
Value
4.5
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.7
Amenities
4.4
97.0%
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509 out of 527 reviews
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4.7
36 Reviews (36)
5 Stars
27
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
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1
1 Stars
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Conditions
4.8
Value
4.6
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.8
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.9
94.4%
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34 out of 36 reviews
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4.6
68 Reviews (68)
5 Stars
47
4 Stars
19
3 Stars
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Conditions
4.8
Value
4.4
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.8
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.8
95.6%
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65 out of 68 reviews
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Course Highlights
Crazy Horse consistently delivers well-maintained fairways, fast greens, and a challenging layout that keeps golfers coming back. Friendly staff and an impressively smooth pace of play make every round feel effortless.

About

Holes 18
Type Private
Style Traditional
Par 72
Length 6145 yards
Slope 128
Rating 70.1

The Club at Crazy Horse Ranch (previously known as Salinas Golf & Country Club) in Monterey boasts a reputation as "the friendliest club in the area." Opened in 1925, it's also known as one of the area's oldest clubs though they are loathe to label themselves as "traditional". The golf course sprawls across rolling countryside dotted with mature trees and the occasional water hazard. Originally opened as a nine-hole layout, the golf course may appear somewhat short at just over 6,200 yards from the back tees but don't underestimate its level of difficulty. It's a tight layout that demands accuracy, especially when navigating the small greens. There is plenty of variety at The Club at Crazy Horse Ranch, you may even find yourself using all the clubs in your bag. The golf course finishes with a stunning view of Salinas Valley from an elevated tee. The fairway slopes downhill to a well protected green guarded on the left with trees and on the right with bunkers.

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Course Details

Year Built 1925
Fairways Rye Grass
Greens Rye Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Jack Fleming (1925)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Bar, Catering

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Lounge, Banquet Facilities, Locker Rooms

Available Sports

Tennis

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Reviews

4.7
527 Reviews (527)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 20
Patio Dining 10
Dinner 8
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 45
Undulating Greens 25
Bunkers 19
This course/club is great for:
Locals 46
Advanced Golfers 27
Seniors 23
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 36
Convenient to the City 24
In the 'Burbs 8

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Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Coarse, most importantly it was consitant greens and all.

I really like this coarse. Greens are challanging and fun. But more importantly they are all consitant through out the coarse. Fairways are great and the rough is rough. Its a fun challanging coarse and I always love playing here.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Beautiful setting, wonderful greens

Don't let the short yardage (6,100 from the tips) fool you. With numerous up-hill pins, strategically placed trees, and plenty of OB, this course will challenge even the longest hitters. Greens and fairways are very well maintained, and the weather couldn't have been nicer. Arrive early and take advantage of the very nice putting green and grass driving range. Highly recommend this course, especially at the GolfNow rate.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

this course is in great condition to play.

the course is beautifully maintained. little challenge. the green was tuff to read but enjoyed to play from 1st to 18th hole. staff was kind.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

super value and the best greens around

I was greeted by a staff member almost as I stepped on the property...inside the proshop another very friendly employee, welcomed me to the course.. let me tell you...these are the best greens , by far, than any I have encountered around this area for public courses..usually the course want sto keep up the pace of play and do not make greens too fast...but these were like greased lightning...the gent in the proshop suggested I practice on the greens for a few minutes..he said that with a chuckle..course is a little short..but still I had alot of fun..scored well...for me..78..great place to play and have some fun...

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great place to play golf in Salinas

This is a beautiful course set in the farmland of Salinas. It is not a long course, but is challenging in that precise shots are required in many places. Non of the difficulty feels forced. There are lots of different kinds of holes, including a wonderful par 3 where the green is several hundred feet below the tee.
The greens are very fast, but the ball rolls true on all of them. Everything is very well maintained.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Small Greens

Overall a nice course. Kind of short with small greens, and tree lined fairways makes for a fun round. They should really thinks about expanding the greens a bit though.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course in Salinas

This is a really decent course in Salinas. Surprising the number of elevation changes for area noted for it's farm land. Played at 3pm and finished in 3 hours playing with another person. Greens are fast and in great condition. Tee boxes hadn't been mowed in a while.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course well maintained. Greens true to conditions.

7am play started in heavy fog and by the completion of the 13th hole the sun broke through. Maintenance crews were in abundance chain clearing moisture from greens and fairways. Course is in very nice shape and unfortunately for me I was able to try out three different bunkers, each with fluffy white sand.

I recommend this course, especially at the Golfnow rate.

Mike T.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Excellent condition, great rolling land, short

Excellent facility in that there's a grass driving range with a practice sand trap and chipping area. The greens were fantastic, I'm not a turf-knowledgeable person but the grass on the greens is different than the other courses I've played in Northern California. Like a pool table and the roll was true, really a pleasure to putt on. Trees everywhere, one of the guys I played with went a little nutty because almost all of his tee shots ended up behind a tree. Of course he appeared to have no alignment or pre-shot routine. Many of the par 4s were very short by today's standards where the high-tech driver has made the 320 yard par 4 a little outdated. Tees were in awesome shape, par 5s were nice and 2 of the par 3s were really great holes. The staff and several people on the course brought up the issue that we were "non members" - if you're sensitive to this type of thing beware. A lot of these type of golf clubs have begrudgingly embraced general public play for obvious financial reasons but they still have a chip on their shoulder. Course is out in the middle of nowhere which made the "non member" references perplexing.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This course is challenging and has great holes

Salinas County club is a very well maintained the greens are in awesome condition and the fairways are nicely maintained. the course has a great layout which will test your accuracy and great risk reward holes.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Friendly staff, well maintained course and a good value, what more can you ask for.

We played on an unusually slow day for the course so we sailed around in just over 3 hours. It's supposed to be private, but the staff were glad to see us and asked us to come back. We will and have already recommended Salinas G & CC to several friends. Beautiful course, well taken care of, challenging but very fair. The only thing that would make it better is if we lived closer. Had a great time overall.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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

great course

I loved this course the view is supreme the fairways are in Great condition the greens are almost perfect they are fast and very challenging

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great course

it is our secret public country club in the Monterey area

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

GREAT GREENS

SHORT TIGHT WELL GROOMED CORSE WITH SMALL FAST GREENS. cHALLENGING FOR FIRST TIMERS!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course,will play here again

1st time here , course was beautiful,well maintaned, & the other 2some were cool.Greens were small ,but rolled fast & true.Only thing I didn't like was the way a 2some played through,rude jerks.overall was very impressed& will looking forward to playing here again, & only $ 20.00.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A great course

a very fun course. Well maintained with very good greens. First time I ever played this course but I will return on a regular basis. Good value for the money.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very challenging.

Small greens and fast. Lots of uphill approach. Would like to play it again...

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great place to play

I parked the car, cart guy met me, we talked about the course. Great way to start the morning. He recommended i get a yardage book from the desk and before i could check in he came up and handed me one. I checked in, the clerk took me outside and showed me the first and tenth tee's and nineth and eigthteenth greens. we had the first tee time. The course is in Great condition. The greens are some of the best i've played on. The course has some nice elevation changes, but very playable for all. We finished in about 3 hours. After the round, an off shift employee about to golf, stopped and asked me about my round. We talked for 5 minutes. It with just an all around great morning. I would go back anytime. It was a very easy drive there, It didn't take as much time as i thought it would.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Short but an excellent test. Very small, fast, pure greens.

I was very pleased with the overall quality and value of the course.
A (few) functioning water fountain or coolers would be a kind upgrade. There are none so pack your own canteen.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

great course out of nowhere

Beautiful course with difficulty. Small green. Golf car has initial burst and need to pay attention while sitting in one of them.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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