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Pajaro Valley Golf Club
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About Pajaro Valley Golf Club
Pajaro Valley Golf Club sits in the hills above Monterey Bay at Royal Oaks, where open space, rolling terrain and local wildlife shape a varied set of holes suited to a range of playing abilities.
The club is marking a century as part of the surrounding community, tracing its origins to its founding as the Watsonville Golf & Country Club.
At a glance
- Access
- Public
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 6,432 yards
- Tees
- 4 tee boxes
- Course rating
- 70.6 / 125 slope
- Opened
- 1926
- Difficulty
- Average
Scorecard
| Tee | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Out | In | Total | Par | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 36 | 72 | ||
| Handicap | 8 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 11 | |||||
| Blue | 473 | 396 | 184 | 520 | 297 | 379 | 150 | 389 | 349 | 345 | 171 | 424 | 372 | 180 | 463 | 397 | 567 | 376 | 3137 | 3295 | 6,432 | 72 | 70.6/125 |
| White | 458 | 388 | 173 | 492 | 281 | 337 | 138 | 379 | 329 | 345 | 162 | 409 | 356 | 160 | 432 | 388 | 514 | 358 | 2975 | 3124 | 6,099 | 72 | 69.4/119 |
| Yellow | 441 | 363 | 165 | 458 | 272 | 329 | 114 | 352 | 314 | 341 | 156 | 379 | 311 | 127 | 424 | 370 | 495 | 336 | 2808 | 2939 | 5,747 | 72 | 67.9/116 |
| Red | 438 | 334 | 128 | 399 | 267 | 321 | 93 | 329 | 287 | 341 | 151 | 336 | 307 | 127 | 419 | 351 | 486 | 312 | 2596 | 2830 | 5,426 | 72 | 66.4/110 |
Tee and scorecard data retrieved from the USGA GHIN course database
Course handicap at Pajaro Valley Golf Club
How many strokes you get from each tee, by handicap index.
| Tee | Rating | Slope | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 70.6 | 125 | -1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 26 | 32 | 38 |
| White | 69.4 | 119 | -3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 29 | 35 |
| Yellow | 67.9 | 116 | -4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 27 | 33 |
| Red | 66.4 | 110 | -6 | -1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 29 |
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