Finally made the 30 min trek to Pasatiempo. RGM2525 told me I need to get out there and play it and he was absolutely right. Course is in fantastic shape tee to green. it's a fun layout with some ... Continue »

Finally made the 30 min trek to Pasatiempo. RGM2525 told me I need to get out there and play it and he was absolutely right. Course is in fantastic shape tee to green. it's a fun layout with some serious challenges around the greens. The greens rolled very smooth at a reasonable medium-fast pace. Even downhill putts were manageable. Slick, but manageable. There's a lot of slope to most of the greens but I found them to be predictable. The real difficulty were the severe slopes on the sides and edges of the greens. Miss in the wrong spot and even perfectly placed pitch shots had NO chance of stoping near the pin. Greens were soft so full on approach shots would usually stick. Fairways were lush offering great lies. Rated at a solid 9. Tee boxes and sand traps were perfect 10's. Course is on a a hill so every hole has some sort of slope to it. The front 9 basically goes down the hill then back up so there aren't really any major doglegs. The back nine is a bit more creative with forced carries over gulches and some doglegs. I walked the course and the front nine was a bit of a challange mainly because I always seemed to leave my trolley cart on the wrong side and kept having to trek up a steep embankment. Back nine was easy to walk. Some of the writeups rank Pasatiempo above Spyglass and Pebble Beach. I strongly disagree with that statement but certainly rate it as a top notch facility well worth the trip and green fee!