My reviews are starting to sound like a broken record. Played “X” course on a perfect sunny day with no wind. Today’s course was Pasatiempo and aside from a very slight ocean breeze on the back nin... Continue »

My reviews are starting to sound like a broken record. Played “X” course on a perfect sunny day with no wind. Today’s course was Pasatiempo and aside from a very slight ocean breeze on the back nine the weather was absolutely perfect. Being that it was my turn to treat, I invited a friend to come join as he had never played Pasatiempo before.

As expected for a high end course, the conditions were excellent all around. Tee boxes and fairways were both rated at 9. Very lush and green throughout. I will say that they use wooden tee markers with Tan and white designated colors for the tees. A lot of the markers were faded and it was hard to tell the difference between the white and tan markers. Yes this is a very tiny issue.

The fairways offered a perfect blend of roll out yet a plush hitting surface. One member of our foursome elected to take a cart and they actually let the cart out on the fairways about 60-75% of the time. We elected to walk and the course is built on a hill so there are a few “climbs” but nothing too extreme.

Greens are HUGE. Getting on the green is easy. Being in the right spot on the green is not so easy. All greens have severe slopes and multiple tiers. Greens rolled true at a medium-slow pace. I have to admit, I actually thought they were rolling a bit slow. No issues with unrepaired pitch marks.

Bunkers: Let’s just say that being in a bunker at Pasatiempo is an experience. Quality of sand is top notch. No issue there whatsoever. However, the bunkering is diabolical with some being 15’+ below the green. Sand traps are huge and the “bite” of the course really comes from the bunker and undulating greens combination.

As mentioned before, the layout is on a hillside to there are a few peeks of the ocean a few miles off in the distance. There’s no water hazards/features on the course but there are some forced carries over gully’s and gulch’s.

Customer service is great and we had time to grab a snack on the outdoor patio overlooking the 9th green.

One quick note: The driving range is temporarily closed. A few of the poles and net on the range came down in last weeks high winds. The range is expected to be back up and running by the end of this week.