Pasatiempo Golf Club

Quick Facts

Designer:  Alister MacKenzie in 1929

Cost:  $220.00 plus $30 for a cart Click for current rates

Contact Information:  Phone: (831) 459-9155 - Ken Woods, Head Professional

Course Website:  Official Website - Visit Pasatiempo's official website by clicking on the link provided.

Directions:  Get here! - 18 Clubhouse Rd., Santa Cruz, California 95060

Photos:  See additional photos of Pasatiempo

Accolades: Ranked 29th on Golf Digest's 2009-10 Top 100 Greatest Public Golf Courses in America and 18th in the state of California.

Signature Hole:  18th - 169 Yard Par 3

What to Expect: Pasatiempo is one of the great classic "golden age" courses in America and one of the rare chances the general public has to play an Alister MacKenzie designed course. Dr. MacKenzie owned a home on the 6th fairway where he stayed until he passed away in 1934. The course lays on a property that features rolling hills, a large baranca, and small ravines. The course is lined with mature trees of a variety of species and a view of Monterey Bay is afforded from the opening tee box which exhilirates the golfer before a fantastic round. 2007 saw Tom Doak step in and restore the masterful bunkering that Dr. MacKenzie was so well known for. The restoration brought new life to a course that had started to be plucked from its golden roots. The core of the course has always remained at Pasatiempo which is fortunate since it is one of the good doctor's greatest feats with the course keeping the player's interest from start to finish. A very unique feature at Pasatiempo is the fact that the finishing hole is a par 3, a rare feature indeed.

By the Numbers:

Individual Hole Analysis

Best Par 3:  3rd - 214 Yards

Best Par 4:  16th - 387 Yards

Best Par 5:  6th - 567 Yards

Birdie Time:  9th - 500 Yard Par 5

Bogey Beware:  11th - 392 Yard Par 4