Salinas Fairways Golf Course
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About
The Championship 18 hole course and driving range contains 140 acres adjacent to Salinas Municipal Airport. The course is a par 72 with a Black Tee 71.9 rating, a Blue Tee 70.7 rating, a White Tee 69.4 rating, a Red Tee 69 rating and a Gold Tee 65.4 rating. In 1998 Golf Course Architect Steve Halsey, of Hlsey Darary Golf in La Mesa California redesigned the course for a complete renovation. Mr. Halsey is an accomplished California Golf Course Architect having provided architectural design for the following golf courses: The River Course at Alisal, Solvang; Coronado Municipal Golf Course; Balboa Park Municipal Golf Course; Salinas Golf & Country Club; Palo Alto Golf Course; Modesto Municipal Golf Course and El Segundo Golf Course.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6784 yards | 71.9 | 119 |
| Blue | 72 | 6582 yards | 70.7 | 118 |
| White | 72 | 6307 yards | 69.4 | 116 |
| White (W) | 72 | 6307 yards | 75.4 | 126 |
| Gold | 72 | 5503 yards | 65.4 | 109 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 5503 yards | 70.9 | 118 |
| Red | 72 | 5168 yards | 69.0 | 111 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5168 yards | 69.4 | 114 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 71.9/119 | 396 | 342 | 180 | 468 | 435 | 579 | 400 | 215 | 356 | 3371 | 391 | 552 | 381 | 214 | 398 | 416 | 422 | 135 | 504 | 3413 | 6784 |
| Blue M: 70.7/118 | 377 | 338 | 165 | 466 | 417 | 562 | 400 | 188 | 356 | 3269 | 373 | 550 | 351 | 193 | 386 | 416 | 407 | 135 | 502 | 3313 | 6582 |
| White M: 69.4/116 W: 75.4/126 | 360 | 329 | 146 | 450 | 396 | 548 | 388 | 172 | 342 | 3131 | 359 | 532 | 339 | 177 | 371 | 400 | 391 | 126 | 481 | 3176 | 6307 |
| Gold M: 65.4/109 W: 70.9/118 | 307 | 320 | 129 | 435 | 330 | 453 | 358 | 157 | 308 | 2797 | 329 | 462 | 315 | 146 | 295 | 316 | 296 | 112 | 435 | 2706 | 5503 |
| Red M: 69.0/111 W: 69.4/114 | 289 | 304 | 111 | 402 | 317 | 440 | 310 | 141 | 297 | 2611 | 317 | 453 | 302 | 135 | 285 | 307 | 284 | 103 | 371 | 2557 | 5168 |
| Handicap | 8 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 13 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 12 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 3 |
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Golf Advisor: Top 25 Friendliest Courses in the U.S. (2015 #24)
Reviews
Worst staff at any golf course anywhere
Great course for the value but the staff is beyond terrible. I’ll make this short and to the point....if you don’t like working with the public DONT work with the public. Whoever is running the cafe needs to be replaced ASAP. What a bad look for our city when we have the wrong people running our main public golf course. I would have gave negative stars if possible....yes...it’s thats bad!
Salinas Fairways
Great value and great service as always
Course is fair and forgiving and just difficult enough to keep you humble
Absorbs lots of rounds and greens are maintained well
The evening price is a bargain and morning price is fair
⛳️ Fore!!
Great Value, Fun Track!
Salinas Fairways is consistently in good shape, with great greens. The staff is always super friendly and helpful, the food in the clubhouse is tasty and the beer selection is solid. Pace of play was great, and we easily got in two rounds in under eight hours. Two thumbs up!
Municipal course
Some challenge holes, some easy holes. Windy conditions makes this course a challenge. Some holes favor the wind and some holes have the wind behind you. Front nine feels like a different course from the back nine. Would be happy to play again in the future.
Wide open spaces
Nothing fancy here but nice greens and the wind makes it challenging.
Fantastic Condition
The large rain really greened up this course. The staff have it fantastic condition- best condition I can remember
Good value
Greens are in good condition but golfers could be better at repairing ball marks. Most groups move at a good clip. Fairways looking pretty good. Course is flat and forgiving; for those of us beaten up on the tougher area courses, it’ a pleasant chance to regroup.
Dry Conditions
With all the rain we've had lately the course was surprisingly dry. The bunkers were a little wet but that's understandable.
Course was wet but playable
After a couple of weeks of rain and a frost delay, the course was still playable. There were a lot of players out on the course, but pace of play was good with minimal waiting. Considering how wet it has been, there were no real problems.
I bought a round for 2 people with cart. We were told no carts today because of rain. I asked why it was not posted as such, he stated they posted it today. I asked about a pull cart and was told there are only two, I said that's all we need, he hesitated for a moment and my partner said he didn't need one. Course was in bad shape but could have allowed carts on paths and rough. We only played 9 holes due to conditions and health reasons.
Great track for the price
Well worth the price and drive. We travel about an hour from San Jose to play Salinas Fairways. The greens are the biggest attraction, always rolling true and fast.
Too many people
The shot gun start after the frost delay was a great idea. We started on the 14th hole and smooth sailing until we got to hole #10. We had a group of 7 golfers in front of us. Actually there were 5 golfers and 2 kids playing. The big delay was they let the kids hit fairway shots and putt. Our foursome didn't approach them but it was quite annoying to wait for them to get through the remaining holes. They didn't seem to mind that they were slowing everyone behind them.
Great value, great conditions
As of the last few years, if not longer, the conditions here at fairways have been consistently great. Greens are always in great shape and quick. Course is forgiving and fun. The back 9 gets a bit more challenging in the afternoon as the wind always picks up around 2.
Beautiful Golf Course
Majestic views of surrounding mountain ranges. Wide open fairways. Greens in good shape. Challenging winds. Friendly staff. Overall great value
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