Pajaro Valley Golf Club is located between Monterey and Santa Cruz off US 1 at Salinas Road to the east

The golf course is over rolling terrain and along Monterey pine tree lined fairways. There's water in play on three holes and sand bunkers defending the modest greens of various shapes and sizes. It can play to 6,486 yards, 70.2/121, course/slope ratings from the championship tees with three shorter tees, originally designed by Floyd McFarland in the 1920s with a renovation by Robert Muir Graves in 1975.