Salinas Fairways Golf Course
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 |
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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 |
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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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Reviews
Excellent public course
Not Pebble Beach, but a nice, affordable, track that poses some challenges. If you want to be treated well and play an economical round this is the place for you.
great way to spend a day
Salinas Fairways offers a different kind of challenge simply because of the wind that comes everyday. If you are looking for a place to relax and enjoy a good round of golf then please go try this course. The food there is really good also and made fresh at a good price. Mike and Ross and the staff there really do a great job in making the experience there pleasurable.
Slow Pace in front of us
Nice weather good course conditions , but a 6 hour round of senior citizens in front of us. I say great they are still playing, but I want to be done and move on too.
Great value with my GolfNow coupon
Great value with the additional discount from my GolfNow coupon. The course was in good shape. Very flat with wide fairways, but strategically placed bunkers mean you need to plan your shots and execute with a little precision. The greens were very fast, but rolled true. We had a foursome behind us on the first 9 holes that hit into us continually and almost hit me once. The staff was very nice. Food good.
quite liked it
a flat course but fairways and greens are all in great shape. Challenges come from distance (I think 3 par 5s per 9) and wind. For a high handicap golfer like me I enjoyed Not losing balls into rough and water constantly! trees divide fairways for the most part, a little bit of water. bunkers around the greens (but I didn't hit any!). I will definetely go back at my next opportunity. Played with some friendly locals who gave good advice (one had been playing there since '62!)
Last Golf outing for a while
Nice play to play but to many walkers who played slow because they thought they were pros.
Good course. Worth the $
Good fun course to play. Be ready to use your driver A LOT and be ready to be able to fade and draw your drives. Open fairways, challenging greens. Pace of play was terrible when I went, the regulars seem to think that they can play groups of 5 and 6.
Add more club
Play here many times. Fairway and greens are usually in good condition. Always windy so club selection is the key to score well. There is no club house if I may say. Only pro shop and small cafeteria. Simple , strait forward , friendly atmosphere , and affordable. with excellent short game practice area. Love to come here.
Salinas fairways
I had a great time at salinas fairways. Everything was awesome and smooth. The staff were friendly and helped me out if I had any questions. I reconmend this coarse to anyone wanting to have a good time.
Fairways
The course is nice, greens are wonderful and fairways are in excellent condition. The only issue is that some players don't fix their divot on the greens. We need to work together to facilitate this problem. Let's be considerate and enjoy the local course.
Enjoyable Golf
Very, very surprise at the condition of the course despite the drought on the West Coast. Although, they do have their own private water well, course very well maintained. Fairways well mowed and rough manageable for the player.
Green fee price was excellent, carts very good and course is easily accessed for first-timers.
Yes, I would play the course again with a reasonable green fee.
Great bang for your buck
Well maintained public course. Wind makes the back nine somewhat challenging.
Greens
The greens had just been airiated and sanded but course in good condition.
Nice Fairways
The greens were being sanded but we still had a great time. The fairways were in great shape, lots of roll and very fair. Played 18 in 3 hours. No fog..no wind..
Salinas Fairways 1st-Timer
This course had the look and feel of a championship course. There were lots of wide open fairways to tempt a player to "grip it and rip it" but I found out, mid to high handicappers are best served by resisting the urge. The course had a fair amount of dog leg par fours and all the par 5's are reachable in two if you hit a 300 yard drive in play. More important than anything, I found the course to be forgiving to the high handicapper ' s errant shots as long as you can locate your ball. The course left me with a good experience despite never having played the course before. I definitely think it was an excellent value for the money spent.
Playing in Salinas
The weather was spectacular and the pace of play was good!
Great value
A very forgiving course with wide fairways and exceptional greens. Pride of ownership is apparent around the facility and the course. I will be back to enjoy this course.
Great course
I have only been playing since December of last year, and really enjoyed this course. Challenging without being overwhelming to a beginning golfer. Will definitely be going back many times. Wide enough that I only lost one ball, and I know where it went, but couldn't get to it. Plenty of room for slightly errant shots. Highly recommended.
Good course
The staff is friendly. The carts look very new. The course is great for any level golfer
and the rates are reasonable.
Golf carts
When I arrived they were having a ternament and didn't have any golf carts I had to walk and it took 5 and half hours to play
This is Ross Kroeker, the Head Golf Professional at Salinas Fairways. I am sorry to hear about your slow round of golf. We do take the pace of play seriously here. It looks like you played behind our 9-Hole Ladies group that plays each Thursday at 10:00 am. Sometimes they are a little slow, but they only play 9 holes so the back 9 usually goes fast! Thank you for playing The Fairways!