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Value
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Layout
3.0
Friendliness
3.6
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.0
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 67
Length 5558 yards
Slope 106
Rating 67.1

Editor's Note: Palo Alto Municipal was closed for business and replaced by a new course Bayland Golf Links in 2018.

Course Details

Year Built 1956
Fairways Rye grass
Greens Rye grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect William F. Bell (1956) Mark Rathert (1980)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Visa, Mastercard, American Express
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Reviews

3.0
99 Reviews (99)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 8
Course Challenges Include:
Thick Rough 8
This course/club is great for:
Beginners 20
Locals 18
Walkers 18
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 19
Near the Airport 10
In the 'Burbs 6

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Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Temporary conditions not as good, but okay for easy walking and fast play

I like the flat layout and wide fairways at PA Muni. I never lose a ball here. Even with the temporary par 67 set up, the distances are still challenging enough. Easy to walk.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 10-14
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

now on construction

I didn't know the course is on repair, par67. It's a bit too short..

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Played pre-upgrade so a lot of the course is not in great condition.

Hopefully the course will be a better value after the upgrade.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Needs Attention

The course has seen better days. The greens were just OK. I am glad I got my tee time online. The course needs some attention and I am looking forward to the renovation.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

PA Muni is a forgiving course for the average player

This course is great for the player that doesn't hit it straight all the time. The greens are well maintained but there are dirt patches in the fairway on the 1st hole.

I would recommend this course for players that shoot around the 90's or 100's.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course was nice and flat for walking

The staff was great and very friendly. The entire round went fairly quickly. Not much waiting around.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The greens were great, but the course needs work.

The course is long enough, but kind of dull. Sort of length = difficulty. Also, many brown patches, squirrel dens, and hard sand in the bunkers.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Needs a lot of maintenance

Tons of gopher holes throughout course, and many bare spots on fairways and tee boxes. Course maintenance seems to have been significantly reduced.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Decent layout

It's been a quite a few years since the last time I played here. It hasn't changed. Fun, challenging and windy. I believe they are going to start reworking the course next year. The overall conditions of the course are playable. Small, medium-fast greens that will accept the ball with just a little runout.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Typical muny course. Special rates reasonable.

Fairways in decent condition. Some ground under repair. A sign said the course was due for renovations, and it could use some.. Not a course for serious golfers as there are lots of beginners who are not well-versed in golf etiquette/rules, which is distracting. Much needed item: signage from green to next tee. Good value for a muny if you get special GolfNow rates.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is wide open, but still has challenges of staying on fairway. Bunkers well maintained. Greens nice and smooth.

Recently I have been playing on narrow courses, so playing Palo Alto was great. Problem was my partner and I lost our control , because the course was open. Timing and staff make for a perfect golf day .

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

What`s with the Greens?!?

I have played PA for years. And while the greens are usually good to at times excellent, they are presently not in very good shape.There were alot of inconsisent rolls and those putts that break several times on the way to the holes.
They are also starting to prepare for some major work to the course and there are some sandy areas in play (like in the landing zone for the tee shot on 16) that appear to be temporary greens in the making.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

straight forward course

Very dried out course and very bumpy greens although soft. Windy day made for some very long holes. Also followed a 5 some made up of children. Not allowed anywhere I've played before.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

this course has average features

Green is well maintained and not bad.
however, fairway is need to be maintained.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser

long par fours

long par fours
some windy condition lately
some bird droppings on the greens

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Good course if you like flat 18 holes, needs maintenance of roughs.

We had a decent time overall but like I mentioned in the summary, course needs some maintenance specially in the roughs which are very overgrown.
Also, we played in the afternoon and the place can get very windy - just FYI.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

It is very challenging course. Need maintenance attention.

It is very challenging course. I will play again......
Very good!

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser

Never will play here again

I booked a tee time online at 2:30pm. I showed up early at 2:00 pm only to tee off at 3:00 pm. Before teeing off the lady at the golf shop wouldn't give me a golf cart because I didn't have a $1 cash deposit. The lady at the golf shop was extremely rude and not willing to work with me on the dollar deposit as far as charging to my card. (but she gave people infront of me a cart without the deposit) After getting the dollar to get the cart they didn't have any carts available. Not only did I tee off late but the group infront of me was extremely slow and hitting 3 balls per hole. No marshal to be found anywhere on the course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Course looked great as long as you stayed on the fairway...

Played last Sunday and the course looked great but if you landed in one of the MANY bunkers that surrounded each hole you were in for a nice hard as clay surprise. Not sure why the bunkers needed watering but they were stiff as heck and I couldn't play a true bunker shot out of any of them. Needless to say I feel I wasted about 6-8 strokes due to the poor bunker conditions. For the $60+ that I payed to play (incl. cart) one might think the rough would've been a little more manicured instead of looking like a US Open course. Staff was nice but hard time recommending this course for the money and the conditions.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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