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    Best golf courses: Around San Francisco

    Around San Francisco: the table below provides brief details about the top golf courses in this country or region. Each golf club has been visited and/or researched by Where2Golf. Click on the course name below to discover more. The course ratings below range from 5 highest, to 2 lowest. They attempt to provide an indication of the golfing experience you might expect at the course (based on its design, condition and surroundings). Hover your cursor above the Rating Key for the rating definitions.

    Rating key

    5-PLUS: In the world’s elite - has few peers; one of our top-rated 5s! 5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this. 4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars. 4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit. 3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars. 3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game. 2-star: Reasonably okay course - if better courses not available. Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team. Private: A course for members and their invited guests only. Stay & Play Golf Resorts: Golf Clubs and resorts with onsite accommodation

    Course name

    Rating

    Visitors?

    Nearest city

    Designer

    i

    Bodega Harbour
    Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
    Visitors welcome
    San Francisco
    RTJ II

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    San Francisco

    Designer

    Robert Trent Jones II Golf Course Architects.
    Bridges, The (San Ramon)
    Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
    Visitors welcome
    San Francisco
    Miller, Johnny

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    San Francisco

    Designer

    Johnny Miller, Robert Muir Graves & Damian Pascuzzo.
    California GC
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    San Francisco
    Macan, Arthur

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    San Francisco

    Designer

    Original layout by Arthur Vernon "Mac" Macan (1926); modifications by Dr. Alister MacKenzie (1927), Robert Trent Jones Sr (1965) and Kyle Phillips (2005).
    Callippe Preserve
    Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
    Visitors welcome
    San Jose
    Costello, Brian

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    San Jose

    Designer

    Brian Costello
    Chardonnay
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    San Francisco
    Miller & Pulley

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    San Francisco

    Designer

    Johnny Miller & Jack Barry, with later revision to 18-holes by Algie Pulley.
    Cinnabar Hills
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    San Jose
    Harbottle III, John

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    San Jose

    Designer

    John Harbottle III
    CordeValle
    5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
    Rsrt guests only
    San Jose
    Jones Jr, Robert Trent

    Visitors?

    Rsrt guests only

    Nearest city

    San Jose

    Designer

    Robert Trent Jones Jr.
    Coyote Creek (T'ment)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    San Jose
    Nicklaus, Jack

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    San Jose

    Designer

    A Jack Nicklaus Signature Course
    Coyote Creek (Valley)
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    San Jose
    Nicklaus Design

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    San Jose

    Designer

    Original course redesigned by Nicklaus Design Co.
    DarkHorse
    Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
    Visitors welcome
    Sacramento
    Foster, Keith

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Sacramento

    Designer

    Keith Foster
    Deer Ridge
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    San Francisco
    Raugust, Andy

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    San Francisco

    Designer

    Andy Raugust
    Diablo Grande (Legends)
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    (Closed in 2014)
    Modesto
    Nicklaus & Sarazen

    Visitors?

    (Closed in 2014)

    Nearest city

    Modesto

    Designer

    Co-designed by Jack Nicklaus and Gene Sarazen
    Diablo Grande (Ranch)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Modesto
    Griffiths, Denis

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Modesto

    Designer

    Denis Griffiths
    Eagle Ridge, CA
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    San Jose
    Miller, Johnny

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    San Jose

    Designer

    Johnny Miller, Ron Fream & David Dale
    Eagle Vines, CA
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    San Francisco
    Miller, Johnny

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    San Francisco

    Designer

    Johnny Miller
    Green Hills CC
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    San Francisco
    MacKenzie, Dr Alister

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    San Francisco

    Designer

    Dr Alister MacKenzie
    Half Moon Bay (Ocean)
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    San Francisco
    Hills, Arthur

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    San Francisco

    Designer

    Arthur Hills
    Half Moon Bay (Old)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    San Francisco
    Duane & Palmer

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    San Francisco

    Designer

    Original design by Francis Duane & Arnold Palmer (1973); modifications by Arthur Hills (1999).
    Mayacama
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    San Francisco
    Nicklaus, Jack

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    San Francisco

    Designer

    Jack Nicklaus
    Metropolitan, CA
    Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
    Visitors welcome
    San Francisco
    Miller, Johnny

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    San Francisco

    Designer

    Johnny Miller & Fred Bliss
    Olympic Club
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    San Francisco
    Whiting, Sam

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    San Francisco

    Designer

    LAKE course: originally designed by William "Willie" Watson and built by Sam Whiting (1924); subsequently redesigned by Sam Whiting in 1925/6 after severe winter storm damage. Later modifications by Robert Trent Jones (1953) and Bill Love (2016).
    OCEAN course: originally designed by Willie Watson (1924); substantially remodelled by Sam Whiting (1927); completely redesigned by Tom Weiskopf (2000), and renovated by Bill Love (2012).
    Pasatiempo
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    San Jose
    MacKenzie, Dr Alister

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    San Jose

    Designer

    Original design by Dr Alister MacKenzie & Robert Hunter; modifications by Tom Doak (1998-2006).
    Poppy Ridge
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    San Jose
    Jones, Rees

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    San Jose

    Designer

    Rees Jones
    Presidio
    Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
    Visitors welcome
    San Francisco
    Johnstone, Robert

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    San Francisco

    Designer

    Robert Wood Johnstone
    Ranch, The (Calif.)
    Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
    Visitors welcome
    San Jose
    O'Callaghan & Cadle

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    San Jose

    Designer

    Casey O'Callaghan & Wade Cadle
    Roddy Ranch
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    San Francisco
    Poellet, J. Michael

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    San Francisco

    Designer

    J. Michael (Mike) Poellet
    Saddle Creek
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Modesto
    Morrish, Carter

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Modesto

    Designer

    Carter Morrish
    San Francisco GC
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    San Francisco
    Tillinghast, A.W.

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    San Francisco

    Designer

    Albert W. Tillinghast
    San Juan Oaks
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    San Jose
    Couples & Bates

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    San Jose

    Designer

    Fred Couples & Gene Bates
    Shadow Lakes
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    San Francisco
    Baird, Gary Roger

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    San Francisco

    Designer

    Gary Roger Baird
    Silverado (North)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    San Francisco
    Jones Sr, Robert Trent

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    San Francisco

    Designer

    Robert Trent Jones Sr.
    Silverado (South)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    San Francisco
    Jones Jr, Robert Trent

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    San Francisco

    Designer

    Robert Trent Jones Jr., Tom Watson & Sandy Tatum
    Sonoma
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Rsrt guests only
    San Francisco
    Whiting, Sam

    Visitors?

    Rsrt guests only

    Nearest city

    San Francisco

    Designer

    Sam Whiting
    Stanford University
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Rsrt guests only
    San Francisco
    Bell & Thomas

    Visitors?

    Rsrt guests only

    Nearest city

    San Francisco

    Designer

    William Park "Billy" Bell & George C. Thomas Jr.
    Stevinson Ranch
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    (Closed in 2015)
    Modesto
    Harbottle & Kelley

    Visitors?

    (Closed in 2015)

    Nearest city

    Modesto

    Designer

    John Harbottle III and owner George Kelley.
    StoneTree
    Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
    Visitors welcome
    San Francisco
    Miller, Johnny

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    San Francisco

    Designer

    Johnny Miller, Sandy Tatum, Jim Summers & Fred Bliss
    TPC Harding Park
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    San Francisco
    Watson & Whiting

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    San Francisco

    Designer

    William "Willie" Watson & Sam Whiting (1925).
    Wente Vineyards
    5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
    Visitors welcome
    San Jose
    Norman, Greg

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    San Jose

    Designer

    Greg Norman
    Whitney Oaks
    Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
    Visitors welcome
    Sacramento
    Miller, Johnny

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Sacramento

    Designer

    Johnny Miller
    Winchester, CA
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Sacramento
    Jones Sr & Jr, Robert Trent

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Sacramento

    Designer

    Robert Trent Jones Sr & Jr
    Yocha Dehe
    Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
    Visitors welcome
    Sacramento
    Bell, Brad

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Sacramento

    Designer

    Brad Bell

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