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11 notable courses

The Top Golf Courses in California

California is home to 10 of America's 100 greatest golf courses plus 1 TPC Network course.

By the topcourses.golf Editorial Team · · · How we rank →

Ranked & notable courses

#3Private

Cypress Point Club

Pebble Beach · est. 1928
By Alister MacKenzie
#9Resort

Pebble Beach Golf Links

Pebble Beach · est. 1919
By Jack Neville & Douglas Grant (original), H. Chandler Egan (renovation)
#16Private

Los Angeles Country Club (North Course)

Los Angeles · est. 1921
By George Thomas Jr. & William Bell
#18Private

Riviera Country Club

Pacific Palisades · est. 1926
By George Thomas Jr. & William Bell
#28Private

The Olympic Club (Lake Course)

San Francisco · est. 1927
By Sam Whiting (redesign 1927)
#30Private

San Francisco Golf Club

San Francisco · est. 1918
By A.W. Tillinghast
#65Resort

Spyglass Hill Golf Course

Pebble Beach · est. 1966
By Robert Trent Jones Sr.
#66Semi-Private

Pasatiempo Golf Club

Santa Cruz · est. 1929
By Alister MacKenzie
#67Private

Monterey Peninsula CC (Shore Course)

Pebble Beach · est. 1925
By Seth Raynor (original), Mike Strantz (renovation 2004)
#71Private

California Golf Club of San Francisco

South San Francisco · est. 1921
By A. Vernon Macan (original), Kyle Phillips (restoration 2007)
TPCPublic

TPC Harding Park

San Francisco · est. 1925
By Willie Watson

About golf in California

California contributes 10 courses to America's consensus top 100 plus 1 TPC Network venue. Cypress Point Club is the state's highest-ranked course at #3. They range from San Francisco Golf Club (1918) to Spyglass Hill Golf Course (1966). Architects represented include Alister MacKenzie, George Thomas Jr. and William Bell. 4 of the 11 are open to public or resort play; the rest are private clubs.

Tap any course above for its full profile — architect, design history, signature hole, tournament record, and how to play it — or see how we rank the top 100, and browse the designers behind them in our architects index.

Plan your visit

Each profile includes either the official course website or a Google search shortcut to find tee times, member referrals, and current information. Use the interactive map to filter California's courses by public, resort, or private access.