Blessed with a rugged and stunningly beautiful coastline, awe inspiring valleys and mountains, it truly is a golfers dream.
The Ocean Course at Half Moon Bay Resort
With 1200 miles of sandy beaches, California is rightly named the Golden State, and it’s not only the surf that attracts sports lovers. From the mountains to the desert, each region in California boasts their own unique golf experience.
With some of the most exceptional natural settings in the world - where you might find it hard to keep your eye on the ball rather than the view. California rightfully earns its place as a premier golf destination. It is a golfer’s paradise – with pleasant temperatures year-round, where winters are mild and moderately wet, and summers are warm - the green is always calling.
Golf in the Golden State is plentiful, wonderful, and remarkably varied.
California is the nation’s No.2 golfing state with nearly 1,000 courses, trailing only Florida with more than 1100 courses. With hundreds of public access facilities and resorts across the state, head to California to golf near the ocean, at world-class courses like Pebble Beach, Torrey Pines, and Sea Ranch or among the pines in the High Sierra’s for stunning mountain vistas or turquoise-blue Lake Tahoe framing your shots, or if desert tracks are your thing take in the spectacular beauty of the desert at Death Valley’s remarkable Furnace Creek or PGA West in Palm Spring.
Keep in mind that with so many different places to visit, and with such climatic differences, you should plan your California vacations carefully.
RESORTS Alisal Guest Ranch & Resort, Solvang.....www.alisal.com Cache Creek Casino Resort, Brooks.....www.cachecreek.com Carmel Valley Ranch, Carme.....www.carmelvalleyranch.com CordeValle Resort, San Martin.....www.cordevalle.com Desert Springs Resort, Palm Desert.....www.desertspringsresort.com Doral Desert Princess Resort, Palm Springs.....www.doralpalmsprings.com Four Seasons Resort Aviara, Carlsbad .....www.fourseasons.com Furnace Creek Resort, Death Valley National Park.....www.furnacecreekresort.com The Grand Del Mar Resort, San Diego.....www.thegranddelmar.com Greenhorn Creek Resort, Angels Camp.....www.greenhorncreek.com Half Moon Bay Ritz Carlton, Half Moon Bay.....www.ritzcarlton.com Indian Wells Golf Resort, Indian Wells..... www.indianwellsgolfresort.com Inn at Spanish Bay, Pebble Beach.....www.pebblebeach.com La Costa Resort & Spa, Carlsbad.....www.lacosta.com La Quinta Resort, La Quinta.....www.laquintaresort.com Lodge at Pebble Beach, Pebble Beach.....www.pebblebeach.com Miramonte Resort & Spa, Indian Wells.....www.miramonteresort.com Morgan Run Club & Resort, Rancho Santa Fe.....www.morganrun.com Ojai Valley Inn & Spa, Ojai.....www.ojairesort.com Pala Mesa Golf Resort, Fallbrook.....www.palamesa.com Park Hyatt Aviara Resort, Carlsbad .....www.golfaviara.com/resort-a-spa/park-hyatt-aviara-resort Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula..... www.pechanga.com Pelican Hill Resort, Newport Beach.....www.pelicanhill.com Quail Lodge Resort & Golf Club, Carmel.....www.quaillodge.com Rancho Bernardo Inn Golf Resort, San Diego.....www.ranchobernardoinn.com Resort at Squaw Creek, Olympic Valley.....www.squawcreek.com Saddle Creek Resort, Copperopolis.....www.saddlecreek.com St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort, Dana Point.....www.stregismb.com Silverado Resort, Napa.....www.silveradoresort.com Sycuan Resort, El Cajon.....www.sycuanresort.com Westin Mission Hills Resort, Rancho Mirage.....www.westinmissionhillsgolf.com
GOLF COURSES Half Moon Bay Resort (Old & Ocean Courses), Half Moon Bay.....www.halfmoonbaygolf.com La Quinta (Mountain Course), La Quinta.....www.laquintaresort.com/5_golf_courses Pasatiempo Golf Club, Santa Cruz.....www.pasatiempo.com Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach.....www.pebblebeach.com/golf Pelican Hill (Ocean South & North Courses), Newport Coast.....www.pelicanhill.com/Golf Shadow Ridge Golf Club, Palm Desert.....www.marriott.com/golf-hotels/ctdsr-marriotts-shadow-ridge-i-the-villages/shadow-ridge/5224671/home-page.mi Spyglass Hill Golf Course, Pebble Beach.....www.pebblebeach.com/golf The Links at Spanish Bay, Pebble Beach.....www.pebblebeach.com/golf Torrey Pines (South Course), La Jolla.....www.torreypinesgolfcourse.com Trump National Los Angeles, Rancho Palos Verdes .....www.trumpnationallosangeles.com
