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10Best Golf Courses
Cypress Point Club
(Attractions & Activities - Golf Courses)
17 Mile Dr and Portolla, Pebble Beach  93953 • 831-624-6444
        Description: PEBBLE BEACH. Located about two hours south of San Francisco, this course is a must-see. With ever-changing weather conditions, it can play differently from hour to hour. Bordered by deep rough and numerous bunkers, fairways are in excellent condition. Both sand dunes and bunkers surround the tiny greens. With the ocean coming into play on seven different occasions, breathtaking views are common on this world-class course.
       

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Olympic Club – Lake
(Attractions & Activities - Golf Courses)
599 Skyline Blvd, San Francisco  94132 • 415-404-4300 • 415-587-8338
        Description: As the host site for a number of major championships, including four U.S. Opens, this outstanding course speaks for itself. With no water hazards in play and only one fairway bunker, your only problem becomes the thick rough and dense tree lines. An extremely exclusive club; only members and their guests are permitted to play this pristine course.
       

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Pasatiempo Golf Club
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18 Clubhouse Rd, Santa Cruz  95060 • 831-459-9155
        Description: SANTA CRUZ. The home of Alister MacKenzie, one of golf's most distinguished architects, this course overlooking Monterey Bay is a masterpiece. The biggest challenge lies in the barranca that winds throughout the course. With several holes requiring that you cross the hazard, penalty shots can add up if you're not hitting the ball well.
        User Rating: 10 / 10
       

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Pebble Beach Golf Links
(Attractions & Activities - Golf Courses)
1700 17 Mile Dr, Pebble Beach  93953 • 831-624-3811
        Description: PEBBLE BEACH. A must-play for every avid golfer! Often tagged as the best course in the world, these narrow fairways and even smaller greens will make your knees shake. This course strikes fear into the best golfers, since the deep rough and unpredictable wind play mind games with players not hitting the ball straight. Magnificent vistas can be found throughout, thanks to the dramatic elevation on several holes. Lining the Pacific Ocean, the finishing hole is one of golf's most famous.
        User Rating: 8 / 10
       

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Poppy Hills Golf Course
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3200 Lopez Rd, Pebble Beach  93953 • 831-625-2154
        Description: PEBBLE BEACH. Located on the world famous Monterey Peninsula about two hours south of San Francisco, this outstanding course is the first in the U.S. to be fully owned and operated by an amateur golf association. As one of the host courses of the AT&T National Pro Am, this course boasts well-guarded greens and demanding, tree-lined fairways. The greens are rather large and sloping, which will leave difficult long putts.
       

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San Francisco Golf Club
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Junipero Serra Blvd at Brotherhood Way, San Francisco  94102 • 415-469-4122
        Description: An extremely exclusive course shared by only a handful of members and their guests. Another Tillinghast gem, the course features extremely fast greens that border on the impossible if you're on the wrong side of the hole. Given options to either lay-up or to go-for-it, golfers of all levels will be challenged by this remarkable course. Caddies are mandatory and will prove to be helpful.
       

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Spyglass Hill Golf Course
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Spyglass Hill Rd, Pebble Beach  93953 • 831-625-8563 • 800-654-9300
        Description: PEBBLE BEACH. Spyglass, which offers an unmatched challenge, is another spectacular course located in Pebble Beach. Situated on Spyglass Hill, its changes in elevation and rolling hills require you to hit every shot in your bag. Greens are average in size but very quick. One of the host sites for the AT&T National Pro-Am, this course is one of the toughest around.
       

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Stanford Golf Club
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198 Junipero Serra Blvd, Stanford  94305 • 650-323-0944
        Description: STANFORD. From the Red Barn and the San Francisquito Creek to the Student Observatory, this course is filled with history. Located on a farm acquired by Stanford University in the late 1800s, the course has built a tradition all its own. With tons of water and sand, trouble awaits miss-hit shots. Stanford Club plays host to a number of annual intercollegiate tournaments and is the home of both the Stanford Men's and Women's golf teams.
       

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The Links at Spanish Bay
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2700 17 Mile Dr, Pebble Beach  93953 • 831-647-7495
        Description: PEBBLE BEACH. Step back in time with the most authentic Scottish links-style course in the U.S. Features found on this course lining the Pacific Coast include mounded fairways, sand dunes, and a number of fairway and greenside bunkers. With extremely difficult wind, shots of all types are affected – even putts. Located in Pebble Beach, the scenic drive down the coast and the chance to play this remarkable course are well worth the trip.
        User Rating: 5 / 10
       

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Half Moon Bay Golf Links – Ocean
(Attractions & Activities - Golf Courses)
2000 Fairway Dr, Half Moon Bay  94019 • 650-726-4438
        Description: HALF MOON BAY. This Arthur Hills course is a true Scottish links-style course with wide, rolling fairways that often serve up uneven lies. Trouble comes in the form of well-placed fairway and greenside bunkers and tall, wispy grasses that make shots out of the rough very challenging. These greens are average in size but very demanding. With most holes running along the coast and very few trees to provide protection, the wind can wreak havoc on even the smallest mistake. Of course, the scenery is something to brag about, even if your score is not.
        User Rating: 9 / 10
       

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