Best Public Golf Courses in California (2026)

740 golf courses · Rated by golfers

1
Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course - South
San Diego, CA
9.4
39 ratings
2
Pebble Beach Golf Links
Pebble Beach, CA
9.5
29 ratings
3
Rustic Canyon Golf Course
Moorpark, CA
8.7
37 ratings
4
Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course - North
San Diego, CA
8.9
22 ratings
5
Poppy Hills GC
Del Monte Forest, CA
9.3
19 ratings
6
Harding Park (TPC) GC
San Francisco, CA
8.8
21 ratings
7
Oak Quarry Golf Club
Riverside, CA
8.6
21 ratings
8
Spyglass Hill GC
Del Monte Forest, CA
9.3
16 ratings
9
Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles - Trump National Golf Course - Los Angeles
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
8.6
17 ratings
10
Soule Park Golf Club
Ojai, CA
8.8
15 ratings
11
The Links at Terranea
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
8.6
16 ratings
12
Sandpiper Golf Course
Goleta, CA
8.6
16 ratings
13
Alondra Golf Course - Alondra Golf Course
Lawndale, CA
6.7
38 ratings
14
Los Verdes Golf Course
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
7.2
27 ratings
15
The Links at Spanish Bay
Pebble Beach, CA
9.2
12 ratings
16
Olivas Links
Ventura, CA
8.1
14 ratings
17
DeBell Golf Club
Burbank, CA
7.2
20 ratings
18
Pasatiempo GC
Santa Cruz, CA
9.2
9 ratings
19
Tierra Rejada Golf Club
Moorpark, CA
8.1
13 ratings
20
Goose Creek Golf Club
Mira Loma, CA
8.6
11 ratings
21
Presidio GC
San Francisco, CA
7.9
14 ratings
22
Los Robles Greens Golf Course
Thousand Oaks, CA
8
13 ratings
23
Griffith Park Golf Club - Wilson
Los Angeles, CA
7.5
16 ratings
24
Westchester Golf Course
Westchester, CA
6.4
27 ratings
25
Pacific Grove GL
Pacific Grove, CA
7.8
13 ratings
26
Moorpark Country Club - Ridgeline/Creekside
Moorpark, CA
8.5
10 ratings
27
westDrift Manhattan Beach
Manhattan Beach, CA
6.7
21 ratings
28
Alondra Golf Course - Par 3 Course
Lawndale, CA
6.9
19 ratings
29
The Lakes at El Segundo
El Segundo, CA
7
18 ratings
30
Black Gold Golf Club
Yorba Linda, CA
8.2
11 ratings
31
Meadowlark Golf Club
Huntington Beach, CA
7.9
12 ratings
32
Corica Park GC - North
Alameda, CA
8.1
11 ratings
33
Bayonet/Black Horse GC - Bayonet
Seaside, CA
8.4
10 ratings
34
Anaheim Hills Golf Club
Anaheim, CA
8.6
9 ratings
35
Chester Washington Golf Course
Los Angeles, CA
6.8
19 ratings
36
Sea Aire Park Golf Course
Torrance, CA
7.4
14 ratings
37
Hidden Valley Golf Club
Norco, CA
8.2
10 ratings
38
Sierra Star GC
Mammoth Lakes, CA
9.1
7 ratings
39
Maderas Golf Club
Poway, CA
8.3
9 ratings
40
River Ridge Golf Club - Vineyard
Oxnard, CA
7.7
11 ratings
41
Corica Park GC - South
Alameda, CA
8.2
9 ratings
42
Los Amigos Golf Course
Downey, CA
7.2
13 ratings
43
Angeles National Golf Club
Sunland, CA
7.8
10 ratings
44
Encinitas Ranch Golf Course
Encinitas, CA
9.2
6 ratings
45
Woodley Lakes Golf Course
Encino, CA
6.9
14 ratings
46
Bayonet/Black Horse GC - Black Horse
Seaside, CA
8.6
7 ratings
47
Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club
Mission Viejo, CA
8.6
7 ratings
48
Harbor Park Golf Course
Wilmington, CA
7.3
11 ratings
49
Arrowood Golf Course
Oceanside, CA
8.2
8 ratings
50
Bishop CC
Bishop, CA
7.8
9 ratings

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