Best Public Golf Courses in California (2026)

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1
Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course - SOUTH
San Diego, CA
9.4
33 ratings
2
Rustic Canyon Golf Course
Moorpark, CA
8.8
26 ratings
3
Pebble Beach Golf Links
Pebble Beach, CA
9.6
18 ratings
4
Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course - NORTH
San Diego, CA
9.1
20 ratings
5
Poppy Hills GC
Del Monte Forest, CA
9.3
17 ratings
6
Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles - Trump National Golf Course - Los Angeles
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
9.2
16 ratings
7
Harding Park (TPC) GC
San Francisco, CA
8.7
17 ratings
8
Oak Quarry Golf Club
Riverside, CA
8.6
17 ratings
9
Soule Park Golf Club
Ojai, CA
8.8
14 ratings
10
Los Verdes Golf Course
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
7.3
26 ratings
11
Alondra Golf Course - ALONDRA GOLF COURSE
Lawndale, CA
6.6
34 ratings
12
The Links at Terranea
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
8.8
12 ratings
13
Sandpiper Golf Course
Goleta, CA
8.4
13 ratings
14
Spyglass Hill GC
Del Monte Forest, CA
9.4
9 ratings
15
Goose Creek Golf Club
Mira Loma, CA
8.8
10 ratings
16
Meadowlark Golf Club
Huntington Beach, CA
8.4
11 ratings
17
Pasatiempo GC
Santa Cruz, CA
9.2
8 ratings
18
Moorpark Country Club - Ridgeline/Creekside
Moorpark, CA
8.8
9 ratings
19
Olivas Links
Ventura, CA
8.2
11 ratings
20
Westchester Golf Course
Westchester, CA
6.6
22 ratings
21
Alondra Golf Course - Par 3 Course
Lawndale, CA
7.0
17 ratings
22
westDrift Manhattan Beach
Manhattan Beach, CA
6.8
18 ratings
23
The Lakes at El Segundo
El Segundo, CA
7.2
15 ratings
24
DeBell Golf Club
Burbank, CA
7.2
15 ratings
25
Black Gold Golf Club
Yorba Linda, CA
8.2
10 ratings
26
Bishop CC
Bishop, CA
8.5
8 ratings
27
Griffith Park Golf Club - WILSON
Los Angeles, CA
7.6
11 ratings
28
Pacific Grove GL
Pacific Grove, CA
7.8
10 ratings
29
Bayonet/Black Horse GC - Bayonet
Seaside, CA
8.4
8 ratings
30
Tierra Rejada Golf Club
Moorpark, CA
8.1
9 ratings
31
Sea Aire Park Golf Course
Torrance, CA
7.1
13 ratings
32
The Links at Spanish Bay
Pebble Beach, CA
9.2
6 ratings
33
Harbor Park Golf Course
Wilmington, CA
7.4
11 ratings
34
Los Robles Greens Golf Course
Thousand Oaks, CA
7.8
9 ratings
35
Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club
Mission Viejo, CA
8.5
7 ratings
36
Woodley Lakes Golf Course
Encino, CA
7.1
12 ratings
37
Arrowood Golf Course
Oceanside, CA
8.5
7 ratings
38
Chester Washington Golf Course
Los Angeles, CA
6.7
14 ratings
39
Penmar Municipal Golf Course
Venice, CA
7.1
11 ratings
40
Strawberry Farms Golf Club
Irvine, CA
7.9
8 ratings
41
Indian Wells Golf Resort - CELEBRITY
Indian Wells, CA
8.8
6 ratings
42
Corica Park GC - North
Alameda, CA
7.9
8 ratings
43
Brookside Golf Club - COURSE #2 (E.O. NAY)
Pasadena, CA
6.8
12 ratings
44
Mt. Woodson Golf Club
Ramona, CA
7.8
8 ratings
45
Industry Hills Golf Club - The IKE
City of Industry, CA
8.6
6 ratings
46
Mile Square Golf Course
Fountain Valley, CA
7.4
9 ratings
47
Monarch Beach Golf Links
Dana Point, CA
7.7
8 ratings
48
Pelican Hill Golf Club - Ocean South
Newport Beach, CA
9.1
5 ratings
49
Northwood GC
Monte Rio, CA
9.0
5 ratings
50
Poppy Ridge GC - Championship Course
Livermore, CA
8.4
6 ratings

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