Champions at Champions Club at The Retreat

The Champions course at Champions Club at The Retreat is a Jack Nicklaus design located in Corona, California, positioned in the rolling terrain of Riverside County east of Los Angeles. Nicklaus, who designed the course during his prolific period of signature layouts, created a routing that works with the natural elevation changes characteristic of the Southern California inland valleys. The property features views of the surrounding hills and benefits from the region's Mediterranean climate, with firm conditions common through much of the year.

The layout reflects Nicklaus's design principles from this era, emphasizing strategic bunkering, generous landing areas for accurate drives, and greens that reward approach shots played to the correct quadrant. The course incorporates both risk-reward opportunities and forced carries typical of Nicklaus's work, with water features and waste areas coming into play on several holes. The terrain allows for variety in hole presentation, with elevation changes creating visual interest and affecting club selection.

Champions Club at The Retreat operates as a private facility serving the Corona area. The course provides a championship-length test from the back tees while offering multiple teeing grounds to accommodate different skill levels. The conditioning standards and pace of play reflect the expectations of contemporary private club golf in Southern California, where year-round playability is a defining characteristic of the region's golf culture.