The best private courses in California
Course Vaults is a golf course logging app where members log rounds and rate what they played. These are the 25 highest-rated private clubs across California, ranked by those community scores.
+829.8Cypress Point Club
Pebble Beach, CA, USA
+209.4(Valley of Montecito) Valley Club of Montecito
Santa Barbara, CA, USA
+119.3Brambles Golf Club
Middletown, CA, USA
+499.2(North) The Los Angeles Country Club
Los Angeles, CA, USA
+439.1(California of San Francisco) California Golf Club of San Francisco
South San Francisco, CA, USA
+469.1Riviera Country Club
Pacific Palisades, CA, USA
+449.1San Francisco Golf Club
San Francisco, CA, USA
+89.1The Quarry at La Quinta
La Quinta, CA, USA
+349.0(Shore) Monterey Peninsula Country Club
Pebble Beach, CA, USA
+259.0(Dunes) Monterey Peninsula Country Club
Pebble Beach, CA, USA
+149.0(The Preserve) Santa Lucia Preserve
Carmel, CA, USA
+68.9The Bridges at Rancho Santa Fe
Rancho Santa Fe, CA, USA
+208.9Meadow Club
Fairfax, CA, USA
+288.9Bel Air Country Club
Los Angeles, CA, USA
+588.8(Lake) The Olympic Club
San Francisco, CA, USA
+78.8(The Mountains) Bighorn Golf Club
Palm Desert, CA, USA
+58.8(Mountain) Vintage Club
Indian Wells, CA, USA
+78.8Mayacama Golf Club
Santa Rosa, CA, USA
+118.7Sherwood Country Club
Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
+168.7Lakeside Golf Club
Burbank, CA, USA
+58.7Annandale Golf Club
Pasadena, CA, USA
+158.7Hillcrest Country Club
Los Angeles, CA, USA
+68.7Santa Ana Country Club
Santa Ana, CA, USA
+58.6La Quinta Country Club
La Quinta, CA, USA
+358.6Lake Merced Golf Club
Daly City, CA, USA
How we rank
Course Vaults ranks private golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to private courses (not guest-friendly). State pages include private golf courses across California. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
FAQ
Common questions about private course rankings in California.
The top private golf courses in California on Course Vaults are led by Cypress Point Club with a Course Vaults score of 9.8. This page ranks 25 courses, including Cypress Point Club, Valley Club of Montecito, Brambles Golf Club.
Course Vaults ranks private golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to private courses (not guest-friendly). State pages include private golf courses across California. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
Yes. The California list ranks private golf courses across the state that meet Course Vaults eligibility (open, private courses (not guest-friendly), and at least 5 explicit ratings).
Cypress Point Club is currently #1 among private courses in California on Course Vaults at 9.8 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Sep 25, 2026, 12:08 AM EDT. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
Cities in California
- Los Angeles
- Rancho Santa Fe
- San Francisco
- La Quinta
- Palm Desert
- Pebble Beach
- San Diego
- Santa Barbara
- Carmel
- Morgan Hill
- Newport Beach
- Oakland
- Tarzana
- Burbank
- Chula Vista
- Clayton
- Daly City
- Diablo
- Fairfax
- Fallbrook
- Hayward
- Indian Wells
- Indio
- Irvine
- La Habra Heights
- La Jolla
- Long Beach
- Menlo Park
- Middletown
- Millbrae
- Novato
- Orinda
- Pacific Palisades
- Palo Alto
- Pasadena
- Sacramento
- San Martin
- San Mateo
- Santa Ana
- Santa Clara
- Santa Rosa
- Solana Beach
- Somis
- South San Francisco
- Stanford
- Thousand Oaks
- Truckee
- Valencia
- Woodland Hills
- Woodside
