The best private courses in Millbrae, California

“Loved the use of short grass throughout the course while still keeping it fairly tight off the tee. Tons of elevation change, and even though there aren't many trees and you can see groups playing on other holes, the trees around the perimeter make you feel surprisingly secluded.”

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@jensencastle

• ❗️Must play
• |✨Pristine
• |🚶🏻Walkable

“The Lake Course at Olympic Club is one of the best and most challenging layouts I’ve played. The course is known for its narrow, sloping fairways lined with towering cypress trees and small, fast greens that demand precision on every shot.”

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@Flopfather

• 😅Challenging
• |✨Pristine
• |❗️Must play

“Incredible routing framed nicely by great bunkering and very clever green complexes. Loved the Instagram holes on the NW corner of the property. Such an awesome reveal as you crest the hill on 12. Not a hard course by any means, but incredibly fun.”

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@shahbaz-hashmi

• ✨Pristine
• |🏞️Views
• |❗️Must play

“Beautiful, some really interesting green surrounds but doesn’t rate for me. No cohesive flow to the routing and it plays extremely short with unfair results on many tee shots”

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@hammerinhank

• 🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |🍔Restaurant
• |🍺Bar

“Olympic Club… respectfully, this one just isn’t my favorite. I think it’s a pretty overrated golf course, and the rough always seems to be incredibly thick, which makes an already difficult course even more challenging. The setting is undeniably cool.”

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@jensencastle

• 🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |🟢Putting area
• |😅Challenging

“Feels like high end backyard golf; serene setting, tight holes sculpted into severe land. Some flaws - noticably short and protected only by tight treelines in spots - but a few interesting short par 3 or 3.5 holes will really stick with me, notably 3,8,13,14.”

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@hammerinhank

• 🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |❗️Must play
• |💨Fast greens

“Old school hidden gem with lots of charm and quirk - originally laid out by Seth Raynor, and my understanding is that Jay Blasi is going to do a restoration next year. Maybe 4-5 drivers all day, insanely small and undulated greens, and funky routing that crosses lines of play.”

Written by

@shahbaz-hashmi

• 😅Challenging
• |💎Hidden gem
• |🏞️Views