The best private courses in Novato, California
Course Vaults is a golf course logging app where members have logged 16,956 rounds in California and rate what they played. These are the 5 highest-rated private clubs within about 25 miles of Novato, California, ranked by those community scores.
Meadow Club
Fairfax, CA, USAPrivateAlister Mackenzie & Mike DeVries
- 4.5Conditions
- 4.6Layout
- 4.4Scenery
- 4.1Facilities
Played during a horrific drought so they couldn’t water the fairways just greens tees and aprons so it wasn’t t as good as it could have been but I hear it’s much improved. Great layout like all MacKenzie’s and beautiful setting. Thought the 18th hole was kinda funky.
Written by
@GRaleigh 77
- Views
- Walkable
- Driving range
Claremont Country Club
Oakland, CA, USAPrivateJim Smith
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Must play
Orinda Country Club
Orinda, CA, USAPrivateWillie Watson
- 4.0Conditions
- 5.0Layout
- 5.0Scenery
- 4.3Facilities
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.
Written by
@hammerinhank
- Driving range
- Must play
- Fast greens
Contra Costa Country Club
Pleasant Hill, CA, USAPrivateA. Vernon Macan & Vernon Macan
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.5Layout
- 3.5Scenery
- 4.5Facilities
A true golfers club! A recent redesign made Contra Costa one of the jewels of the East Bay. It’s a rolling hooked links course where the ball can be played in the air and on the ground. This place reaks golf! The practice facility is second to none spacious and full of targets.
Written by
@Kunapro59
- Driving range
- Must play
- Grass range
Stone Tree Golf Club
Novato, CA, USAPrivateSandy Tatum & Jim Summers
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.6Facilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Parkland
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). City pages include private golf courses within about 25 miles of Novato, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. 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 Novato, California.
The top private golf courses in Novato, California on Course Vaults are led by Meadow Club with a Course Vaults score of 8.9. This page ranks 5 courses, including Meadow Club, Claremont Country Club, Orinda Country 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). City pages include private golf courses within about 25 miles of Novato, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
Yes. The Novato, California list includes private golf courses within about 25 miles of Novato, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
Meadow Club is currently #1 among private courses in and around Novato, California on Course Vaults at 8.9 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 3:51 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
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