The best private courses in Palo Alto, 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 9 highest-rated private clubs within about 25 miles of Palo Alto, California, ranked by those community scores.
California of San Francisco
California Golf Club of San Francisco
South San Francisco, CA, USAPrivateAlister Mackenzie & Robert Hunter
- 4.9Conditions
- 4.9Layout
- 4.4Scenery
- 4.4Facilities
- Must play
- Pristine
- Challenging
Sharon Heights Golf & Country Club
Menlo Park, CA, USAPrivateJack Fleming
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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- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
TPC at Stonebrae
Hayward, CA, USAPrivateDavid McLay Kidd
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.5Layout
- 4.5Scenery
- NRFacilities
- Driving range
- Must play
- Hidden gem
Menlo Country Club
Woodside, CA, USAPrivateTom Nicoll & Kyle Phillips
- 5.0Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRScenery
- 4.0Facilities
- Driving range
- Pristine
- Restaurant
Stanford University Golf Club
Stanford, CA, USAPrivateWilliam Francis Bell & William Park Bell Sr.
- 4.5Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.3Scenery
- 4.3Facilities
- Driving range
- Grass range
- Mat range
Green Hills Country Club
Millbrae, CA, USAPrivateAlister Mackenzie
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
Palo Alto Hills Golf & Country Club
Palo Alto, CA, USAPrivateClark Glasson & Robert Muir Graves
- 3.0Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
The Peninsula Golf & Country Club
San Mateo, CA, USAPrivateDonald Ross & Ron Forse
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
Pruneridge Golf Course
Santa Clara, CA, USAPrivateJack Fleming
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
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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 Palo Alto, 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 Palo Alto, California.
The top private golf courses in Palo Alto, California on Course Vaults are led by California Golf Club of San Francisco with a Course Vaults score of 9.1. This page ranks 9 courses, including California Golf Club of San Francisco, Sharon Heights Golf & Country Club, TPC at Stonebrae.
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 Palo Alto, 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 Palo Alto, California list includes private golf courses within about 25 miles of Palo Alto, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
California Golf Club of San Francisco is currently #1 among private courses in and around Palo Alto, California on Course Vaults at 9.1 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 3:53 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
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