The best private courses in Rancho Santa Fe, 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 10 highest-rated private clubs within about 25 miles of Rancho Santa Fe, California, ranked by those community scores.

The Bridges at Rancho Santa Fe
Rancho Santa Fe, CA, USAPrivate
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.3Layout
- 3.3Scenery
- 3.8Facilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar

Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club
Rancho Santa Fe, CA, USAPrivateMax Behr
- 5.0Conditions
- 3.8Layout
- 2.8Scenery
- 2.9Facilities
Beautiful old course with super pure conditions. Greens will kill your score here if your speed is off. Very cool clubhouse with friendly staff. Handful of very picturesque holes. Plays incredibly different going towards and away from the clubhouse with the coastal wind.
Written by
@21tbell
- Driving range
- Pristine
- Grass range

Golf Club of California
Fallbrook, CA, USAPrivate
- 3.5Conditions
- 4.2Layout
- 3.8Scenery
- 4.1Facilities
- Driving range
- Hidden gem
- Restaurant

Del Mar Country Club
Rancho Santa Fe, CA, USAPrivateJoe Lee
- 5.0Conditions
- 5.0Layout
- 4.0Scenery
- NRFacilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Pristine

La Jolla Country Club
La Jolla, CA, USAPrivatePhil Mickelson & Rees Jones
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.5Layout
- 5.0Scenery
- NRFacilities
I don’t think there’s another course that has a better mix of atmosphere, golf course, and amenities. I wish I could play here everyday. Truly doesn’t get better. Enough hard holes to keep you on your toes and enough getable holes to keep you coming back.
Written by
@Colinarmi
- Views
- Driving range
- Pristine

The Farms Golf Club
Rancho Santa Fe, CA, USAPrivatePerry Dye & Pete Dye
- 2.5Conditions
- 4.5Layout
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.8Facilities
Challenging Dye track in a beautiful private neighborhood. Friendly staff, solid practice areas. Food is subpar but there’s a great view of the course from the restaurant.
Written by
@21tbell
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Grass range

The Santaluz Club
San Diego, CA, USAPrivateRees Jones & Greg Muirhead
- 4.0Conditions
- 2.0Layout
- 3.0Scenery
- NRFacilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar

The Crosby Club at Rancho Santa Fee
San Diego, CA, USAPrivateFred Couples & Brian Curley
- 4.0Conditions
- 1.5Layout
- 4.5Scenery
- 2.3Facilities
Course conditions are a work in progress but solid overall. Tricky greens and lots of amazing views. Tucked inside a private neighborhood with friendly people and laid back environment.
Written by
@21tbell
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Must play

Bernardo Heights Country Club
San Diego, CA, USAPrivateTed Robinson
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.0Scenery
- NRFacilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar

Lomas Santa Fe Country Club
Solana Beach, CA, USAPrivateWilliam Francis Bell
- 4.0Conditions
- 2.5Layout
- 1.5Scenery
- 3.0Facilities
Great course in great condition. Amazing greens. Pace was perfect, no waiting. Practice areas are pretty terrible, mats only range with hard yellow balls and one tiny putting and chipping green.
Written by
@21tbell
- Pristine
- Driving range
- Mat range
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 Rancho Santa Fe, 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 Rancho Santa Fe, California.
The top private golf courses in Rancho Santa Fe, California on Course Vaults are led by The Bridges at Rancho Santa Fe with a Course Vaults score of 8.8. This page ranks 10 courses, including The Bridges at Rancho Santa Fe, Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club, Golf Club of California.
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 Rancho Santa Fe, 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 Rancho Santa Fe, California list includes private golf courses within about 25 miles of Rancho Santa Fe, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
The Bridges at Rancho Santa Fe is currently #1 among private courses in and around Rancho Santa Fe, California on Course Vaults at 8.8 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 4:02 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
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