The best courses you can play 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 public courses across California, ranked by those community scores.
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+1779.3Pebble Beach Resorts
Pebble Beach, CA, USA
+1319.2Pasatiempo Golf Club
Santa Cruz, CA, USA
+1308.8Spyglass Hill Golf Course
Pebble Beach, CA, USA
+528.4(Stadium) PGA West
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+248.4Rams Hill Country Club
Borrego Springs, CA, USA
+538.3Poppy Hills Golf Course
Pebble Beach, CA, USA
+548.3(Ocean North) The Resort at Pelican Hill
Newport Coast, CA, USA
+1248.2(South) Torrey Pines Golf Course
La Jolla, CA, USA
+288.2Northwood Golf Club
Monte Rio, CA, USA
+68.2Moorpark Country Club
Moorpark, CA, USA
+398.2Aviara Golf Club
Carlsbad, CA, USA
+228.2(Celebrity) Indian Wells Golf Resort
Indian Wells, CA, USA
+78.2Yocha Dehe Golf Club
Brooks, CA, USA
+758.2The Links at Spanish Bay
Pebble Beach, CA, USA
+78.2La Purisima Golf Course
Lompoc, CA, USA
+108.2Golf Club at Grays Crossing
Truckee, CA, USA
+148.1Goose Creek Golf Club
Mira Loma, CA, USA
+848.1(North) Torrey Pines Golf Course
La Jolla, CA, USA
+638.1Rustic Canyon Golf Course
Moorpark, CA, USA
+198.1(Mountain) La Quinta
La Quinta, CA, USA
+68.1Marriott's Shadow Ridge Golf Club
Palm Desert, CA, USA
+368.1Maderas Golf Club
Poway, CA, USA
+228.1(Firecliff) Desert Willow Golf Resort
Palm Desert, CA, USA
+58.1Darkhorse Golf Club
Auburn, CA, USA
+368.1(Ocean South) The Resort at Pelican Hill
Newport Coast, CA, USA
How we rank
Course Vaults ranks public 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 public or guest-friendly courses. State pages include public 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 public course rankings in California.
The top public golf courses in California on Course Vaults are led by Pebble Beach Resorts with a Course Vaults score of 9.3. This page ranks 25 courses, including Pebble Beach Resorts, Pasatiempo Golf Club, Spyglass Hill Golf Course.
Course Vaults ranks public 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 public or guest-friendly courses. State pages include public 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 public golf courses across the state that meet Course Vaults eligibility (open, public or guest-friendly courses, and at least 5 explicit ratings).
Pebble Beach Resorts is currently #1 among public courses in California on Course Vaults at 9.3 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Sep 10, 2026, 12:27 PM EDT. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
Cities in California
- Los Angeles
- La Quinta
- Palm Desert
- San Diego
- Pebble Beach
- Carlsbad
- Sacramento
- San Francisco
- Irvine
- Long Beach
- Moorpark
- Rancho Palos Verdes
- San Clemente
- Santa Barbara
- Truckee
- Alameda
- American Canyon
- Anaheim
- Carmel
- City of Industry
- Corona
- Costa Mesa
- Cypress
- Encino
- Fountain Valley
- Fullerton
- Half Moon Bay
- Indian Wells
- La Jolla
- Livermore
- Napa
- Newport Coast
- Oakland
- Oceanside
- Ojai
- Palm Springs
- Pasadena
- Seaside
- Sunnyvale
- Arcadia
- Auburn
- Berkeley
- Bodega Bay
- Borrego Springs
- Brooks
- Burbank
- Burlingame
- Camarillo
- Carmichael
- Chino Hills
- Clio
- Coronado
- Dana Point
- Diamond Bar
- Downey
- Dublin
- El Cajon
- Encinitas
- Escondido
- Fontana
- Goleta
- Granada Hills
- Huntington Beach
- Indio
- Jamul
- Laguna Beach
- Lakewood
- Lompoc
- Mira Loma
- Mission Viejo
- Monte Rio
- Monterey
- Mountain View
- Newport Beach
- Norco
- Novato
- Pacific Grove
- Pacifica
- Pacoima
- Palo Alto
- Paso Robles
- Pleasanton
- Poway
- Ramona
- Rancho Santa Margarita
- Riverside
- San Jose
- San Juan Capistrano
- San Marcos
- San Rafael
- San Ramon
- Santa Clarita
- Santa Cruz
- Simi Valley
- South Lake Tahoe
- Sunland
- Temecula
- Thousand Oaks
- Tustin
- Vallejo
- Van Nuys
- Venice
- Ventura
- Walnut Creek
- Westlake Village
- Yorba Linda
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