The best courses you can play in Palo Alto, California
Course Vaults is a golf course logging app where members log rounds and rate what they played. These are the 16 highest-rated public courses within about 25 miles of Palo Alto, California, ranked by those community scores.
+458.0(Ocean) Half Moon Bay Golf Links
Half Moon Bay, CA, USA
+167.7The Course at Wente Vineyards
Livermore, CA, USA
+117.5(South) Corica Park Golf Club
Alameda, CA, USA
+277.4(Old) Half Moon Bay Golf Links
Half Moon Bay, CA, USA
+157.2(North) Corica Park Golf Club
Alameda, CA, USA
+67.1Callippe Preserve Golf Club
Pleasanton, CA, USA
+67.0Baylands Golf Links
Palo Alto, CA, USA
+86.9(Regulation) Lake Chabot Municipal Golf Course
Oakland, CA, USA
+136.6Sharp Park Golf Course
Pacifica, CA, USA
+116.5The Bridges Golf Club
San Ramon, CA, USA
+76.3Metropolitan Golf Links
Oakland, CA, USA
+65.8The Golf Club at Moffett Field
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
+155.8Crystal Springs Golf Course
Burlingame, CA, USA
+55.5Dublin Ranch Golf Club
Dublin, CA, USA
+55.4Sunnyvale Golf Course
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
+64.9(Shoreline at Mountain View) Shoreline Golf Links at Mountain View
Mountain View, 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. City pages include public 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 public course rankings in Palo Alto, California.
The top public golf courses in Palo Alto, California on Course Vaults are led by Half Moon Bay Golf Links with a Course Vaults score of 8.0. This page ranks 16 courses, including Half Moon Bay Golf Links, The Course at Wente Vineyards, Corica Park Golf Club.
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. City pages include public 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 public 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.
Half Moon Bay Golf Links is currently #1 among public courses in and around Palo Alto, California on Course Vaults at 8.0 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Sep 25, 2026, 5:34 AM EDT. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
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