The best courses you can play in Pasadena, 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 25 highest-rated public courses within about 25 miles of Pasadena, California, ranked by those community scores.

Maggie Hathaway Par 3 Golf Course
Los Angeles, CA, USAPublic

Ike Eisenhower
Industry Hills Golf Club at Pacific Palms Resort
City of Industry, CA, USAPublicWilliam Francis Bell & Casey O'Callaghan
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 1.0Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 1.0Facilities

Wilson
Griffith Park Golf Complex
Los Angeles, CA, USAPublicGeorge C. Thomas & William H. Johnson
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.8Layout
- 3.3Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 2.9Facilities
To me, this is the best of the Los Angeles city courses. There's not much George Thomas left, but you can still see some of it in a few of the greens.
Written by
@Urannimal
- Driving range
- Walkable
- Mat range

Babe Zaharias
Industry Hills Golf Club at Pacific Palms Resort
City of Industry, CA, USAPublicCasey O'Callaghan & William Francis Bell
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.2Facilities
- Great value

Hansen Dam Golf Course
Pacoima, CA, USAPublicRay Goates
- 3.5Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 4.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 2.0Facilities
- Great value
- Driving range
- Underrated

Harding
Griffith Park Golf Complex
Los Angeles, CA, USAPublicWilliam Francis Bell & Willie Watson
- 3.3Conditions
- 3.3Layout
- 4.0Value
- 2.8Scenery
- 2.9Facilities
Really good variety of holes with some very fun scoring opportunities. 16-18 is my favorite stretch of la city golf
Written by
@KAbbassi
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar

Coyote Hills Golf Course
Fullerton, CA, USAPublicCal Olson
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.0Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 3.7Facilities
- Views

Angeles National Golf Club
Sunland, CA, USAPublicJack Nicklaus
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.3Layout
- 2.0Value
- 3.7Scenery
- 2.6Facilities
Not a bad course-greens are kept well, but the rest of the course is a bit worn. Firm fairways and hard kicks make tee shots go far but also could give bad breaks. Layout is mostly good but a few greens complexes are badly turtle shelled and play frustrating
Written by
@Slamminsam
- Driving range
- Challenging
- Pristine

E.O. Nay
Brookside Golf & Country Club
Pasadena, CA, USAPublicWilliam Francis Bell
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.5Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.1Facilities
- Challenging
- Walkable
- Views

C. W. Koiner
Brookside Golf & Country Club
Pasadena, CA, USAPublicWilliam Francis Bell
- 2.5Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.0Facilities

Rancho Park Golf Club
Los Angeles, CA, USAPublicWilliam Francis Bell & William H. Johnson
- 3.2Conditions
- 3.9Layout
- 4.0Value
- 2.6Scenery
- 1.9Facilities
Some truly outstanding holes (2, 4, 5, 7, 11, 17). If the city ever committed to it, I'd kill the range and move it to replace the Par 3 course next door. You could also stretch it 300 more yards and make it play tough for SCGA events.
Written by
@Urannimal
- Driving range
- Walkable
- Putting area

Santa Anita Golf Course
Arcadia, CA, USAPublicJames Harrison Smith
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.8Layout
- 4.0Value
- 3.3Scenery
- 2.8Facilities
Whistling Straits is a marvel for being a flat army base transformed into a wild dunescape...in the 90's. Santa Anita was built LONG before that on a dead flat parcel of land in Arcadia by a one and done designer.
Written by
@Urannimal
- Driving range
- Putting area
- Parkland

Penmar Golf Club
Venice, CA, USAPublicDavid W. Kent
- 3.0Conditions
- 2.8Layout
- 4.6Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 2.6Facilities
Look - if you’re looking for a proper day out at a proper track, go to rustic, robles, or rancho. If you’re looking for an afternoon walk with a few beers and a few swings discussing how Harrison Ford crash landed his plane on #8 - this is the place to do it.
Written by
@moodiebanks
- Great value
- Hidden gem
- Restaurant

Skylinks Golf Course
Long Beach, CA, USAPublicWilliam Francis Bell
- 2.5Conditions
- 2.8Layout
- 1.7Value
- 2.2Scenery
- 3.2Facilities
Course was in good shape, fairways were fast/hard as always, greens were 7/10 fast but still bumpy at times.
Written by
@Palmer
- Restaurant
- Driving range
- Putting area

Roosevelt Municipal Golf Course
Los Angeles, CA, USAPublic
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.3Layout
- 3.3Value
- 3.3Scenery
- 1.6Facilities
- Walkable
- Great value

Knollwood Golf Course
Granada Hills, CA, USAPublicWilliam Francis Bell & William H. Johnson
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 4.0Value
- 2.5Scenery
- 2.8Facilities
A little quirky, but could be a lot quirkier which would be an improvement. It’s fun. It’s also a little unpredictable which is part of the charm for a muni (fliers in the fairway, example.) I’d play here again.
Written by
@Lazstradamus
- Walkable
- Challenging
- Fast greens

Lakewood Country Club
Lakewood, CA, USAPublicWilliam Francis Bell & Casey O'Callaghan Golf Course Design
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 5.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
This is one of the better expressions of a golf course melding into a community seasmlessly in southern california. The staff steal the show every time. The service level is through the roof. Greens are typically good-to-solid.
Written by
@Lazstradamus
- Driving range
- Parkland
- Scoreable

Sand Canyon Country Club
Santa Clarita, CA, USAPublicTed Robinson Sr. & Ted Robinson Jr.
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.8Layout
- 4.0Value
- 3.8Scenery
- 2.7Facilities
- Driving range

Rio Hondo Golf Club
Downey, CA, USAPublicJohn Duncan Dunn
- 2.0Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 4.5Value
- 2.0Scenery
- 3.1Facilities
- Great value

Diamond Bar Golf Course
Diamond Bar, CA, USAPublicWilliam Francis Bell
- 3.5Conditions
- 2.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 2.0Scenery
- 3.3Facilities
The course has a bit of a split personality. It tries to be a little links-y in spots but parkland-y in others. There are a few bad holes (2,3,4) but the rest are a treat.
Written by
@Lazstradamus

Woodley Lakes Municipal Golf Course
Van Nuys, CA, USAPublicRay Goates
- 2.0Conditions
- 2.3Layout
- 2.3Value
- 2.0Scenery
- 2.1Facilities
I play this course a lot in the mornings before work. Good vibes and greens are decent. Pace of play sucks if you aren’t one of the first couple times off. Typical wide open, bomb it anywhere, and go low muni. Overall solid for an LA muni.
Written by
@brycedanielgolf
- Driving range
- Grass range
- Restaurant

North
Alondra Golf Course
Lawndale, CA, USAPublicWilliam H. Johnson
They took good care of this track. Mostly flat and no water, this was still a fun sleepy round with challenge. Several elevated greens added to the fun.
Written by
@lock
- Driving range
- Parkland
- Scoreable

Encino Municipal Golf Club
Encino, CA, USAPublicWilliam Francis Bell
- 2.5Conditions
- 2.7Layout
- 2.7Value
- 2.3Scenery
- 2.1Facilities
Is this place, "good"? No. Can you hit driver a lot and try to make birdies? Yes. Public teetimes are difficult occasionally in Los Angeles, but if you wind up here, you shouldn't have a bad day. It's probably fifth on the list of city courses.
Written by
@Urannimal
- Walkable
- Driving range
- Slow greens

Balboa
Encino Municipal Golf Club
Encino, CA, USAPublicWilliam Francis Bell & Steve Timm
- 3.0Conditions
- 2.3Layout
- 2.8Value
- 2.0Scenery
- 1.5Facilities
- Walkable
- Driving range
- Slow greens

Fullerton Golf Course
Fullerton, CA, USAPublic
- 2.5Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRValue
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
Par 67 with some truly awful greens.. I’ll say the positive is some interesting hole designs on a couple par 4’s and elevated par 3’s. I would skip and instead play the far superior and very close by Coyote Hills
Written by
@lock
- Driving range
- Mat range
- Putting area
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 Pasadena, 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 Pasadena, California.
The top public golf courses in Pasadena, California on Course Vaults are led by Maggie Hathaway Par 3 Golf Course with a Course Vaults score of 7.6. This page ranks 25 courses, including Maggie Hathaway Par 3 Golf Course, Industry Hills Golf Club at Pacific Palms Resort, Griffith Park Golf Complex.
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 Pasadena, 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 Pasadena, California list includes public golf courses within about 25 miles of Pasadena, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
Maggie Hathaway Par 3 Golf Course is currently #1 among public courses in and around Pasadena, California on Course Vaults at 7.6 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 3:38 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
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