The best courses you can play in San Rafael, California

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 San Rafael, 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 San Rafael, California list includes public golf courses within about 25 miles of San Rafael, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.

Presidio Golf Course is currently #1 among public courses in and around San Rafael, California on Course Vaults at 7.8 out of 10.

This ranking was last refreshed Sep 25, 2026, 6:19 AM EDT. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.