3 destination guides
California golf trips
California
Palm Springs & the Coachella Valley
Mid-century cool, mountain backdrops and 100+ courses.
California
Monterey Peninsula & Pebble Beach
The bucket-list round of all bucket-list rounds.
Nevada / California
Lake Tahoe & Reno
Alpine air, lake views and big drives at altitude.
When to golf in California
California courses to know
PGA West Stadium Course
Pete Dye's infamous island-green 17th and tour-level difficulty.
Palm Springs · $$$ · PremiumLa Quinta Resort (Mountain Course)
Classic Dye routing tucked into the Santa Rosa Mountains.
Palm Springs · $$$ · PremiumIndian Wells Golf Resort (Players & Celebrity)
City-owned, beautifully conditioned and great value.
Palm Springs · $$$ · PremiumDesert Willow (Firecliff)
Public course known for conditioning and desert landscaping.
Palm Springs · $$$ · PremiumPebble Beach Golf Links
Six-time U.S. Open venue on the cliffs of Carmel Bay.
Pebble Beach · $$$$ · Top-shelfSpyglass Hill
Robert Trent Jones Sr.'s brutal, beautiful mix of dunes and forest.
Pebble Beach · $$$$ · Top-shelfThe Links at Spanish Bay
Seaside links with a bagpiper at sunset.
Pebble Beach · $$$$ · Top-shelfPacific Grove Golf Links
The 'poor man's Pebble' — a municipal course with oceanfront back nine.
Pebble Beach · $$$$ · Top-shelfOld Greenwood
Jack Nicklaus design near Truckee among towering pines.
Lake Tahoe · $$$ · Premium
Common questions
When is the best time for a California golf trip?
It depends on where you go: Palm Springs peaks in Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr; Pebble Beach peaks in Sep, Oct; Lake Tahoe peaks in Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
What are the best golf trip destinations in California?
Our California guides cover Palm Springs & the Coachella Valley, Monterey Peninsula & Pebble Beach, Lake Tahoe & Reno. We also plan custom trips to any other public, resort or stay-and-play golf in California.
Can you build a custom California golf package for our group?
Yes. Tell us your dates, group size, budget and how much golf you want, and we'll design a day-by-day California itinerary with tee times, lodging and a per-person price.
Have a trip in mind? We'll build it around your group.
Tell us where, when and how much golf. We design a day-by-day itinerary with tee times, lodging and a clear per-person price.