From The Fairway The 2nd is a par 4 with tee shots that should favor the left side of the fairway.
On The Green The green is large and slopes from back to front with a large spine in the center. Beware of the false front on the right side of the green which will feed short shots off of the green and into the rough.
From The Tee The 3rd hole is a par 3 that provides sweeping views of the Bay
From The Fairway
On The Green A left to right shot from the tee is preferred as the green runs diagonally to your right with a green that has three different sections divided by large slopes.
From The Tee The 5th is a tempting short par 4 offering a true risk, reward situation.
From The Fairway
On The Green If you go for the green from the tee, aim just right of the tall oak tree. One of the most challenging greens on the course, the 5th has a large bowl in the middle and run-offs on the back, right, and front.
From The Tee The 6th is the #1 handicap and is a challenging par 5.
From The Fairway From the tee, you must carry a large barranca to a fairway that is laid out diagonally to your right. For your second shot, you are faced with making the decision to lay up or attempt to carry the second elevated barranca.
From The Tee The 7th is a fun uphill par 3 that plays to a green where you cannot see the ball land.
From The Fairway
On The Green The green is sloped back to front. Add extra yardage on top of the pin location and slope as balls tend to feed towards the front after landing. If the pin is located in the back right of the green, beware as the green is only 5 to 10 paces deep and has large bunkers in front and behind the pin.
From The Tee The 9th is an uphill par 4 running back to the clubhouse.
From The Fairway Favor the left side to avoid the fairway bunker on the right and to allow for tee shots to feed down to the right. When setting up your approach,
On The Green favor the left side as shots will kick off the slope surrounding the green and feed toward the center.
From The Tee The 10th begins with a breathtaking tee shot with the San Francisco Bay as the backdrop
From The Fairway The proper line is over the center of the left bunker as the fairway extends much further to the left than it appears. Distance control is key to the approach shot as
On The Green this green is on a mound of its own and surrounded by bunkers on the left and steep runoffs on the back and the right of the green.
From The Tee The 11th is the most challenging par 3.
From The Fairway
On The Green The long narrow bunker in front of the green will come into play if the pin is in the middle or left-hand side of the green. The green feeds left towards the Bay and has a sharp ridge bisecting the middle of the green.
From The Tee The 12th is one of the most exciting holes on the course. With a blind tee shot,
From The Fairway the best line is the right bunker on the fairway of hole #11. From the fairway, longer hitters
On The Green may opt to take advantage of the large elevation drop to the green. If laying up, aim to the left “tongue” and you will have 130 to 160-yards to the green depending on the pin. The 12th is the deepest green on the course and has the most undulation.
From The Tee The 13th is the shortest hole on the course surrounded by trees and is a great opportunity to make up ground before embarking on the finishing stretch of holes
From The Fairway
On The Green Three different sections on the green make club selection critical. Each section of the green is on a different level and having to putt from one section to another can make for a difficult two-putt.
From The Tee Don’t be fooled by the short measurements here as the par 4 14th plays significantly uphill.
From The Fairway Tee shots must travel over a deep valley to a skinny fairway that is positioned at a diagonal angle to the left. Any tee shot short of the fairway or over the fairway is out of bounds.
On The Green The second shot will require at least one extra club and beware of the large false front in the middle and right that sends short shots trickling off the green.
From The Tee The 15th is a par 3 with a green divided into two tiers,
From The Fairway one right and one left. If the hole is cut on the upper right,
On The Green use the slope on the right to feed your shot towards the pin. When it is cut on the left, play your shot off the spine in the middle to feed it towards the hole.
From The Tee The yardage suggests the 16th is an easy par 5,
From The Fairway , but don’t be fooled! Favor the left side of the fairway as it slopes right. A solid tee shot may leave you thinking this green is reachable in two, but it’s a tough blind shot to a wide but shallow elevated green.
On The Green A deep front bunker guards the green and an approach shot at a middle or right pin must be hit with precise yardage or you will find yourself with a tough pitch back to the pin.
From The Tee One of the most challenging holes, the 17th features a
From The Fairway dogleg left tee shot to a blind downhill fairway. The safe tee shot is to the center or right side of the fairway which leaves you with 180-200+ yards
On The Green downhill to a green with little margin for error as there is a steep runoff in the fescue on both the right and left of this green.
From The Tee The finishing hole is a par 5 that can make or break a match coming in as the #2 handicap.
From The Fairway Favor your tee shot to the right side of the fairway. Your second shot will leave you faced with the decision to lay up short of the barranca or attempt to clear it. Laying up will leave you with 200+ to the green.
On The Green Carrying the barranca will leave you with 100 to 150-yards to the green. Distance control is crucial as approach shots that go long will roll off the back of the green.