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Just wanted to see what kind of hidden gems you guys know about in California. I live in Southern California and am always road tripping to Northern California, trying to find courses along the way to play.
 

Anyone know of any cool little nine holes or muni's that have some history behind them or just have a cool vibe to them???

To get an idea of what I'm talking about, check out this little 9-hole course called Ben Brown's in Laguna Beach, CA. Tucked in the canyon right off of PCH (pacific coast highway).
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My favorite 9 hole course (par 36) is Northwood Golf Course in Sonoma.  This course runs through giant redwoods.  https://www.northwoodgolf.com/

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Northwood Golf Course combines the magic of the architecture of Dr. Alister MacKenzie (Augusta National, Pasatiempo, Cypress Point) set amidst towering Redwood trees. It's like nothing you have played before, and prompted Travelin' Joe Passov of Golf Magazine to place Northwood on his top-5 MacKenzie courses... in the world!

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On 12/29/2017 at 6:57 AM, No Mulligans said:

My favorite 9 hole course (par 36) is Northwood Golf Course in Sonoma.  This course runs through giant redwoods.  https://www.northwoodgolf.com/

From their website:

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I've had a few people recommend this one recently. Looks insanely beautiful and like an epic course to shoot pictures! Thank you for confirming this course to be one of my destination courses of 2018!

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On 12/29/2017 at 12:12 AM, BrettLyons said:

Just wanted to see what kind of hidden gems you guys know about in California. I live in Southern California and am always road tripping to Northern California, trying to find courses along the way to play.
 

Anyone know of any cool little nine holes or muni's that have some history behind them or just have a cool vibe to them???

To get an idea of what I'm talking about, check out this little 9-hole course called Ben Brown's in Laguna Beach, CA. Tucked in the canyon right off of PCH (pacific coast highway).
https://www.theranch...om/gallery/golf

I played Ben Brown’s many years ago and it was great. I hope to get down there again this year’s.

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On 1/3/2018 at 12:53 PM, tehuti said:

I played Ben Brown’s many years ago and it was great. I hope to get down there again this year’s.

 

14 hours ago, Golfnewb949 said:

I just played there yesterday! Beautiful course with great views in the valley. The best part is all the deer running around. Amazing!

Right?! I love it there. Keep your eyes out for a writeup in one of the upcoming "The Golfers Journal" issues ; )


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Is Ben Brown also called Aliso Creek? That was the first SoCal course I ever played, and yes, the deer were amazing!

My husband and I played a pretty little course up in Cupertino last year called Deep Cliff. It's an 18-hole par 60, tucked in the hills west of highway 85. Cool place!

And if you're looking for a different kind of challenge up there, check out The Ranch in San Jose! :-O 

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