The Golden State is so deep in quality and diverse golf, we extend our Best in State ranking here (which dates back to 1977) to 60 courses. Only Florida has more. Below you'll find our 2025-'26 ...

A $6 billion industry might not survive a time of unprecedented drought–unless it can look more like this Southern California course. In the middle of California’s epic drought, the state’s sprawling ...

To some residents of Southern California, the golf course is a detested symbol of social privilege and water profligacy — a lush playground for the wealthy that can drink more than 100 million gallons ...

When looking at the best courses you can play in California, the top course—Pebble Beach—will hardly surprise, but with such a golf-rich state, all 35 courses in this guide are worth getting out to.

For more than a generation, Sea Ranch Golf Links was an outlier among California courses: a coastal layout with ocean views from nearly every hole, green fees that maxed out at muni prices and a tee ...

As part of GOLF’s rigorous ratings process for our newly released Top 100 Courses in the U.S. and Top 100 Courses You Can Play rankings, our fleet of 100-plus expert panelists identified the best golf ...