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Baylands Golf Links

Palo Alto, CA

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Palo Alto, CA

1875 Embarcadero Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94303

About this course

Baylands Golf Links, Palo Alto's revived muni run by O. B. Sports, has become a part of my regular playing rotation since reopening in 2018 after a seven-year, $12-million redesign by Forrest Richardson. With five par 5s and five par 3s, and plenty of room to spray it in the ever-present wind, it's a fun walk. Its links characteristics are somewhat mitigated by the Seashore Paspalum turf, a grabby style of grass that doesn't cater to bump-and-run shots.

Type

Parkland

Region

Pacific Coast

Holes

18

Par

72

Established

2018

LooperScore

75.4

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