Poppy Ridge Golf Course

Livermore, CA · 4.2 mi away

The Course at Wente Vineyards is an 18-hole public course on the Wente family wine estate in Livermore Valley, about 50 minutes east of San Francisco. Designed by Greg Norman, it opened in July 1998. The par-72 layout measures 7,181 yards from the back tees, with a course rating of 74.7 and a slope of 144. The routing moves through native woods, vineyards and rolling grassland hills, with more than 200 feet of elevation change. The course is a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary and sits next to the estate's tasting room and event center.

Dublin, CA · 11 mi away

Dublin Ranch Golf Course is a public course in Dublin, in the Tri-Valley. The 18-hole layout plays over rolling hills with long views, a scenic course that serves the Tri-Valley area.

San Ramon, CA · 16 mi away

The Bridges Golf Club opened in 1999 as the golf centerpiece of the Gale Ranch community in San Ramon, California, in the East Bay about 35 miles from San Francisco. Former U.S. Open champion Johnny Miller designed the course with architect Damian Pascuzzo, working under the Robert Muir Graves firm, routing play through small canyons below Mount Diablo. The original layout was demanding enough that architect Jay Blasi led a 2013 renovation removing more than 80 bunkers to improve playability. Barrancas and forced carries remain a feature, with the par of 72 stretching to about 6,861 yards from the back tees over rye grass greens. The Bridges is a daily-fee public course with a Mediterranean-style clubhouse, carts included in green fees, and a regular schedule of weddings and tournaments alongside golf.

Walnut Creek, CA · 25 mi away

Boundary Oak Golf Course is an 18-hole public course owned by the City of Walnut Creek, California, and operated by CourseCo. It opened in 1969 on about 160 acres in the rolling foothills near Mount Diablo and was designed by Robert Muir Graves. The routing moves through stands of walnut, oak, pine, and eucalyptus trees with elevation changes throughout and views of the mountain. From the back tees the course plays to roughly 7,100 yards at par 72. The facility includes a driving range, three practice greens, and a two-story clubhouse used for tournaments and banquets.

San Jose, CA · 26 mi away

The Ranch Golf Club, designed by Casey O'Callaghan, opened in 2004 in the eastern foothills of Silicon Valley. O'Callaghan's design emphasizes narrow, slanted fairways and punishing rough, requiring precision. The course uses bent grass greens and cool-season grass fairways, set among natural hillsides and large oak trees. The 15th hole, a downhill par-3, features a bunker splitting a tiered green. Despite past maintenance issues, the course is noted for its design and Bay Area views.

Palo Alto, CA · 27 mi away

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.