86 Courses Listed — Updated 2026

Find Your Perfect Bay Area Golf Course

Reviews, green fees, tee times and insider tips for every public, municipal and private golf course across the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Golf Courses by Region

From the foggy fairways of San Francisco to the sunny courses of the South Bay — find courses near you.

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San Francisco
6 courses
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East Bay
39 courses
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South Bay
13 courses
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Peninsula
9 courses
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Marin
5 courses
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Napa / Wine Country
3 courses
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Sonoma
3 courses
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Pebble Beach
3 courses
Monterey
2 courses
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Santa Cruz
3 courses
Tournaments & Events

Follow the Bay Area golf calendar

From NCGA championships and historic city amateurs to USGA qualifiers — a month-by-month schedule of where the region competes, with links to the courses that host them.

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From the Blog

Latest Golf Guides & Reviews

Course reviews, travel itineraries, gear guides and local tips — written by Bay Area golfers for Bay Area golfers.

Golf Getaways

Stay & Play Guides

Turn a round into a trip — where to stay, what to play, and how to book it, for the Bay Area’s marquee golf destinations.

Monterey Peninsula
Pebble Beach Stay & Play

How to actually land a tee time at Pebble Beach Golf Links, where to stay, and what it really costs.

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Wine Country
Napa & Sonoma Stay & Play

Play Silverado’s PGA Tour course, pair it with wine country, and build an easy golf-and-wine getaway.

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Peninsula Coast
Half Moon Bay Stay & Play

Bucket-list cliffside golf at a golf-in, golf-out Ritz-Carlton — just 30 minutes from San Francisco.

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Golf Gear

Golf Gear Guides

Independent, up-to-date buying guides for the gear that matters — matched to your game and your budget.

GPS Watches
Best Golf GPS Watches

The best golf GPS watches for every budget, plus how they compare to a laser rangefinder.

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Rangefinders
Best Golf Rangefinders

The best laser rangefinders for every budget, plus slope and tournament rules explained.

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Push Carts
Best Golf Push Carts

3-wheel, 4-wheel, electric and budget picks — plus what to use on hilly Bay Area courses.

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Golf Balls
Best Golf Balls

Premium, value, distance and soft picks matched to your swing speed and budget.

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Anti-Slice Drivers
Best Anti-Slice Drivers

Draw-bias and offset drivers to fix your slice off the tee, for every budget.

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We know these courses because we've played them. Real local knowledge, not copy-pasted info from a national database.

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Every Course, One Place

All 86 Bay Area courses in a single searchable directory — public, municipal, private and resort. Filter by region, price, holes and more. No more bouncing between websites.

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Up-to-date pricing, peak vs. off-peak rates, twilight deals and senior discounts. Know exactly what you'll pay before you show up at the pro shop.

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About Bay Area Golf

The Bay Area Has Some of the World's Best Golf — Here's How to Navigate It

The San Francisco Bay Area is home to 86 golf courses spread across 9 distinct regions — from the fog-wrapped municipal tracks of San Francisco to the world-famous fairways of Pebble Beach. No other metro area in America packs this range of golf experiences into a two-hour drive.

Public and municipal courses dominate the SF and East Bay regions — TPC Harding Park, Presidio Golf Course and Corica Park South offer genuinely world-class golf without a membership. The Peninsula and South Bay mix affordable executive courses with resort-quality layouts like Half Moon Bay Golf Links and Cinnabar Hills. Head north into Marin or east to Napa and the courses become more intimate, set among redwoods, vineyards and rolling hills.

Pebble Beach, Spyglass Hill and Pasatiempo anchor the region's bucket-list tier — courses that rank among the best in the world and happen to be within 90 minutes of San Francisco. BayAreaGolfCourses.com exists to help you find the right course for the right day, at the right price.

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By the Numbers

Bay Area Golf at a Glance

Total courses listed86 courses
Regions covered9 regions
Public & municipal courses38 courses
Cheapest green fee$18 (Golden Gate Park)
Most expensive green fee$625 (Pebble Beach)
Top-ranked public coursePebble Beach Golf Links
Best budget roundLincoln Park / Corica North
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

There are 86 golf courses in the greater San Francisco Bay Area, spanning 9 regions from San Francisco and the East Bay to the South Bay, Peninsula, Marin, Napa Wine Country, Pebble Beach, Monterey and Santa Cruz. This includes public, municipal, private and resort courses ranging from 9-hole par-3 layouts to world-ranked championship courses.
The best public golf courses in the Bay Area are Pebble Beach Golf Links (world-ranked #1 public course), TPC Harding Park (PGA Championship venue in San Francisco), Corica Park South Course (Rees Jones redesign in Alameda), Pasatiempo Golf Club (Alister MacKenzie design in Santa Cruz) and Presidio Golf Course (inside San Francisco's National Recreation Area). All five are open to the public.
You can book tee times for most Bay Area public and municipal courses through GolfNow, which aggregates availability across dozens of local courses. Each course page on BayAreaGolfCourses.com links directly to GolfNow booking. Municipal courses like TPC Harding Park, Lincoln Park and Corica Park also have their own direct booking systems.
The most affordable golf in the Bay Area starts at $18 at Golden Gate Park Golf Course in San Francisco. Other budget options include Diablo Hills in Walnut Creek ($22+), Mill Valley Golf Course in Marin ($18-$30), Gleneagles Golf Course in SF ($22-$35) and Pruneridge Golf Club in Santa Clara ($20-$35). Twilight rates after 3pm drop prices significantly at most municipal courses.