The annual Golfers' Choice lists generated by GolfPass are compiled by analyzing the ratings and reviews submitted by members of our community throughout the year. We use GolfPass' Ratings Index logic that weighs newer reviews and combine it with a course's subcategory averages. Courses must offer public access and have received at least one review in 2022 to be eligible for this year's list.
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California golf courses reviewed in 2022: 463
Reviews of California golf courses in 2022: 40,437
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                    La Purisima Golf CourseLompoc 
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                    Old Greenwood Golf CourseTruckee 
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                    Journey at PechangaTemecula 
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                    Tahoe Donner Golf ClubTruckee 
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                    Heritage Palms Golf ClubIndio 
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                    Indian Wells Golf Resort - Celebrity CourseIndian Wells 
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                    Desert Willow Golf Resort - Mountain ViewPalm Desert 
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                    Paso Robles Golf ClubPaso Robles 
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                    Half Moon Bay Golf Links - Ocean CourseHalf Moon Bay 
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                    Pebble Beach Golf Links™Pebble Beach 
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                    Soule Park Golf ClubOjai 
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                    The Classic ClubPalm Desert 
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                    Coronado Golf CourseCoronado 
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                    Maderas Golf ClubPoway 
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                    Coyote Moon Golf CourseTruckee 
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                    Desert Willow Golf Resort - Firecliff CoursePalm Desert 
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                    Plumas Pines Golf ResortBlairsden-Graeagle 
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                    Pine Mountain Lake Golf CourseGroveland 
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                    Rancho Solano Golf CourseFairfield 
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                    Indian Wells Golf Resort - Players CourseIndian Wells 
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                    Cinnabar Hills Golf ClubSan Jose 
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                    Trump National Golf ClubRancho Palos Verde 
 
             
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Comments (2)
I don’t know all the courses here on this list but by having Tahoe Donner on this list alone makes me question the validity of this writer or evaluator. Solano is ok but definitely not top 25. Yocha Dehe being higher than other courses list makes me wonder the evaluator’s evaluation to rank some of these courses so high. What a joke.
I live in Tahoe Donner, & find it pretty comical it would be rated the #4 course (i.e. above Pebble). They have sone renovation projects (greens/tee boxes/sand), but the fairways can be a little rough = original grass from the 70's. We love playing there, but I don't know to many people would rank it that high. In reference to Old Greenwood, its a brutal course; therefore, I would recommend it's sister course (Grays Crossing) over it = way more user friendly. Can't wait till Summer up here.