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California: Best In State Rankings
2011-2012
We rank the top venues in California
1. Cypress Point Club, Pebble Beach ★
2. Pebble Beach G. Links (pictured above), Pebble Beach, ★ ♣ ♦
3. Riviera C.C., Pacific Palisades ★
4. The Olympic Club (Lake), San Francisco ★
5. San Francisco G.C., San Francisco ★
6. Los Angeles C.C. (North), Los Angeles ★
7. Spyglass Hill G. Cse., Pebble Beach ★ ♣ ♦
8. The Preserve G.C., Carmel ★
9. The Quarry at La Quinta, La Quinta ★
10. Monterey Peninsula C.C. (Shore), Pebble Beach ★
11. Mayacama G.C., Santa Rosa ★
12. The Valley Club of Montecito, Montecito
13. Shady Canyon G.C., Irvine
14. The Madison Club, La Quinta
15. The Bridges at Rancho Santa Fe, Rancho Santa Fe
16. Pasatiempo G.C., Santa Cruz ♣ ♦
17. Bighorn G.C. (Mountains), Palm Desert
18. Sherwood C.C., Thousand Oaks
19. Martis Camp G.C., Truckee
20. Bel-Air C.C., Los Angeles
21. The Vintage Club (Desert), Indian Wells
22. Torrey Pines G. Cse. (South), La Jolla ♣ ♦
23. Stone Eagle Club, Palm Desert
24. Tradition G.C., La Quinta
25. California G.C. of San Francisco, South San Francisco
26. The Vintage Club (Mountain), Indian Wells
27. The Links at Spanish Bay, Pebble Beach ♣ ♦
28. Bighorn G.C. (Canyons), Palm Desert
29. PGA West (Stadium), La Quinta
30. Monterey Peninsula C.C. (Dunes), Pebble Beach
31. Pelican Hill G.C. (Ocean South), Newport Coast ♣ ♦
32. Old Greenwood G.C., Truckee ♣ ♦
33. Pelican Hill G.C. (Ocean North), Newport Coast ♣ ♦
34. Lahontan G.C., Truckee
35. CordeValle G.C., San Martin ♣ ♦
36. Grizzly Ranch, Portola
37. Sandpiper G.C., Santa Barbara ♦
38. Rancho Santa Fe C.C., Rancho Santa Fe
39. Meadow Club, Fairfax
40. Trump National G.C., Los Angeles ♣ ♦
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Some courses in Best in State lists have a higher ranking than some on America's 100 Greatest or 100 Greatest Public, but they do not appear on those national lists because they did not have enough evaluations. America's 100 Greatest requires a minimum of 45 ballots, 100 Greatest Public 25 ballots and Best in State 10 ballots.
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