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Mayacama Golf Club

Santa Rosa, CA Private

Overview

As Jack Nicklaus wound down his competitive career, his empathy for average golfers rose, and rather than continue to build back-breaking championship-length courses, he began to tailor some of his designs toward the average golfers who foot the bill. Thus Mayacama is less than 6,800 yards and is routed to be a very comfortable walk, essential since the club has no golf carts. A bold design, it explores every facet of the oak-dotted hillsides above Santa Rosa. Watersheds and gulches figure prominently in the layout, which has some dramatically elevated tees and four stunning, gambling par 5s.

About

Holes 18
Length 6761
Slope 152
Facility Type Private
Year Opened 2001
Designer Jack Nicklaus, ASGCA

Awards

100 Greatest the Second 100
Best Courses in Every State

Ranking history:

Second 100 Greatest: Ranked 2015-'16 and 2021-'22.
2023-'24 ranking: 137th.
Previous ranking: 114th.

100 Greatest: Ranked for 14 years from 2005-'14 and 2017-'20.
Highest ranking: No. 66, 2007-'08.

Best in State: Ranked 10th, 2013-'14. Ranked inside the top 10, 2005-'07. Ranked 11th, 2011-'12. Ranked 12th, 2015-'18. Ranked 13th, 2019-'20. Ranked inside the top 15, 2003, 2009-'10. Ranked 16th, 2021-'22.
Current ranking: 19th.
Previous ranking: 16th.

Panelists

Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists

4.4

100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES

Shot Options
7.4069
Character
7.4473
Challenge
7.3898
Layout Variety
7.3557
Fun
7.2344
Aesthetics
7.6501
Conditioning
7.5716

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