Orinda Country Club: Orinda

Orinda, CA • Private

3.6

Panelists

4 Reviews

About

Holes 18

Length 6368

Slope 137

Facility Type Private

Designer Willie Watson

Panelists

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

3.6

100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES

Shot Options

6.7457

Character

6.7103

Challenge

6.4001

Layout Variety

6.7704

Fun

6.6111

Aesthetics

6.4303

Conditioning

6.6772

Reviews

1 / 4

Review

“A very fun shorter private course in the East Bay city of Orinda. Designed by Willie Watson in the early 1900's, this tight / hilly course provides dramatic elevation changes as you weave your way through the hills. Large landing areas with good recovery options help to mitigate the forced carries into the firm / fair greens. The day that I played it was hot (approaching 100 degrees) which really provided for firm / fast fairways and greens. Orinda is built into the land which is why there are so many uphill / downhill shots. It's a fairly small footprint and they did a nice job using the natural aesthetics of creeks, trees, valleys. Solid shot options played into this tight layout will make for a fun time. Lot's of character and fair conditioning."

2023

2 / 4

Review

“Tight, hilly private course in East Bay. Several interesting holes stand out, like 250-yard downhill par 3 3rd, short dogleg-right par 4 14th with narrow, deep green. Conditioning could have been better, a few too many blind shots for my taste, but overall worth a look if you can get on."

2022

3 / 4

Review

“Fun, fun, fun. Loved the dramatic changes in elevation and generous landing areas. Holes play uphill, downhill, right, left. Course has creeks, valleys, hills, forced carries. But....all manageable."

2018

4 / 4

Review

“he holes varied in length (e.g., 9 is a 442-yard par 4 and 10 is a gorgeous 301-yard par 4), and the greens had a significant amount of variation--especially 5 and 18). It's hard to imagine being bored hitting approach shots into these greens."

2018