Best Golf Courses in California

Seven holes hug the Pacific cliffs. The rest wind through Del Monte forest. Every golfer should play it once - and then start saving for the second trip.

Perched on cliffs above the Pacific, Torrey Pines South is a municipal course that hosts the U.S. Open. Non-residents pay $252; locals pay a fraction of that. The sunset views alone are worth it.

The opening holes at Spyglass are the toughest start in golf: five brutal par 4s into the ocean wind. Then it turns inland into the pines. Jack Nicklaus called the first five holes the toughest he had ever played.