Best Golf Hotels in California

The Tom Fazio-designed Grand Golf Club at The Grand Del Mar is open only to resort guests, resort villa owners and club members. Its practice facilities include a 5,000-square-foot driving range, a short game practice area and a putting green. The club's Performance Academy uses high-speed cameras and other high-tech tools to measure golfers' skills, and PGA-certified instructors to improve them.

The North and South Ocean Courses at the Pelican Hill Golf Club are adjacent to the resort. Guests receive preferred tee times and a discounted fee to play these courses, both of which boast ocean views. Greens fees include a professional forecaddie, a cart with bottled water, use of the practice facility and locker rooms and both club-cleaning and shoe attendant services.

The nine-hole Meadowood Golf Course walking course is ideal for resort play and is open to guests only. In addition, the resort has a driving range and the Meadowood Golf Studio for instruction.

The resort is home to the Aviara Golf Club, an 18-hole, par-72 course designed by Arnold Palmer. Players enjoy a view of the Batiquitos Lagoon as they play through the botanical coastal layout featuring water hazards and wildflowers.

Terranea Resort has a nine-hole golf course. Golf lessons can be arranged for a fee, and walking cart and golf club rentals are available at the course's pro shop. Two additional courses – the Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles and the Los Verdes Golf Course – sit within 5 miles of the property.

Casa Palmero looks out over the Pebble Beach Golf Links. The Links, which sits along the Pacific coastline, has been home to a number of professional golf tournaments, including the U.S. Open. The 18-hole, par-72 course is considered one of the most beautiful courses in the world.

Guests can enjoy the warm California sun and lovely views at Ojai’s 18-hole golf course that spans more than 6,000 yards. The resort offers golf packages, and guests can choose to play 18 or 9 holes. There is also a twilight golf offering.

The resort is home to two championship 18-hole, par 72 courses. The Ocean Course was designed by Arthur Hills in a traditional Scottish style with prevailing ocean winds, tight fairways and knolls and Pacific views from every hole. The parkland-style Old Course was originally created by Arnold Palmer and Francis Duane and redesigned by Arthur Hills.

The Monarch Beach Golf Links 18-hole championship course is modeled after traditional Scottish links-style courses and features impressive ocean views. The club offers a restaurant on the first tee, golf lessons are available and guests receive discounted green fees.

The Lodge at Pebble Beach sits adjacent to the Pebble Beach Golf Links. The Links, which sits along the Pacific coastline, has been home to multiple professional golf tournaments, including the U.S. Open.

The resort’s 18-hole championship golf course, designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr., features sweeping views of the California countryside. Golfers of all skill levels will appreciate this par-72 course, golf shop and professional caddy program.

The Links at Spanish Bay were designed to mirror courses found in Scotland. The 18-hole, par-72 course overlooks the rugged Pacific coastline, giving golfers a picturesque view as they play. In Scottish tradition, a bagpiper closes the course each evening.

With five courses, 90 holes, three clubhouses and more, La Quinta knows golf. Packages are available, along with PGA West Golf Academy instruction options and some of the best PGA standard courses in the country.

The resort is home to the Carmel Valley Ranch Golf Course, an 18-hole par-70 course.

The 18-hole championship course is the resort's calling card. The Rancho Bernardo Inn Golf Course has hosted both PGA and LPGA tournaments. The course includes a driving range, golf clinics and private instruction from PGA professionals.