Designed by Tom Fazio and opened in 2000, this exclusive private golf club was built within The Santa Lucia Preserve, formerly known as Rancho San Carlos. Located on the southern ridge of Carmel Valley, the course reflects the contours of the natural terrain that surrounds it. The Santa Lucia Mountains, mature oaks, grassy meadows, and flowing streams are the attributes that make the course look like it’s been there far longer than it has. In typical Fazio fashion, expect to find plenty of strategically placed deep bunkers, fast greens, and challenging approach shots. Play at the top of your game in a landscape that rises, falls, and subtly changes from hole to hole, varying the challenge but never the charm. World-class in its ambition and its scope, eighteen holes have been carefully placed throughout 365 acres, routed as a non-returning “golf trail”. Blending all three schools of golf design – penal, heroic, and strategic — the course is a focal point of The Preserve community.

For more information about The Santa Lucia Preserve, including course and facility tours as well as directions and more, visit The Preserve’s website.