The Golf Club of California northeast of Oceanside has a country club feel
FALLBROOK, Calif. -- Designed by Wade Campbell and Johnny Pott, The Golf Club of California is a scenic, fun test of golf that will appeal to every level of golfer.
This former private club offers a par-72 course that can play as long as 6,925 yards or as little as 5,011 yards from the shortest of five sets of tees.
Although one of the trademarks of the golf course is the par-3 seventh with a bunker in the middle of the green, the highlights go way beyond the Riviera Country Club-like hole.
With rolling hills, elevated tees and a variety of trees, The Golf Club of California is both scenic and challenging. Wide fairways make it playable at almost every level, but the variety of greens, bunkering and doglegs provide plenty of challenges for the good player. The course ends with a 230-yard par 3 over water.
And after the round, both members and daily-fee guests can enjoy the facility's expansive clubhouse, which includes locker rooms, dining and a well stocked golf shop.
![The elevated tee on the par-4 13th at The Golf Club of California, which is located north of San Diego.](/departments/photo-galleries/images/small/40840.jpg)
![The opening hole at The Golf Club of California is a moderately difficult par 4.](/departments/photo-galleries/images/small/40841.jpg)
![The par-4 fourth at The Golf Club of California ends with a green guarded by a large tree.](/departments/photo-galleries/images/small/40842.jpg)
![The par-3 fifth at The Golf Club of California features cascading water near the green.](/departments/photo-galleries/images/small/40843.jpg)
![The 593-yard par-5 sixth is the No. 1 handicap hole at The Golf Club of California in Fallbrook.](/departments/photo-galleries/images/small/40844.jpg)
![Like Riviera C.C. to the north, the par-3 seventh at The Golf Club of California has a bunker in the middle of the green.](/departments/photo-galleries/images/small/40845.jpg)
![The par-4 eighth at The Golf Club of California can play as long as 449 yards.](/departments/photo-galleries/images/small/40846.jpg)
![The par-4 ninth at The Golf Club of California plays over a ravine.](/departments/photo-galleries/images/small/40847.jpg)
![The 10th at The Golf Club of California is a 528-yard risk-reward par 5.](/departments/photo-galleries/images/small/40848.jpg)
![The short par-5 14th at The Golf Club of California presents a good birdie opportunity.](/departments/photo-galleries/images/small/40849.jpg)
![The par-3 16th at The Golf Club of California in Fallbrook, Calif.](/departments/photo-galleries/images/small/40851.jpg)
![The par-17th is the No. 4 handicap hole at The Golf Club of California in Fallbrook.](/departments/photo-galleries/images/small/40852.jpg)
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