"The Stanford course is a joy to play. It is both beautiful and difficult, and requires you to master every shot.
It is a complete golf course." Tom Watson ('71)
In addition to the outstanding Stanford Golf Course located on campus, the team enjoys frequent access to world class courses
throughout Northern California including Olympic Club (35 minutes, rank #23), San Francisco GC (40 minutes, rank #37),
Pasatiempo (50 minutes, CA rank #14), Spyglass Hill (1.5 hours away, world ranked #52), Pebble Beach (1.5 hours away, ranked #6)
and occasionally Cypress Point (1.5 hours away, ranked #4).
Designed in 1930 by renowned architects William Bell and George Thomas, the Stanford course is
located in the foothills above the university campus. The course is consistently rated one of the finest traditional courses in the world.
The course is steeped in tradition. Throughout the years, Stanford has hosted
many important events, including NCAA regional and final championships, Pac-10 Championships, US Open qualifying,
US Junior Amateur Qualifying, and a former Senior PGA Tour event, The Gathering at the Farm.
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Hole 1
521 yards
Par 5
A dramatic elevated tee shot and a walk by the famous Stanford barn are on this hole
Hole 2
483 yards
Par 4
This demanding hole offers a very challenging drive to a sloping fairway
Hole 3
215 yards
Par 3
A beautiful long, par 3 features a unique undulating green
Hole 4
168 yards
Par 3
The narrow green is guarded by a bunker on the left and hazard right
Hole 5
447
Par 4
From an elevated tee this beautiful hole is there to see
Hole 6
429
Par 4
A tight driving hole with a tough green to hit
Hole 7
539
Par 5
A severe dogleg left around a series of mature oaks
Hole 8
172
Par 3
A downhill par 3 to a large undulating green with hazard to the right
Hole 9
365
Par 4
A dogleg right leading to a uphill, sloping green highlight this excellent hole
Hole 10
440
Par 4
A tough, uphill straight-away hole to a very deep, two-tiered green
Hole 11
351
Par 4
This downhill short par 4 offers many choices off the tee and a challenging double sloping green
Hole 12
473
Par 4
The signature hole, often played into the wind, features two large oaks in the middle of the fairway
Hole 13
424
Par 4
A dramatically framed par 3 slightly uphill to a green sloping sharply from back to front
Hole 14
197
Par 3
A dramatically framed par 3 slightly uphill to a green sloping sharply from back to front
Hole 15
361
Par 4
Many choices off the tee are available on this downhill dogleg right hole
Hole 16
500
Par 5
A straight, uphill par 5 to an elevated green that can be reached in two
Hole 17
185
Par 3
An uphill hole features a two-tiered green
Hole 18
457
Par 4
Dramatic views from the tee on the closing hole include long views of downtown SF
Designed by Robert Trent Jones II to be the finest practice center in the country, a nearly 30 acre facility for the
varsity golf teams is
on campus adjacent to the golf course. This center, completed in Spring 2008, features 6 short game areas re-creating
famous greens designed by Mackenzie, RT Jones II, Dye, Fazio, RT Jones Jr and Tillinghast.
The practice center goals include providing a facilty where every conceivable
short-game shot can be practiced from a variety of grasses, uphill/downhill/sidehill lies, and where full shot practice can take place from tee
blocks or to a variety of holes.
