TPC Stonebrae

David McLay Kidd designed TPC Stonebrae in 2006 on a piece of Hayward, California East Bay hillside land south of Oakland. The course was Kidd's first American Tour-affiliated commission after his Bandon Dunes work in Oregon, and the routing reflects his Scottish links-style design vocabulary adapted to the natural East Bay Hills terrain. The Korn Ferry Tour (then the Nationwide Tour) Stonebrae Classic was played at TPC Stonebrae through the 2000s and early 2010s, giving the routing development-Tour exposure during a stretch when the PGA Tour's secondary tour was actively building its competitive infrastructure.

The course plays around 7,400 yards par 72 from the championship markers, with fescue rough and a slope in the upper 140s. Kidd routed the eighteen holes through significant elevation changes — the East Bay Hills produce 200 feet of vertical between holes — with several tee shots played from elevated promontories that drop dramatically to the fairways. The eleventh hole is a 539-yard par-5 with a tee shot played from a ridge tee; the seventeenth, a 248-yard par-3 across a natural depression, is the routing's most-discussed one-shotter. The treeless links-style routing produces unique California Bay Area visual signature.

TPC Stonebrae is open to public daily-fee play at premium rates with PGA Tour-affiliated discounts. The hospitality model is built around the destination-property daily-fee experience, and the property's East Bay location gives visitors easy access to the broader San Francisco Bay Area lodging and dining options. Caddies are available; walking is encouraged but the routing's elevation changes mean most rounds use carts.

San Francisco Bay Area climate keeps TPC Stonebrae playable year-round, with the firmest conditions in September and October. Morning marine layer rolls in off the Pacific most days and lifts by mid-morning. The afternoon onshore breeze is the daily architectural constant.