California Golf Weather
22 editorially covered courses. Live G-Score, weather playability, and championship venues across California.
Golf Trip Planner
Best time to golf in California
Month-by-month G-Score windows, stay hubs, and when to avoid the heat — built for trip booking, not a local weather check.
Climate Read
Playing California: mid latitude
Coastal mild year-round; inland valleys hot in summer, dry in winter.
Championship Venues
Marquee courses in California
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Pebble Beach Golf Course
Monterey Peninsula, CA
The U.S. Open's coastal cathedral — Stillwater Cove, cliff-edge greens, the most photographed seventh hole in golf.
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Cypress Point Golf Club
Monterey Peninsula, CA
MacKenzie's sublime ocean-meets-pine routing — the 16th over open Pacific, Sandy Tatum's "the best 17 holes plus a great one."
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Los Angeles Country Club
Los Angeles, CA
Gil Hanse's recent restoration of George Thomas's North Course — barrancas, native bunkering, 2023 U.S. Open venue.
Directory
Every course in California
TPC Harding Park
CA, USA
Torrey Pines South Course
CA, USA
Oceanside Municipal Golf Course
CA, USA
Riviera Country Club
CA, USA
Yucaipa Valley Golf Club
CA, USA
Los Angeles Country Club
CA, USA
High Country Villas
CA, USA
Spyglass Hill Golf Course
CA, USA
Arcadia Par 3 Golf Course
CA, USA
San Dimas Canyon Golf Course
CA, USA
Oakmont Country Club
CA, USA
The Golf Club at Terra Lago
CA, USA
Rancho Monserate Country Club
CA, USA
Olympic Club Lake Course
CA, USA
Canyon Lake Golf and Country Club
CA, USA
Journey at Pechanga
CA, USA
The Citrus Club at La Quinta Resort - Mountain Course
CA, USA
The Citrus Club at La Quinta Resort - Citrus Course
CA, USA
Pebble Beach Golf Course
CA, USA
Canyon Lakes Golf Course & Brewery;Canyon Lakes Golf Club
CA, USA
Pasatiempo Golf Course
CA, USA
Native Oaks Golf Course
CA, USA
Editorial
Read before you book California
Reading Coastal Wind: How the Marine Layer Reshapes Pebble Beach, Bandon, and the Pacific Coast Game
Coastal golf does not play by inland rules. The marine layer suppresses wind in the morning, then releases it through midday in a thermal cycle that turns a calm 7am tee into a 22mph back nine. Here is the meteorology behind the pattern, the G-Score data that confirms it across the Pacific coast, and the morning workflow that turns the marine layer from a confusion into a competitive advantage.
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How to Read a G-Score: The 0–100 Golf Playability Number, Decoded
A G-Score on this site is a single 0–100 number that tells you whether today is worth tee-up. Here is exactly what each band means, what drives the calculation, and how to use it to plan a round you will actually score on.
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