Mayacama Golf Club

Overview: Mayacama is a private course in Santa Rosa, California, set across rolling hills, live-oak groves, meadows, streams and wetlands. Jack Nicklaus designed the course to follow the natural contours of the 675-acre property, with the landscape providing separation and variety from hole to hole.

History: The course opened in 2001 as the golf centerpiece of the Mayacama destination. Nicklaus Design describes the routing as a walking course supported by caddies, an approach that fits the relatively compact scale and varied terrain of the property.

Did You Know? The course was built on a sand-capped site. That construction choice helped create playable, well-drained corridors while allowing the course to retain the oak woodland and wetland character of the Santa Rosa landscape.