What do you look for in a golf course? A chance to get away from it all? Excellent putting surfaces? Good turf? A place where you won't lose a dozen balls? A management that values walking? A fast pace of play? Service? A place that honors the traditions of the game? Fun?

As you'll discover on the other pages of this Web site, The Metropolitan Golf Links is a top-notch golf facility with all the 'bells and whistles.' But the core of what makes The Metropolitan Golf Links so popular is the golf course, a Johnny Miller and Fred Bliss design just to the south of Oakland's airport. The original site boasted some gentle undulation; Miller and Bliss augmented the site and dramatically improved the drainage by covering the original landscape with two feet of sand then growing the latest turf hybrids. When other nearby courses are flooded or muddy, The Metropolitan Golf Links is playable—and fun to play.