When the president of the California Golf Association and a group of golf professionals were brought to the Sonoma Valley in the 1920's to find the ideal location for a golf course, they chose what is now the site of the Sonoma Golf Club.

That was more than 75 years ago.

Today, the Sonoma Golf Club has surpassed even these auspicious beginnings and endured to become a genuine classic from the Golden Age of Golf Course Architecture.

Playing just over 7,100 yards from the championship tees, this classic layout offers strategic choices and challenges that excite golfers swinging graphite and titanium just as it did when they were carrying hickory and persimmon.

At its heart, is a treasured "core golf" experience set on 177 acres of rolling terrain highlighted by massive oaks, lakes and sweeping vistas of the Mayacama's Mountains and neighboring vineyards. You're sure to appreciate how the balance and blend of long and short holes creates a perfect rhythm as you move through the round. Considered a fair but formidable test, unique challenges help keep you focused on the task at hand. We believe you'll particularly enjoy the distinctive set of Par 3's that offer a great diversity of aesthetic beauty and personal challenge. In fact, three of them are over 200 yards from the back tees.

The back nine offers the intrepid golfer some extra excitement with the reachable Par 5 13th and 16th holes. The uphill 11th is a wonderful, short Par 4 followed by the lengthy Par 4 12th that is fairly difficult to stick in two. The finishing hole demands that you navigate a stretched dogleg with a prominent fairway bunker to a green guarded by huge oaks and fronted by a small creek. At the end of each round, you'll know you've been treated to an unforgettable golfing experience. Just like the premier wines from the nearby vintners, the course has aged well. In fact, the Club has been selected as the home of the Charles Schwab Cup Championship. This prestigious season-ending tournament of the PGA Champions Tour usually determines the winner of the season-long competition for the $1 million Charles Schwab Cup.

This item includes a gift certificate for a foursome with carts at Sonoma Golf Club (a.k.a. Sonoma National)