Mayacama Golf Club
Quick Facts
- Type
- private
- USGA Rating
- 74.1
- Slope
- 154
- Founded
- 2001
- Green Fees
- Private club
- Official Site
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Overview
Why it matters
Mayacama is wine-country golf at its most confidential: Jack Nicklaus shaping folded into Sonoma hills, native oaks, vineyard light, and a lodge culture built for members who prefer discretion to display. The course has the luxury of space, but its real signal is restraint. Nothing feels over-explained; the drama comes from terrain, silence, and the sense that the best California golf trip may be happening behind an unmarked gate.
For ECG-level travelers, Mayacama is the discovery play. It pairs naturally with private wine rooms, chef-led dinners, and a weekend cadence that never needs to touch the obvious resort circuit. The golf is strong enough for purists and beautiful enough for non-golfing guests to understand the point. Inside Loop should treat it as a Sonoma luxury marker, not merely another private-club listing.
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Par
72
Yardage
6,761
Holes
18
Opened
2001
Green fee
Private club
Difficulty
9/10
Architect
Jack Nicklaus
Inside Loop rating
4.9 / 5
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