CordeValle Golf Club

About CordeValle Golf Club

You'll find Robert Trent Jones Jr.'s signature stamped all over this San Martin layout, which opened in 1999 as part of a luxury resort development in the foothills southeast of San Jose. Jones carved the routing through rolling terrain dotted with mature oaks, creating dramatic elevation changes and strategic bunkering that rewards precision over pure distance. The course feels surprisingly secluded despite being just 20 minutes from Silicon Valley, with several holes playing through natural arroyos and around preserved wetlands that come into play more than you'd expect. What sets CordeValle apart from other daily-fee options in the South Bay is the conditioning. This was built to resort standards and it shows in the pristine fairways and lightning-fast greens that can humble even low handicappers. The front nine flows through more open terrain, while the back nine gets hillier and more challenging, particularly the closing stretch where Jones routed holes up and around the property's highest elevations. It's pricier than your typical municipal track, but the combination of championship-caliber design and maintenance standards makes it worth the premium when you want to play something special.

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