Cordevalle Golf Club

Detailed description of Cordevalle Golf Club

Cordevalle Golf Club is a Private 18 hole golf course located in San Martin, California.

Cordevalle Golf Club golf course first opened for play in 1999. The course was designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr.

Ranked on Golf Magazine's Top 100 Courses You Can Play. All you need is for four Franklins. That plus a required stay at the small but superb Rosewood resort -- you get a boldly bunkered, back-to-nature layout routed through a tranquil valley and draped across rocky hillsides. Creeks and wetlands play a role, notably at the bucolic, if brutal, 573-yard par-5 third, but the design is mostly free of distracting bells and whistles.

Cordevalle Golf Club is nestled in the countryside of San Martin, California, just 30 minutes south of San Jose, CordeValle is a golf lover's dream.

The Cordevalle Golf Club golf course has unobstructed views of radiant natural beauty with dramatic contours and elevation changes, this 18-hole, 7,169-yard, par 72 golf course makes innovative use of Northern California's hillsides, canyons and broad meadows. Reflecting the belief that championship golf courses are not built just for professional tournaments, CordeValle offers an impressive variety of play. What can be a serious challenge from the back tees can become fun and friendly from the regular and forward tees. Like the world’s great courses, it takes on a different theme each time it is played.

Situated on 270 acres of gently rolling terrain in a pastoral California valley, the course utilizes the natural elevation changes of its peaks and canyons, enhanced by broad meadows, streams, striking sycamore and mature California oak trees. The land surrounding the course is part of a private preserve with over 1,000 protected acres, unencumbered by residential or commercial development.

The course features multiple tees and approach angles for varying degrees of difficulty. Strategically placed bunkers with challenging bays, fingers and folds establish the character of the course. An elevation change of approximately 150 feet over the entire 18 holes makes it walkable for the golf purist and demands different strategies and club selections throughout.

Par for the course is 72. From the back tees the course plays to 7169 yards. From the forward tees the course measures 5385 yards. The longest hole on the course is # 3, a par-5 that plays to 573 yards. The shortest hole on the course is # 16, a par-3 that plays to 166 yards from the back tees.

Watch out for # 5, a 461 yard par-4 challenge and the #1 handicap hole on the course. The easiest hole is # 16, a 166 yard par-3.

Mandatory caddies The Cordevalle Golf Club golf course and foursomes on foot further enhance the experience. An added highlight is the nearby Clos LaChance Winery.