Detailed description of Valley Club Of Montecito
Valley Club Of Montecito, is a Private, 18 hole golf course located in Santa Barbara, California.
Valley Club Of Montecito first opened for play in 1929 The course was designed by Alister MacKenzie.
This exclusive club / course features a natural setting with a creek running through.
One of the defining characteristics of The Valley Club are the signature MacKenzie greens. In addition to the subtle breaks and the mountain/ocean effect, the greens are also small.
The other key feature of The Valley Club are the MacKenzie-designed bunkers, which he works into the course with his 'camouflage' effect very skillfully. Many are optical illusions. Often, what looks to be a greenside bunker is actually set back from the green.
Its recergent popularity can be traced to a restoration by Tom Doak, who with colleague Jim Urbina brought back the look and strategic aspects of MacKenzie's distinctive bunkering, reintroduced closely mown chipping areas and restored subtleties within the greens.
Guest (cart included), played on Wednesday, August 2010 at noon
If you are lucky enough to get an invite ... accept! It is ranked in the top 100 courses in the world for good reason.
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Guest (cart included), played on Saturday, September 2012 at 8am
unfortunately the greens and fairways had been punched very recently and we were out the first day it reopened for play. Despite that the qualities of the course shone through and the experience was wonderful. We played three days and it improved each day. Hard to beat Alistair McKenzie. The club is really special. Play there if you can.