Apr 27th	The Exclusive Valley Club of Montecito – Private Golf Course Montecito CA 93108
2010	Categories: Montecito, Santa Barbara Local / Things to Do

Why is The Valley Club here in Montecito CA ranked on the top 100 list? Simple… Alister MacKenzie.  The Valley Club was designed in 1929 by Alister MacKenzie who was then at the height of his career, having completed Augusta National the same year and Cypress Point the previous year.

Some of the defining characteristics of The Valley Club are the high quality small greens, subtle breaks due to the mountain/ocean effect, peaceful setting with mtn. backdrops, as well as MacKenzie-designed bunkers which works into the course with a ‘camouflage’ effect.

The 18-hole “Valley Club” course at the Valley Club of Montecito facility is located in the heart of Montecito CA.  The course features 6,612 yards of golf from the tips for a par of 72 .  The course rating is 72.1 and it has a slope rating of 133 on Rye grass.

The course is often referred to as one of the best conditioned courses that often has only a half-dozen groups on the course at one time.  With roughly only 225 members, The Valley Club is fairly exclusive and does not get a lot of play.

Santa Barbara is routinely referenced as “among the wealthiest communities in the U.S.”  According to Forbes Magazine, Montecito is consistently one of the top 20 wealthiest zip codes in the United States.

View: Current Montecito Homes for Sale up to $7.5 Million

View: Current Montecito Homes for Sale $7.5 Million and Above

Further Reading:

1. Birnam Wood Golf Course
2. Golf Courses in Santa Barbara
3. Santa Barbara Luxury Real Estate Articles
4. Santa Barbara Oceanfront Areas
5. The Secret of Santa Barbara and Montecito Oceanfront Property and Estates
6. Santa Barbara Rated Amongst the Best Mid-sized Downtowns in California

For information on Real Estate here in Santa Barbara, Montecito and/or our surrounding areas, as well as any other aspects of life in our area, please don’t hesitate to contact Kevin Schmidtchen at Sotheby’s Int’l Realty.

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