Course no.40
Santa Barbara, CA · Private
Birnam Wood Golf Club
- Access
- Private
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 70
- Yards
- 5931
- Architect
- Robert Trent Jones Sr.
Directory no.352
Montecito, CA · Private
The Valley Club of Montecito
The Valley Club of Montecito is a private eighteen-hole golf club east of Santa Barbara.
- Year opened
- 1929
- Architect
- Alister MacKenzie and Robert Hunter
- Access
- Private
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
- Back tees
- 6750 yards
- Rating
- 72.6
- Slope
- 132
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Booking desk
Private course. Public tee-time booking is not offered here.
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Course description
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Overview
Alister MacKenzie and Robert Hunter worked on its design, and the course opened in 1929. It is one of MacKenzie’s California projects from the late 1920s, set in the Montecito landscape below the Santa Ynez Mountains.
History and design
The Alister MacKenzie Institute identifies Valley Club as a 1929 new build. Southern California Golf Association history also records the MacKenzie–Hunter collaboration. The club’s long-standing course is a distinct private layout at 1901 East Valley Road, rather than one of Santa Barbara’s public municipal courses.
The current USGA rating database lists the men’s Black 18-hole tee as par 72, 6,750 yards, rating 72.6 and slope 132. The club does not publish an open tee sheet; access remains by member arrangement.
Plan your visit
The club serves members and member-arranged guests. Its public site and contact information are the starting points for an invited visit. The club address is 1901 East Valley Road, Montecito, and its main number is (805) 969-2215.
Sources
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Around the course
Nearby golf
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Golf stores nearby
- Roger Dunn Golf Shops – Newbury Park · Newbury Park
Instructors nearby
- Dr. Alison Curdt · Simi Valley, CA