California, USA
Sitting in the hills above Sacramento, the Robert Trent Jones design at Serrano Country Club works through tasteful elevation changes and features one of the largest putting greens in California affectionately called “The Acre.”
Sitting in the hills above Sacramento, the Robert Trent Jones design at Serrano Country Club works through tasteful elevation changes and features one of the largest putting greens in California affectionately called “The Acre.”
Designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. in 1996 and coming off of a fresh renovation by his firm in 2024 the course expanded the green surrounds to include more short grass and provide more options for shots into greens. The project also included updates to bunkering and mowlines from tee to green in an effort to polish the playing experience and updated irrigation to enhance conditioning. Bent grass covers the greens which are characterized by subtle contours making for plentiful pinnacle locations.
The signature hole comes on the par-3 eleventh playing dramatically downhill to well bunkered green with updated water feature running short of the green. The layout plays through a gated neighborhood with the clubhouse sitting at the highest point of the property. Both loops of nine return to the top of the hill with the eighteenth running along a ridge shared with the clubhouse and serves up one final view of the property.
Serrano Country Club biggest strength is in the consistent design of its holes and newly renovated green complexes that provide a rewarding playing experience for any level of golfer.
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