BRENTWOOD (GC AT)

This sprawling public track in the East Bay hills delivers surprising elevation changes and strategic bunkering that punishes wayward drives while rewarding course management. The back nine's dramatic downhill par-3 16th plays a full club shorter than the yardage suggests, with prevailing winds off the delta adding another wrinkle to club selection. Despite heavy weekend play typical of Northern California public golf, the conditioning remains solid and the greens hold approach shots better than most municipal courses in the region.