LA COSTA RESORT & SPA

Dick Wilson's routing through the rolling coastal canyons creates a strategic masterpiece where elevated tees reveal sweeping ocean views and eucalyptus-lined fairways demand precision over power. The signature par-3 16th plays across a dramatic ravine to a green perched on the canyon's edge, while the finishing holes climb through native chaparral with the Pacific breeze affecting every club selection. This is Southern California resort golf at its most thoughtful—a course that rewards course management and punishes the reckless with equal measure.