SPRING VALLEY GC

The hilly terrain east of San Jose delivers genuine shot-making challenges through elevation changes that most Bay Area public tracks can only dream of. Strategic bunkering and sloped greens demand course management over pure distance, rewarding players who think their way around rather than simply grip and rip. When the afternoon winds kick up through the valley, this becomes a true test of iron play and putting nerve that plays much tougher than the scorecard suggests.