INDIAN VALLEY GC

The rolling Marin County hills provide a surprisingly muscular test just north of San Francisco, where elevation changes of 200-plus feet demand every club in the bag. Each hole presents a distinctly different challenge through oak-studded terrain that rewards course management over brute force, particularly on the par-4 8th where a blind approach to an elevated green separates pretenders from players. This daily-fee gem punches well above its weight class with conditioning that rivals many private tracks in the Bay Area.