BELLA COLLINA TOWNE & COUNTRY CLUB

The Jack Nicklaus design threads through rolling coastal hills thirty minutes south of Laguna Beach, where eucalyptus groves and native chaparral frame elevated tees that reveal glimpses of the Pacific on clear days. The Golden Bear built serious elevation change into this layout, with the par-4 13th dropping 150 feet from tee to green while the closing stretch climbs back toward the Spanish colonial clubhouse through a gauntlet of forced carries over barrancas. This is target golf at its most demanding, where approach shots to severely tilted greens separate the players from the pretenders in Orange County's most exclusive golfing circles.