DISCOVERY BAY GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB

The rolling hills of East Bay wine country serve up a deceptively challenging test where elevation changes of 200 feet create optical illusions that will humble even single-digit handicappers. Ted Robinson's routing maximizes the dramatic topography, particularly on the par-4 13th where your approach shot plays 30 yards uphill to a severely tilted green guarded by mature oaks. Morning fog adds mystique to the early rounds, but once it burns off, the views across the Sacramento River Delta remind you why Northern California golf commands such respect.