Napa Valley Country Club

Its older front nine threads through oak and redwood trees; the later back nine adds elevation changes, water and views over the valley.

Course history and design

The club traces its property history to 1915, when the Napa Golf & Country Club leased land for a nine-hole course. It incorporated and bought the land in 1923, and remained a nine-hole venue into the 1980s. Golfplan says the early greens were constructed in 1917 and that it directed the back-nine expansion completed in 1990. Its project list records further work in 2008–09 and 2015. The original nine’s architect and exact first-play date are not established by the checked primary sources.

Playing the course

The club describes an 18-hole, par-72 course of 6,148 yards, while its linked March 2021 scorecard lists Black tees at 6,298 yards with a 71.5 rating and 127 slope. Even some hole-by-hole figures on the club’s live course page disagree with that card. A current, coherent named-tee edition is needed before publishing a single yardage, rating and slope tuple. The course page’s hole notes describe a short opening par 3, uphill approaches, a lake crossing on 15 and a canyon carry at 18; use the club’s current information for playing details.

Access and arrival

The membership page describes a private proprietary club with membership available by invitation only. Its membership categories include member-accompanied guest privileges, but the site does not offer public tee-time booking. The club address is 3385 Hagen Road, Napa, and its main phone is (707) 252-1111. The current director of golf’s PGA coaching profile identifies a driving range and two short-game practice areas; confirm access and any guest arrangements through the club.