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Mill Valley Golf Course is a 9-hole, par-33 municipal course tucked into 42 acres of hills, creeks and mature redwoods in Marin County. The layout is a mix of six par-4s and three par-3s, with a separate short course (par 27) available alongside it for beginners still building their game. Owned by the City of Mill Valley and managed by KemperSports, the course is known locally as one of the best golf values in the area, with a rustic clubhouse that also hosts weddings and events.
The course is a 9-hole golf course. Designed by John H. Clark, the course originally opened in 1919. It is open to the public.
Golf in Mill Valley took three attempts to get off the ground. A group of local business leaders first tried to establish a club in 1896, and again in 1916, only for the Second World War's predecessor to intervene. The Mill Valley Golf Club was finally organized in 1919 at a meeting held at the Outdoor Art Club, with 40 charter members.
John H. "Dad" Clark, a greenskeeper and professional golfer who had already laid out courses at the Marin Golf & Country Club in San Rafael and the Ingleside course in San Francisco, was brought in to design the new 9-hole layout at the base of Warner Canyon. The roughly 2,200-yard course was declared fit for play on November 1, 1919, with the clubhouse following in 1920.
The club survived barely two decades as a private operation. The Depression gutted membership nationwide, and by 1938 Mill Valley Golf Club was down to just 38 members. Facing collapse, the club's board asked the City of Mill Valley to buy and run the course instead of letting it close.
Voters rejected the bond proposal twice before finally approving it in 1939, and the course has operated as a municipal facility ever since.
More than a century after John Clark first laid it out, the course still plays as a 9-hole, par-33 municipal track, now managed by KemperSports and paired with a separate short course (par 27) for golfers still learning the game. The on-site restaurant, Porch 1919, takes its name directly from the club's founding year.
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| Fee Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Weekday | ||
| Non-Resident Weekday (Junior/Senior) | $28 | Player: junior | Day: weekday |
| Resident Weekday | $25 | Day: weekday |
| Resident Weekday (Junior/Senior) | $19 | Player: junior | Day: weekday |
| Youth on Course Weekday | $5 | Day: weekday |
| 2nd 9 – Replay Weekday | $14 | Day: weekday |
| Weekend | ||
| Non-Resident Weekends (Junior/Senior/Adult) | $34 | Player: junior | Day: weekend |
| Resident Weekends | $27 | Day: weekend |
| Resident Weekends (Junior/Senior) | $20 | Player: junior | Day: weekend |
| 2nd 9 – Replay Weekends | $17 | Day: weekend |
| Other | ||
| Monthly Card (all) | $275 | — |
| SR Monthly Card (all) | $175 | — |
| Pull Carts | $5 | — |
| Golf Carts | $15 | — |
Prices are indicative and subject to change. Contact the course to confirm current rates.
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