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"Beautiful and challenging ... Super conditions ... A total hidden gem ... Spectacular vistas ... Good enough for Q School" - Player Comments, Golf Digest Best Places to Play
Golf Digest "America's 50 Toughest Golf Courses" - La Purisima was named to Golf Digest's toughest golf courses in America list. Coming in ranked the 33rd toughest course in America. Golf Digest referred to it as The Bethpage Black of the West Coast. Locally, it's known as "La Piranha." To soothe the pain, there are plenty of terrific Santa Ynez Valley wineries nearby.
LA Times... Ten Courses You Must Play - The Los Angeles Times gave La Purisima the distinction of being named to it's 2007 list of golf courses that any golfer should have on their "have played" list. The LA Times had this to say - La Purisima is a classic, demanding, scenic course that is a regular for all levels of tournament play... plus it's in wine country.
Golf Digest 4 1/2 Stars - Most recently, the readers of Golf Digest awarded La Purisima Golf Course one of it’s highest ratings of 4 1/2 stars in the latest Golf Digest "Places to Play" edition. La Purisima joins a select group of only 30 golf clubs in California to receive a 4 1/2 star rating and it marks the second consecutive edition in which La Purisima has received this prestigious designation in recognition for the quality of the overall golf experience.
Top 100 in America! - La Purisima Golf Course is once again selected to Golf Magazine’s "Top 100 You Can Play" for 2004-2005 (Golf Magazine, September issue 2004. Joining other notable courses such as Pebble Beach, Spyglass and Torrey Pines, La Purisima is one of only 12 California golf courses to make Golf Magazine’s list of the finest public-access courses in America. See Top 100 List >>>
PGA Tour School - La Purisima has challenged some of the nation’s premier golfers, having hosted both the PGA TOUR and USGA for 7 years. In fact, the Final Stage of PGA TOUR School was held at La Purisima in 1996. Even par qualified for the TOUR. Moreover, in 16 qualifiers held at La Purisima even par has been good enough to advance. La Purisima, one pursuit and passion ... golf, pure golf!
Honors & Awards
- Named 33rd Toughest Golf Course in America and 3rd Toughest in California by Golf Digest
- Top 5 Golf Course in California & Top 50 in America, Zagat Survey 2005
- 4 1/2 Star Rating, Golf Digest, Best Places to Play 2004
- Top 100 Public Courses in America, Golf Magazine 1996 - 2004
- To Ten "Must Play Courses" by the LA Times - 2007
- Ranked #1 Best Conditioned Course and #4 Best Value in Southern California, GreensKeeper.org
- "Best Playing Conditions" Award, Greenskeeper.org 2006 & 2007
- Golf Value "Worth the Green Fee" Award, Greenskeeper.org 2006 & 2007
- Santa Barbara’s Best Conditioned & Best Value Course, Greenskeeper.org 2004
- Zagat Survey America’s Best Courses 2003 - 2005
- US Open Qualifying site 1996-2000-2003
- PGA Tour Qualifiers 1995,1996, 1998-2003
- The American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) 2000-2001
- California State Junior Amateur Championship 1993
- LPGA Santa Barbara Open 1987-1988
- PGA Senior Tour Qualifiers 1985, 2001-2002
History
"If you want to understand and appreciate the work of the late Robert Muir Graves, I recommend you play La Purisima. Then see if you can design a better course on that land." - Ron Whitten of Golf Digest
Developed in 1986 by Kenneth Hume Hunter, Jr., La Purisima is considered by many, perhaps, hole for hole, the finest test of golf in the country. With the invaluable help of golf course architect Robert Muir Graves, Mr. Hunter set out to develop the finest, pure test of golf he could imagine.
It started with the land—309 acres of gentle rolling, oak studded, ancient sand hills situated 30 miles north of Santa Barbara on Highway 246. Mr. Hunter developed it much like his other nationally acclaimed course, Hunter Ranch in Paso Robles, with no commercial development or housing on the golf course land. His courses were built as stand-alone golf facilities ... "pure golf."
Reviews
Getting Sideways at La Purisima!
"I have played a lot of golf in California, from Tijuana Country Club (featuring nine holes designed by Alister MacKenzie) to the Links at Bodega Harbour north of San Francisco, and I truly believe, if you factor in greens fees, course design, degree of difficulty, natural beauty, overall course conditions, lack of crowds and speed of play, that La Purisima is the finest golf course open to the public in the entire state."
- Rex Pickett, Author of Sideways
Course Critic
La Purisima Golf Course (A tribute to Robert Muir Graves)
Greenskeeper.org
Recent player reviews.
GolfReview.com
This is one of the best in California...
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