Berkeley Country Club
El Cerrito, CA · Founded
Berkeley Country Club is a private golf club in El Cerrito, California, designed by Robert Hunter in 1929. The club has 18 holes. The average member handicap is 16.4 with 20% single-digit players.
Robert Hunter's 1929 design perches in the Berkeley Hills with sweeping views across San Francisco Bay, a collaboration between one of golf's great theorists and California's ideal terrain. The El Cerrito location captures the East Bay's natural drama.
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About Berkeley Country Club
Hunter brought his partnership with Alister MacKenzie's philosophy to these hillsides, creating a course where strategic options emerge from natural topography rather than artificial hazards. The bay views provide constant orientation, but Hunter ensured the golf itself commands attention through subtle green complexes and routing that maximizes the sloping terrain. This feels like Northern California golf from the era when architects had unlimited canvas.
Key Facts
- Berkeley Country Club is located in El Cerrito, California.
- Club type: private.
- Course architect: Robert Hunter.
- Year founded: 1929.
- Number of holes: 18.
- Average member handicap: 16.4.
- Single-digit handicap players: 20%.
- GHIN-registered members: 20.
- Alister Index score: 65/100.
