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Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club
Rancho Santa Fe Covenant

Via de la Cumbre
Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067
Voice: (858) 756-3094
Fax: (858) 756-0982
www.rsfgc.com

The Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club is nestled in the heart of the historic Rancho Santa Fe "Covenant" area. The Club's championship course, long regarded as one of the premier golf venues in the western United States, sets a tone of rustic beauty and elegance for the "Covenant".

The Golf Club has more than 650 golf memberships. Membership in the club is available only to members of the Rancho Santa Fe Association by virtue of ownership of Covenant property. A variety of membership types are available including privileges for a limited number of rounds per year.

The championship course is an eighteen-hole, 7,073-yard, par 72 layout designed by Max Behr and originally opened for play in 1929. The Golf Club is the original home of the Bing Crosby Pro-Am and has hosted a number of prominent championship events. Long distinguished as one of the finest layouts in California, the course was extensively renovated in 2002, elevating it to one the best-conditioned and best-designed golf venues in the western United States. The practice facilities include a full-size driving range; two practice putting greens; and a newly constructed two-acre, world-class short game practice area.

The Rancho Santa Fe Covenant is located just a few miles inland from the Pacific Ocean, nestled among hills, eucalyptus trees and citrus groves. The area was originally developed by the Santa Fe Railroad in 1906 to grow eucalyptus trees for railroad ties. The wood proved unsuitable, however, and the project was abandoned. Many of the three million trees remain to give Rancho Santa Fe its rustic beauty. The Ranch, as it is affectionately known by insiders, is an exclusive community of residents who strive to maintain a low profile, despite the fact that this is one of the ten wealthiest communities in the nation.

Designed by famed San Diego Architect Lillian Rice and built of adobe, the town center-piece is the graceful "Inn at Rancho Santa Fe" situated on a grassy knoll at the western end of the main street (Paseo Delicias). Restaurants and small shops line the quaint downtown, and horse trails weave throughout the rolling hills.

The Rancho Santa Fe Covenant, governed by the Rancho Santa Fe Association, was one of the first planned communities in California. The State of California recognized Rancho Santa Fe's historical significance in 1989 by designating the community as a State Historic Landmark. Home to about 1,700 households with a total population of over 4,800, the Covenant encompasses a rough hexagon of about 6,200 acres. Most parcels range from two to four acres.

There is a strong sense of community involvement in the Covenant, from the Garden Club to the RSF Community Center. The Rancho Santa Fe schools are rated among the top public schools in the state. The charming village of Rancho Santa Fe contributes to the feeling of community, and only Covenant residents are permitted to be members of the Rancho Santa Fe Golf and Tennis Club.