The West Course at Blue Rock Springs is the older of two 18-hole layouts at this Vallejo municipal facility, located on Columbus Parkway in eastern Solano County. Originally designed by Joe Mortara Sr. and Jack Fleming, it opened in 1941, making it one of the older public courses in the North Bay. Fleming is best known for his work on San Francisco's Harding Park and other Bay Area municipal designs from the same era. In 2006, architect Robert Muir Graves — who had also designed the adjacent East Course that opened in 1993 — returned to enhance the West layout.

On the course

The West routes across rolling, hilly terrain typical of the Vallejo hills, with mature, tree-lined fairways that have grown in over the decades. Compared to the East Course across Columbus Parkway, the West plays as more of a target-style layout because its trees are denser and more established. The par-71 course measures roughly 6,014 yards from the back tees, with a slope rating around 128 — modest length offset by elevation changes, doglegs through the trees, and traditional small greens.

Who it suits

The 9th and 10th holes play directly below the two-story clubhouse, where the upstairs Sunset Room overlooks both. The facility, managed by KemperSports, also includes a driving range, short-game area, putting green, and Cafe Rock inside the clubhouse. The West suits players who prefer accuracy and shot-shaping over raw distance — mid- and higher-handicap golfers tend to find it more playable than the more exposed, hillier East Course, while still being asked to keep the ball in play between the trees. Green fees remain on the affordable end of Bay Area municipal golf, and the course is open year-round.

Architect: Joe Mortara Sr. / Jack Fleming · Opened: 1941