Coyote Creek Tournament Course
San Jose, California – 1 Coyote Creek Golf Dr, Morgan Hill, CA 95037
About Coyote Creek Tournament Course
The Tournament Course at Coyote Creek Golf Club opened on September 1, 1999 as the first of two Jack Nicklaus designs at the Castle & Cooke-owned facility on the border of San Jose and Morgan Hill. The Valley Course, also a Nicklaus design, followed in June 2001, giving the club 36 holes just off Highway 101 at the southern tip of Silicon Valley. In 2001 and 2002, the Tournament Course hosted the Senior PGA Tour's Siebel Classic, played across both layouts.
On the course
The routing straddles Highway 101. After a par-4 opener on the clubhouse side, players take a cart tunnel under the freeway to a stretch routed across the lower slopes of the Diablo Range, where grassy creeks cross the fairways and mature oaks pinch the landing areas. The back nine returns to flatter ground near the Valley Course, where four lakes and two waterfalls frame the closing holes. Bent-grass greens are multi-tiered, smaller than average, and well bunkered, putting a premium on an aerial approach to the correct tier.
Who it suits
The finishing stretch is the course's strongest. The par-5 17th is a risk-reward three-shotter with water fronting the green, and the par-4 18th, listed at 433 yards from the tips, is widely cited as the signature hole, with a lake running the entire right side of the fairway and crossing in front of the putting surface. The course measures roughly 7,000 yards to a par of 72, with a course rating of 75.5 and slope of 141 from the back tees.
The Tournament Course suits experienced players who can shape tee shots, carry hazards, and handle wind off the valley floor. Higher-handicap golfers will find the Valley Course the friendlier of the two Nicklaus layouts.
Architect: Jack Nicklaus · Opened: 1999
Course Details
- 18 Holes
- Par 72
- 7,027 Yards
- Course Rating 74.8
- Slope 143
- Practice Facilities: Driving range · Practice green · Pro shop
- Tee Time Prices: $51 – $154
- Address: 1 Coyote Creek Golf Dr, Morgan Hill, CA 95037
Course Record
65 (-7) by Hale Irwin during the 2001 Siebel Classic in Silicon Valley (PGA Tour Champions).
Notable Facts About Coyote Creek Tournament Course
- Designed by Jack Nicklaus, the Tournament Course opened for play on September 1, 1999.
- Hosted the Champions Tour's Siebel Classic in Silicon Valley in 2001 and 2002, won in 2001 by Hale Irwin for his record-tying 30th senior title.
- The 7,027-yard layout is bisected by Highway 101, with a hilly, oak-lined front nine in the Diablo foothills and a flatter back nine highlighted by four lakes and two waterfalls over the closing holes.
Book Tee Times at Coyote Creek Tournament Course
Coyote Creek Tournament Course is an 18-hole par-72 public golf course in San Jose, California. Tee times currently range from $51 to $154. Compare live rates and book online through Golf The Bay.
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