History
A look back to the beginning...Shades of Australia in Central California (Reprinted from Golf Magazine June 1995) Hunter Ranch is a true rarity: An affordable, high-quality, daily fee layout without a brand-name designer label. Co-designers Ken Hunter and Mike McGinnis, assisted by a pair of superintendents, moved very little dirt in creating a strategic layout routed through century-old blue oak trees. Dozens of flash-faced bunkers (the Mackenzie influence) and liberally contoured, hand-shaped bent grass greens, several of them sited well above fairway level, mark the design. Overlooking the oak-lined fairways, none of which run parallel, are are clubhouse and restaurant buildings designed to resemble Australian outback ranch houses. Somehow, the rough redwood siding, tin roofs, and spacious covered porches fit in here.
Specialties
Hunter Ranch is one of the best conditioned, most beautiful 18-hole golf courses on California's Central Coast. Our pristine fairways are lined with century-old oak trees, lakes, and natural grasses. Set atop a beautiful vista, there are no homes surrounding the course and big city congestion is miles away. Surrounded by California's natural beauty, playing golf at Hunter Ranch is a treat for your game, and for your senses. Small-town charm. World-class golf. Hunter Ranch is a California hidden gem that mixes the small-town charm of Paso Robles with a world-class Central Coast golf experience in San Luis Obispo County. Rated four and a half stars (out of five) by Golf Digest, Hunter Ranch Golf Course offers smooth fast greens, beautiful wine country scenery, friendly staff and excellent outing services so you can enjoy a unique and fun golf experience in San Luis Obispo County.