For a true test of golf, look no further than this links- style course set right on the bay in San Leandro. Listed at 7,015 yards from the tips, it plays even longer thanks to the prevailing winds that come off the water. The course is always in great shape, and it might be the best deal for a championship golf course in the entire Bay Area.

TONY LEMA COURSE'S RICH HISTORY
While the golf course is now referred to as "Monarch Bay" by most people, memorabilia of Lema's 12-win PGA Tour career is displayed in the clubhouse, and the redesigned golf course with many Scottish links qualities (Lema won the British Open, his only major) more than makes up for the fact that most Bay Area golfers, no longer refer to the course by his name.