There are 2 golf courses in Palo Alto, California and 1 is a municipal course. There are also another 36 golf courses within 20 miles of Palo Alto, including 11 public, 12 municipal and 13 private courses. The oldest course in the Palo Alto area is the Burlingame Country Club which was designed by Robert Trent Jones,Sr and opened in 1893. The longest course is TPC Stonebrae, which is 7,140 yards. Green Hills Country Club is rated the best course near Palo Alto. The following courses have won various awards: Stanford Golf Course, Half Moon Bay Golf Links.