Renowned Marin Public Golf Course Goes Under New Management

MILL VALLEY, CA – One of the nation’s most highly regarded public golf courses will soon be under new management.

The City Council on Tuesday approved an agreement to farm out management of Mill Valley Golf Course to an outside operator.

Touchstone Golf Management will be responsible for food and beverage, golf and landscape maintenance operations under terms of the deal.

The agreement includes the approval of $1.7 million in investments over five years for upgrades to the facility.

The council followed the recommendation of a staff report in backing the agreement.

The investment is part of an operation agreement with a private company.

The city’s investment will include clubhouse upgrades.

“We have a vendor here who is very focused on making success not just for the golfer but for the non-golfer, which I find very appealing,” Mayor John McCauley said at Tuesday’s council meeting.

“I think we’ve found the right vendor, I think the golf community has really stepped up and I have faith that there will be a private public partnership associated with this.”

Mill Valley Golf Course, which trumpets itself on its website as "one of the hidden jewels of Marin County," is one of nation's Top 25 municipal courses, according to Golf Magazine.

The Mill Valley public 9-hole par-33 course got high marks for its "idyllic setting" that provides a welcoming environment to golfers of all ages and skill levels.

"… the charm of this place is undeniable and the setting is so peaceful there is no possible way to spoil a two-hour walk around this little gem," Golf Magazine wrote of the Mill Valley course.

To view the staff report, visit here.

To watch Tuesday's Mill Valley City Council meeting, visit here.