Baylands Golf Links

re-designed by renowned architect forrest richardson, the city of palo alto welcomes you to baylands golf links. formerly the palo alto municipal golf course, richardson led the reconfiguration of the original william f. bell design, which opened in 1956. proudly managed by ob sports, baylands golf links will open to the public may 26, 2018. the re-designed golf course will feature 55 acres of native baylands vegetation and wetlands areas, a 40% reduction of managed turf areas, a 35% reduction of potable water use, an additional 10.5 acres added to the baylands athletic center for future recreational use, and 7.4 acres of land converted into in-stream marshland terrace habitat within an expanded san francisquito creek for increased flood protection. construction began in mid-july 2016, with removal of most of the non-native trees throughout the golf course. tree removal was mitigated through the planting of 300 new native trees on the reconfigured course, along with the planting of two