Clubs · Novato

Indian Valley Golf Club

A public 18-hole course on Novato Boulevard near Stafford Lake, opened in 1958.

Years
1958–today
Status
open
Where
Novato (Novato Blvd near Stafford Lake)
Holes
18
Also called
Indian Valley Golf and Country Club (organized 1955)
There now
Still in play

It started as a member-owned project. In March 1955 the Indian Valley Golf & Country Club was organizing under president Harold Keaton with more than 300 pledged members, and in April 1955 the Petaluma Argus-Courier reported an 18-hole course planned on the Freitas “C” Ranch off Novato Boulevard, the site of today’s course.[1][2] The design is credited to Robert Nyberg.[3]

Two years earlier, in February 1953, Bud Fisher, then Mill Valley’s pro, proposed an 18-hole public course on North Marin Water District land near Novato. Whether that plan led to Indian Valley has not been confirmed.[4][5]

Full history coming. This is a short, sourced entry. A full history of this course has not been researched yet. If you have records, photos or memories, see About.

Sources

  1. Sausalito News, 25 Mar 1955 (Indian Valley G&CC organizing, president Harold Keaton)
  2. Petaluma Argus-Courier, 14 Apr 1955 (course planned on the Freitas “C” Ranch)
  3. Indian Valley Golf Club website and golf course directories (Robert Nyberg design)
  4. Mill Valley Record, 10 Feb 1953 (Bud Fisher’s proposal)
  5. Mill Valley pros list: Bud Fisher, head pro 1950–54 (mvgc-1924 staff.json)