The signature hole is #16, a 150-yard, par 3, requiring a tee shot over water to a green that is surrounded by trees and bunkers.

[5] On January 27, 1922 a meeting was held in the Visalia Municipal Auditorium for the purposes of organizing a golf club.

The lack of awareness of the sport at that time made it somewhat of a challenge to arrange the initial subscriptions, but upon collecting twenty-five hundred dollars, property was leased from Dick Hyde.

W.R. Spalding (whose house still stands today in downtown and serves as one of Visalia’s two B&B’s) donated lumber for the new clubhouse.

While no records survive to document the victor of the match, the real winner was the Visalia Chapter of the American Red Cross, to whom the proceeds were donated.

[6][7] Many famous women golfers played in the events, including Mickey Wright,[8] Betsy Rawls, Kathy Whitworth, Patty Berg and Judy Rankin.

When the LPGA raised the required prize money to $15,000 the membership concluded the investment was too great and ended their relationship with the tour.