Located in Palo Alto, California, near Stanford University and downtown Palo Alto, Baylands Golf Links is also easily accessible from the San Francisco Bay area and all points in Silicon Valley. The par-72 layout may not be long by today's standards, but when "tipped out" for the Palo Alto City Championship the course measures over 6800 yards and par is a good score on all of the par 3's and many of the par 4's.

Formerly known as Palo Alto GC, the course was designed by famed William P. Bell and opened for play in 1956. Directed by course designer Forrest Richarson, a course restoration began in 2012, necessitated by the need to rebuild levees on the San Francisquito River, and was completed in 2018 to rave reviews.