A fairway of the Mill Valley course in Warner Canyon, 1924–25
Mill Valley · Marin County · 1916–1994

The Mill Valley
Golf Club

The first 75 years: its history, its people, and its photographs

“Beautiful Fairway.” A. D. Mills, 1924–25 (colorized)

In 1919 a group of Mill Valley neighbors turned a cow pasture in Warner Canyon into a nine-hole golf course. This site gathers what survives of its early story: the newspaper accounts, the photographs, and the people. Start with the history, or wander.

The HistoryNine Holes in Warner Canyon

The full illustrated history, 1880–1994, in six chapters, with footnotes to every source. About 16,000 words.

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The Short StoryHalf the length, every photograph

The same story told in half the words, for a single sitting. All the photographs, footnotes and pop-up bios are kept.

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The Timeline113 dates

From the Lost Acreage patent of 1882 to the course among the houses, with photographs and sources.

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The People49 profiles

Founders, presidents, builders, professionals and members. Their lives, footnoted, with every album photo they appear in.

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Pros & ManagersA century behind the counter

Every club pro, course manager and teaching pro from 1919 to today, on one chart, with their years of service.

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The 1925 AlbumA Visit to the Mill Valley Golf and Country Club

A. D. Mills’s photograph album of the course and its golfers, cropped, cleaned and colorized, with the original handwritten captions.

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