HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE, Calif. – The yearly Golf Advisor “Best-of 2018” list came out this week with its list of the top 25 out of 512 reviewed golf courses in California.

Hidden Valley Lake Golf Course, popular with local and regional golfers, was named No. 21 with a 4.6 out of a possible 5.0 rating.

The Golf Now and Golf Channel sister company said the Best-of lists “are compiled by analyzing the ratings and reviews submitted by members of the golfing community throughout the year. The company uses the Golf Advisor Index logic that weights newer reviews and combines them with a course's weighted subcategory averages.”

In Golf Advisor’s six scoring subcategories, reviewers rated Hidden Valley Lake a 4.5 or higher in Amenities, Conditions, Layout and Pace.

The course was rated a 4.8 in the Friendliness and Value subcategories.

The 4.6 average bested several previously highly-rated courses such as the Players Course at Indian Wells Golf Resort and the Stadium Course at PGA West, both in SoCal.

The local 18-hole, Par 72, semi-private/public course covers 140 acres and has been frequently described as “a mostly flat front nine, but the back 9 has lots of slope and requires planning on most holes to have a chance to get on in regulation.”

Hidden Valley Lake Golf Pro Richard Pritchard said, “It’s an incredible honor to be named as one of the top destinations to play in California, especially in light of the tremendous competition.”