Guest Information

Enjoyment of Meadow Club is for the exclusive use of its members and their guests. We look forward to welcoming you as a guest and have outlined some specifics as they relate to dress code, cell phone use, tipping and other topics that may make your visit more comfortable.

Dress Code

Men

  • Smart casual or dressier as event requires (e.g. sweater or jacket)

  • Golf attire is acceptable unless otherwise suggested for special events

  • Denim blue jeans or shirts hanging out not acceptable (except after 5pm on weekends in Golf House)

  • Hats must be removed inside Golf House or Clubhouse

Women

  • Skirts, dresses, pantsuits or tailored slacks suggested in Golf House or Clubhouse

  • Golf attire is acceptable unless otherwise suggested for special events

  • NOT permitted: shorts no higher than 4” above the knee, workout attire, and denim blue jeans (except after 5pm on weekends in Golf House)

  • Yoga pants or other workout attire is not appropriate on Club premises


Private Events Held at Meadow Club

The host determines the level of formality and dress requirements for private functions.

Cell/Smart Phone Use

  • Members and guests should turn their cell phones to “Off/Silent” inside Clubhouse, Golf House, on driving range, and on the golf course

  • Vocal cell phone use is permitted in the parking lot, or in locker room phone rooms

  • Silent functions ( texting, emailing, picture sharing, etc.) are permitted on Meadow Club property

  • Vocal use on golf courses is for emergency matters only

  • Vocal cell phone use in Clubhouse, Golf House, Golf Shop, outdoor dining areas, driving range or golf course strictly prohibited

Smoking
SMOKING IS NOT PERMITTED ON THE GOLF COURSE - Smoking is allowed on hard surfaces of concrete, bricks or asphalt near the clubhouse and at least 25 feet away from a public doorway

Credit Cards

  • Guests of Members may use credit cards in the Golf Shop for merchandise or payment of guest fees

  • The Club does not accept credit cards from members

Tipping

  • Tipping is not expected or required for employees

History


Meadow Club is the first course in America designed by Dr. Alister MacKenzie. Founded in 1926 as Meadow Club of Tamalpais, our front nine was opened for play on September 16, 1927 and the clubhouse and back nine opened on May 6th the next year.

Ours is the first course MacKenzie built in partnership with Robert Hunter. The MacKenzie-Hunter team went on to design and build such famous California courses as Cypress Point Club, Pasatiempo, Green Hills (Union Club), Valley Club of Montecito, Sharp Park in Pacifica and Northwoods in Monte Rio, near the Bohemian Grove. They also collaborated on redesigns and course revisions to Claremont Club in Oakland, California Golf Club, and Lake Merced in San Francisco, and the Links at Pebble Beach. MacKenzie’s last design was Augusta National completed in 1933. He died the next year in Santa Cruz near his home at Pasatiempo.

Meadow Club‘s founding was initiated by such notables as Congressman William Kent, shipping executive Seward B. McNear, realtor/developer Frank Howard Allen, and rancher Benjamin Dibblee, all of Marin. Our Club also marks an interesting nexus of famous design artisans including MacKenzie, Hunter, Frederick Law Olmstead, Jr. (landscaping),and noted Arts & Crafts architect, John White. 

During the Depression, WWII, and the 1950s - 60s, many course features shrunk or were removed. Our original treeless links-style landscape was heavily planted in redwoods and non-indigenous trees resulting in a loss of MacKenzie’s unique styling. From 1999 – 2010, we undertook our MacKenzie Signature Program to recoup these features. Michigan architect Mike DeVries was hired to study and restore the green and bunkering complexes that were lost. The membership also undertook a series of landscaping and tree removal studies to resurrect site lines, improve agronomy and eliminate the incursion on play that had evolved as a result of the growth of trees planted since the 1960s. Some modifications, including championship tees, have been added to strengthen the course versus the onslaught of club and ball technology.

These programs have brought the course back to its "MacKenzie Glory." 

Michael F. Purvis, Club Historian

Meadow Club1001 Bolinas Road Fairfax, CA 94930 415-462-0980