Horse Thief Country Club, CLOSED 2018

Horse Thief Country Club is a Semi-Private 18 hole golf course located in Tehachapi, California.

The Horse Thief Country Club Golf Course first opened for play in 1974. The course was designed by Bob E. and Robert L. Baldock.

Par for the course is 72. From the back tees, the course plays to 6,719 yards. From the forward tees, the course measures 5,677 yards. The longest hole on the course is # 6, a par-5 that plays to 563 yards. The shortest hole on the course is # 11, a par-3 that plays to 134 yards from the back tees.

Watch out for # 9, a 385 yard par-4 challenge and the #1 handicap hole on the course. The easiest hole at Horse Thief Country Club is # 11, the 134 yard par-3.

The course closed at the end of January 2018.

As of March 1, 2018, The Tehachapi News reported that Horse Thief Golf & Country Club has been closed for more than a month, and no plans to reopen it have been announced. The 171-acre golf property is listed on loopnet.com for $2,835,000. The marketing brochure suggests ideas for improving the property, such as adding a 50-room hotel, restaurant, bar, clubhouse, business office and outside patio.

The future use of the property or whether it will ever again be reopened as a golf course is unknown.