DIAMOND BAR GOLF COURSE (1964)

LOS ANGELES REGION

Municipal - 18 hole -cost: $15 - $27

22751 East Golden Springs Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765

Tel: (909) 861-8282

 

Designed by William Bell. This is a reasonably priced course that will allow you to use every club in your bag. Diamond Bar features generous, yet tree-lined, fairways. For the really erratic and long hitter who misses the fairways and clears the trees, a nearby freeway can be a factor. From downtown Los Angeles (about 28 miles east to the course): Take the Pomona Freeway (Highway 60) east. Exit on Grand and head south. Turn left on Golden Springs Drive, and the course is on the left.

 

 

DIAMOND MOUNTAIN GOLF CLUB (1968)

 

SHASTA CASCADE REGION

Public - 9 hole -cost: $15 - $15

470-835 Circle Drive, Susanville, CA 96130

Tel: (530) 257-6303

 

Designed by Richard Walpohl, Dave Tanner (new nine). This is a tree-lined golf course set among ponderosa pines. The front nine is slightly more open with two creeks and a lake that coming into play. The newer back nine, set at the base of Diamond Mountain is narrower, where a driver may not always be the best option. The greens are slick and subtle. From Reno (about 90 miles north­west to the course): Drive north on US 395. Right before Susanville, turn left on Richmond Road. Go four to five miles and turn left on Wingfield Road, to the course. A new nine holes, clubhouse, all for the price of what you would pay for a two large buckets at a high-end course. This is what golf is meant to be.