GLEN ANNIE GOLF CLUB (1997)

CENTRAL COAST REGION

Public: 18 hole -cost: $29 - $74

405 Glen Annie Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93117

Tel: (805) 968-6400

Designed by Robert Muir Graves, Damian Pascuzzo. This is a player-friendly course with some excellent ocean views. Several of the par 4s are drivable for the long hitter. If you miss the fairway, you may find yourself in fescue rough, which can be quite irritating but not disastrous. The environmentally sensitive areas, on the other hand, can cost you several strokes. Be prepared for a breeze. The golf carts are equipped with Par View GPS systems. The course is a certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary. From Santa Barbara (about eight miles northwest to the course): Take US 101 north to the Glen Annie Road off-ramp, heading north. Go for one-half mile to the entry gate on the left. This course is built upon some challengingly hilly terrain so local knowledge is helpful. There are two fun, drivable par' 4s for long hitters, but the rest of the course is a challenge and affords many gorgeous views of the ocean.

GLEN BROOK GOLF COURSE (1924)

HIGH SIERRA REGION

Members only: 9 hole

2070 Pray Meadow Road, Glenbrook, NV 89413

Tel: (775) 749-5201

Designed by unknown. Glenbrook has long been considered one of the West's best nine-hole golf courses. The fairways seem more like dark, narrow corridors, over which the trees touch. Tiny, tricky greens make this short layout much more challenging than you could imagine. From South lake Tahoe (about 11 miles north to the course): Take US 50 east. About two and one-half miles, after traveling through the tunnel, there is a sign for Glenbrook. The gate is on the left. Sometimes special things come simply wrapped in small packages; witness Glenbrook. The late Ben Hogan was fond of the layout though reportedly he never bettered par.