INDIAN SPRINGS GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB (1962)

DESERT REGION

Semi-Private - 27 hole -cost: $55 - $75

46-080 Jefferson Street La , CA 92253

Tel: (760) 775-3360

Designed by David Ginkel (redesign). Indian Springs has a Championship Course and a nine­hole par-3 course. The Championship Course winds through a housing development with open fairways and plenty of opportunity to hit the ball into the drink. Carts are included in the green fees and mandatory. From downtown Los Angeles (about 130 miles east to the course): Take I-10 east, exit at Jefferson Street, and head south to the club. The club is on the right. By desert stan­dards Indian Springs is a bargain. Come for the golf, not the views, unless you are looking for a new home.

INDIAN VALLEY GOLF CLUB (1957)

 

NORTH COAST REGION

Public - 18 hole -cost: $23 - $53

3035 NovatD Boulevard, NDvatD, CA 94947

Tel: (415) 897-1118

Designed by Robert Nyberg. Indian Valley is a mature course with plenty of native oaks. Many of the fairways are rolling, and there are a few steep ones as well. Indian Valley boasts a 15,000­square-foot green, the largest in Marin County. From San Francisco (about 30 miles north to the course): Take US 101 north. Take the San Marin Drive exit west to Novato Boulevard. Turn right on Novato Boulevard. The course is on the left. On the ninth green I putted three feet past the hole and made the putt. How? The ball rolled back down the hill into the cup, and along with it came five skins from my angry playing partners. Silly green site but, hey, it works for me. This is not an easy walking course.