IRON-WOOD NINE GOLF COURSE (1976)

LOS ANGELES REGION

Public - 9 hole -cost: $9 - $10

16449 Piuma Avenue, Cerritos, CA 90703

Tel: (562) 916-8400

Designed by Ted Robinson. Iron-Wood probably should be named Iron-Iron, since there are not many occasions to use a wood. Even if the course were long enough to be called Iron-Wood, nobody uses real woods anymore. On second thought, maybe it should be called Iron-Wood, because the course is tree-lined, with two lakes. From downtown Los Angeles (about 16 miles southeast to the course): Take I-5 south to I-605 south. Exit Alondra and go straight. It turns into Piuma and dead-ends at the course.

IRONWOOD COUNTRY CLUB (1978)

DESERT REGION

Members only - 36 hole

73-735 Irontree Drive, Palm Desert, CA 92260

Tel: (760) 346-0551   

Designed by Ted Robinson, Desmond Muirhead. There are two scenic courses, the North and South. The North Course plays among the homes and measures a little more than 5,700 yards. The South is long (7,200 yards) and driver friendly, with lots of water, sand, rolling terrain, and flat greens. The yardage listed is for the South Course. From downtown Los Angeles (about 120 miles east to the course): Take I-10 east, exit at Monterey and turn right. Cross Highway 111, and the road turns into Highway 74. Turn left on Haystack and right on Portola. The entrance is on the left.