MALLARD LAKE GOLF CENTER (1974)

 

GOLD COUNTRY REGION

Public - 9 hole - cost: $10 - $12

4238 South Highway 99, Yuba City, CA 95991

Tel: (530) 674-0475

 

Designed by Eugene Pierce. With water on every hole, there are plenty of places for mallards to land. Besides lots of water, you will find the course tree linned, spacious, and flat. Mallard Lake offers a miniature golf course. From Sacramento (about 40 miles north to the course): Take Highway 99 north toward Yuba City. The course is on the right. If you reach Barry Road, you've gone too far north.

 

MANTECA PARK GOLF COURSE (1966)

 

CENTRAL VALLEY REGION

Municipal r 18 hole - cost: $20 - $27

305 North Union Road, Manteca, CA 95337

Tel: (209) 825-2500

 

Designed by Jack Fleming. This flat, park-setting course is better than you might imagine. Possessing a number of trees, this course is attractive and fair. From Stockton (about 15 miles south to the course): Take I-5 south, exit at Louise Avenue, and head east. Turn right (south) on Union Road, and the course is on the right.