MENIFEE LAKES COUNTRY CLUB (1989)

 

INLAND EMPIRE REGION

Semi-Private - 36 hole - cost: $24 - $58

29875 Menifee Lakes Drive, Menifee, CA 92584

Tel: (951) 672-3090

 

Designed by Ted Robinson. There are two courses, the Palms and Lakes course. Water plays a prominent role on both courses. You will find the fairways snug and the traps well positioned for errant shots. Accurate left-to-right shots come in handy on both courses. Carts are included in the price of green fees. The yardage listed is for the Lakes Course. Check their website for specials. If you want to get a leg up on your competition, the website also gives you hole-by-hole advice for both courses. From downtown Los Angeles (about 83 miles southeast to the club): Take Highway 60 east to I-15. Drive south to the Railroad Canyon Road exit. Turn left and travel five miles to Newport Road. Turn right on Newport Road for about five and one-half miles. Make a left on Menifee Lakes Drive and follow it to the clubhouse.

 

MENLO COUNTRY CLUB (1906)

 

BAY AREA REGION

Members only - 18 hole

2300 Woodside Road, Redwood City, CA 94064

Tel: (650) 366-9910

 

Designed by Thomas Nicoll, Robert Trent Jones Jr (redesign). Accuracy is at a premium as old oaks line Menlo's narrow fairways. Menlo Country Club is a short but stout test of golf and receives little play. From San Francisco (about 30 miles south to the course): Take I-280 south and exit on Woodside Road. Head west, and the club is on the left.