MISSION HILLS COUNTRY CLUB (1970)

 

DESERT REGION

Members only: 54 hole

34-600 Mission Hills Drive, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270

Tel: (760) 324-9400

 

Designed by Desmond Muirhead, Arnold Palmer, Pete Dye. There are three courses at the Mission Hills Country Club: the Dinah Shore, the Pete Dye, and the Arnold Palmer. They all have different personalities. The Dinah Shore Course meanders around mildly sloping terrain and boasts some strong green-side bunkering and strategic water hazards. It has become a demanding driving course. The Pete Dye Course is a stadium venue with moguls, lakes, and enormous bunkers. The Arnold Palmer Course has the most water but also is the most tame of the three layouts. The yardage listed is for the Dinah Shore Tournament Course. Reciprocal play with other members-only clubs is allowed. From downtown Los Angeles (about 120 miles east to the course): Take I-10 east, exit at Bob Hope Drive/Ramon Road. Turn left on Bob Hope and right on Dinah Shore Drive. The entrance is about a mile past the Westin.

 

MISSION HILLS LITTLE LEAGUE GOLF COURSE (1945)

 

LOS ANGELES REGION

Public r 9 hole - cost: $5-$6

Mission Hills, CA 91343

Tel: (818) 892-3019

 

Designed by unknown. This is a pitch-and-putt golf course located on the grounds behind the VA Hospital. From west Los Angeles (about 17 miles north to the course): Go north on the San Diego Freeway (I-405), exit Nordhoff, and turn left. Turn right on Haskell and then left on Plummer. Enter at the VA Hospital. The course is at the back of the grounds of the hospital.