PALO CEDRO GOLF CLUB (1992)

 

SHASTA CASCADE REGION

Semi-Private - 9 hole - cost: $10 - $20

22499 Golttime Drive, Palo Gedro, GA 96073

Tel: (530) 547-3012

 

Designed by Bert Stamps. This is a flat course with water on every hole. The greens are sloping and undulating. From Redding (about ten miles east to the course): take I-5 north to Highway 44 and head east. Go about eight miles to Silver Bridge Road and make a left. The course is on the left.

 

PALOS VERDES GOLF CLUB (1924)

 

LOS ANGELES REGION

Semi-Private - 18 hole - cost: $205 - $205

3301 Via Gampesina, Palos Verdes Estates, GA 90274

Tel: (310) 375-2759 

 

Designed by George C. Thomas, Jr. This is a traditional golf course with beautiful views, wide tree-lined fairways, and small greens that require a surgeon's touch. Wind does come into play. Although the obstacles are straightforward, course knowledge is the key to scoring well. The placement of your shots off the tee and fairway to green may be the difference between birdie and bogey. This is a member-only course on weekends. From west Los Angeles (about 20 miles south to the course): Take the San Diego Freeway (I-405) south to the Hawthorne Boulevard exit. Go south about six miles and turn right on Palos Verde Drive North. Turn left at Via Campesina. Go one­quarter mile to the club on the right. The best bargain for an ocean-side course in California if you are Palos Verdes resident. For those of us who pay full fare this is a great course, but for $205, you could drive north and play Sandpiper for half the cost.