PHOENIX LAKE GOLF COURSE (1968)

 

GOLD COUNTRY REGION

Public - 9 hole - cost: $12 - $15

21448 Paseo de los Portales, Sonora, CA 95370

Tel: (209) 532-0111  

 

Designed by Bert Stamps. The longest hole on the course is a 437-yard par 5, but that doesn't mean Phoenix Lake is easy. Hitting your driver off the tee can be risky because the course is surrounded by trees, and a creek runs through one-third of of the holes. From within Sonora: Off Highway 108, take Phoenix Lake Road north. The course is on the left.

 

PICO RIVERA MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE (1965)

 

LOS ANGELES REGION

Public - 9 hole - cost: $9 - $11

3260 Fairway Drive, Pico Rivera, CA 90660

Tel: (562) 692-9933  

 

Designed by William F. Bell. Pico Rivera is part pitch-and-putt, part executive course. There are two par 4s, but the rest are short par 3s. The course is open until 10 p.m. and has lights so you can see (as long as you keep the ball on the course). From downtown Los Angeles (about 14 miles east to the course): Take Highway 60 east to I-605 south. Exit at Beverly West (Rose Hills Road) and go straight off the exit. Turn right on Fairway Drive, to the course.