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.

 

PIN HIGH GOLF CENTER

 

BAY AREA REGION

Public - 3 hole - cost: $3 - $5

4701 North First Street, Alviso, CA 95002

Tel: (408) 934-1111

 

Designed by unknown. This is a three-hole course with two par 3s and one par 4. The longest hole is just under 300 yards. From San Jose (about five miles northwest to the course): Off I­880 north, go west on Highway 237 and take the North First Street exit. Turn right as you exit the freeway, to the course.