PITTSBURG'S DELTA VIEW GOLF COURSE (1947)

 

BAY AREA REGION

Municipal: 18 hole - cost: $15 - $30

2242 Golf Club Road, Pittsburg, CA 94565

Tel: (925) 439-4040

 

Designed by Alister Mackenzie (front), Robert Muir Graves (back). This course can get windy, which together with some dramatic elevations changes, makes par more elusive than you would imagine. Pittsburg is an extremely popular course with the locals, so a four-hour round in the afternoon is not realistic. From Martinez (about 13 miles east to the course): Take Highway 4 east. Exit on Bailey Road and go south. Turn left on Leland. Turn right on Golf Club Road after about one and one-half miles.

 

PLANTATION GOLF CLUB, THE (1996)

 

DESERT REGION

Members only - 18 hole

50994 Monroe Street Indio, CA 92253

Tel: (760) 775-3688

 

Designed by Fred Couples, Brian Curley. Plantation features some of the best bunkering in many years. Located at an old orchard, the flat layout appears more mature than its actual age. From downtown Los Angeles (about 130 miles east to the course): Take I-10 east toward Palm Springs. Take the Monroe Street exit. Turn right on Monroe Street. The main entrance is located between 50th and 52nd Avenues. This is an un-pretentious, but golf-only, men-only facility, and quietly one of the Desert's best courses.