PRESERVE GOLF CLUB, THE (2001)

 

CENTRAL COAST REGION

Members only - 18 hole

19 Pronghorn Run, Gamel, GA 93923

Tel: (831) 626-6584 

 

Designed by Tom Fazio. This isolated, exclusive course enjoys one of the most beautiful pristine sites in American golf. Rolling hills and flat meadow holes, with restrained bunkering, combine for a very playable course that can bare its teeth if you play from the tips. From Monterey (about 15 miles south to the course): Go south on Highway 1. Turn left on Carmel Valley Road. After about two and one-half miles, turn right on Rancho San Carlos Road. The club is about 15 minutes past the security gate. One of golf's best inland sites. The drive to the clubhouse has to be longest and most magnificent in the game. If you ever receive an invitation to play, expect excellent service too.

 

PRESIDIO GOLF COURSE (1895)

 

BAY AREA REGION

Municipal - 18 hole - cost: $32 - $77

300 Finley Road! Arguello Gate, San Francisco, GA 94129

Tel: (415) 561-4661  

 

Designed by Robert Johnstone, William McEwan. Renovations have kept this former military course in the forefront of San Francisco golf. Tall, tree-lined fairways surround each hole on this challenging, hilly layout. From Stonestown in San Francisco: Go north on 19th Avenue, toward the Golden Gate Bridge. Make a right turn on Lake Street and a left on Arguello Boulevard to the course. The course is ten minutes from downtown. Great course but there is not a level lie any­where to be found. It's as if you have landed on the set of the original Batman series. In the past, tee times have been hard to come by, but it will be interesting to see what happens now that the remodeled Harding Park is up and running.