QUAIL RANCH GOLF CLUB (1968)

 

INLAND EMPIRE REGION

Public - 18 hole - cost: $16 - $28

15960 Gilman Springs Road, Moreno Valley, CA 92555

Tel: (951) 654-2727  

 

Designed by Desmond Muirhead. Carved out of the badlands, this course is dotted with palm trees and features hilly, open terrain with water hazards that come into play on six holes. To score well at Quail Ranch, you need to be aware that the greens are undulating and tricky. The ball tends to be pulled back to the west. From Riverside (about 15 miles east to the course): Take Highway 60 east. Take the Hemet/San Jacinto exit and go south about four miles on Gilman Springs Road. For the cheap golfer looking for a challenge, Quail Ranch comes to the rescue. Recent improvements in conditions has made this course one of the better bargains in the Inland Empire.

 

QUARRY AT LA QUINTA, THE (1994)

 

DESERT REGION

Members only: 18 hole

One Quarry Lane, La Quinta, GA 92253

Tel: (760) 777-1100

 

Designed by Tom Fazio. This exclusive layout features Tom Fazio's attractive bunkering and, with its expansive fairways and collecting greens, plays easier than it looks. Beware of the finishing four. The course has a 10-hole practice facility also designed by Tom Fazio. From downtown Los Angeles (about 130 miles east to the course): Take the I-10 east, exit on Monroe and turn right. Take it all the way to 58th Avenue and turn right. This leads to the guard gate.