SPRINGTOWN GOLF COURSE (1964)

 

BAY AREA REGION

Municipal: 9 hole - cost: $14 - $16

939 larkspur Drive, Livermore, GA 94550

Tel: (925) 455-5695  

 

Designed by William F. Bell, William P. Bell. This is a open, level course with elevated and undulating greens. There is plenty of out-of-bounds, but you almost have to work to hit out. From Dublin (about 12 miles east to the course): Drive east on I-580 to the Springtown Boulevard exit and go north. Turn right on to Bluebell Drive. Bluebell Drive turns into Larkspur Drive.

 

SPYGLASS HILL GOLF COURSE (1966)

 

CENTRAL COAST REGION

Semi-Private: 18 hole - cost: $145 - $265

Spyglass Hill Road at Stevenson Drive, Pebble Beach, CA 93953

Tel: (831) 625-8563  

 

Designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr. This is an exacting, demanding, and exigent golf course. It's really hard. After opening with five holes out in the ocean view and sand, the course retreats quietly back into the forest. Back there, the only sounds you hear are the cries of desperate golfers trying to make par. OK, we are exaggerating just a little bit. The truth is, this is a spectacular layout, set on rolling terrain, with ocean holes, forest holes, and elevated, sloping greens. Members only for tee times before 10 a.m. Caddies are available. From within Monterey: Take the Pebble Beach exit off Highway 1. Follow the signs to the Pebble Beach gate. The guard gives further directions from there. There are more than a few golfers who regard Spyglass Hill as a better course than Pebble Beach. It certainly tends to play more difficult. Spyglass is definitely a must-play for any golf.