ST. STANISLAUS GOLF CLUB (1995)

 

CENTRAL VALLEY REGION

Public - 9 hole - cost: $6-$10

5000 Crows Landing Road, Modesto, CA 95358

Tel: (209) 538-2828 

 

Designed by Robert Muir Graves. This is a short, executive course with elevated tee boxes. Many immature trees line the fairways, making accuracy less of an issue now than it will be in ten years.  From within Modesto: Off Highway 99, exit at Crows Landing Road and head east. The course is on the left corner of Crows Landing Road and Grayson.

 

STALLION MOUNTAIN COUNTRY CLUB (1995)

 

DESERT REGION

Semi-Private - 18 hole - cost: $95 - $195

5500 East Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, NV 89122

Tel: (702) 450-8044 

 

Designed by Jeff Brauer, Jim Colbert. And it's Secretariat by a nose. Both the Citation and Man 0' War Courses have been plowed under to make room for a residential development. Secretariat is not a desert course, more of a traditional course in the desert. The course plays through housing and features an abundance of water. Besides keeping the ball in the fairway, to score well here you will need to get the putter working and pray for little or no wind. The club is private and extends unaccompanied-guest play to guests at hotels that have corporate membership (most of the major resorts on the strip). Every group includes a forcecaddie to help you navigate the course. From the Las Vegas Airport (about nine miles east to the course): Take I-15 north to US 95 south. Exit on Flamingo Road and turn left. The course is past Nellis Boulevard on your right. Great service. The course won't knock your socks off, but it ain't bad either. Your enjoyment factor will be relative to how much you pay for green fees or how much you just won or lost at the casinos.