TEMECULA CREEK INN GOLF RESORT (1969)

 

INLAND EMPIRE REGION

Resort - 27 hole - cost: $32 - $85

44501 Rainbow Canyon Road, Temecula, CA 92592

Tel: (800) 642-4653   

 

Designed by Dick Rossen, Ted Robinson. There are three nine-hole courses, the Oaks, Creek, and Stonehouse. The Creek Course is flat and tree lined. The Oaks Course has constant elevation changes and is bordered by trees. The Stonehouse is the most difficult of the three and features steeper grades, more trees, and a few blind shots. The yardage listed is for the Creek and Oaks nines. From downtown Los Angeles (about 90 miles southeast to the course): Take Highway 60 east to I-15 south. Exit onto Highway 79 south and turn left at the end of the ramp. Turn right on Pala Road and then another right on Rainbow Canyon Road. Temecula Creek Inn is on the right. All three nines are feel-good resort golf.

 

TEMEKU HILLS GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB (1995)

 

INLAND EMPIRE REGION

Public - 18 hole - cost: $31 - $59

41687 Temeku Drive, Temecula, CA 92591

Tel: (951) 694-9998  

 

Designed by Ted Robinson, Perry Dye (remodel). Yes, Temeku Hills has plenty of water and bunkers (sand and grass), and the course is hilly (carts are required), but it's the greens that will get you in your score. Most of them are either two-or three-tiered and a couple of them are four-tiered. Getting your ball on the greens in regulation means little if you find yourself two or three tiers from the cup. Temeku Hills prides itself on being a friendly learning facility, with a top staff. From downtown Los Angeles (about 90 miles southeast to the course): Take Highway 60 east to I-15 south. Exit at Rancho California Road and head east. Almost a mile past Margarita Road, the entrance is on the left. Make an immediate right on Temeku Drive, to the clubhouse