VILLAGE GREEN GOLF COURSE (1959)

 

CENTRAL VALLEY REGION

Public - 9 hole - cost: $8 - $9

236 South Clovis Avenue, Fresno, CA 93727

Tel: (559) 456-4653

 

Designed by Robert Dean Putnam. The course winds in and around an apartment complex. The longest hole on the course is 350 yards. From within Fresno: Off Highway 99, take Kings Canyon east. Turn left on Clovis Avenue. The course is on the left.

 

VILLAGES GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB, THE (1970)

 

BAY AREA REGION

Members only - 27 hole

5000 Cribari Lane, San Jose, CA 95135

Tel: (408) 274-3220   

 

Designed by Robert Muir Graves. Part of an active adult community, there is nothing particularly easy or short about this senior community golf course, which measures over 6,700 yards from the tips. The club also has a nine-hole, par-27 course. Reciprocal play with other members-only clubs is allowed. From within San Jose: Off US 101, exit at Verba Buena Road and head east. Turn right on San Felipe Road and drive into the Villages.