WAWONA GOLF COURSE (1918)

 

HIGH SIERRA REGION

Public - 9 hole - cost: $13 - $22

Yosemite National Park, Wawona, CA 95389

Tel: (209) 375-6572  

 

Designed by Walter G. Favarque, Alister Mackenzie. The course is part of Yosemite National Park. Set near the historic Wawona Hotel, this short golf course alternates between meadow golf and mountain golf, with narrow fairways lined with pine and cedar trees. Be aggressive with your putts - the greens are usually on the slower side. Mule deer regularly graze on the fairways. This was the first golf course to open in the Sierra Nevada. From Fresno (about 90 miles north to the course): Take Highway 41 north. The course is located at the south end of Yosemite Park.

 

WEED GOLF COURSE (1927)

 

SHASTA CASCADE REGION

Public - 9 hole - cost: $15 - $15

27730 Old Edgewood Road, Weed, CA 96094

Tel: (530) 938-9971

 

Designed by unknown. This little gem of a nine-holer is hidden only a stone's throw off I-5. Though there are no sand bunkers, this neatly manicured course with its tiny, plateaued greens is definitely a challenge for the better player, yet easy for the average golfer. From Yreka (about 30 miles south to the course): Take I-5 south, just past Edgewood. Take the Klamath Falls/Hwy. 97 exit. Follow the signs for "golf". Literally a minute off the Interstate, this is really a fun little golf experience for beginner or discriminating golfer.