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Maderas Golf Club in Poway makes a strong case as the San Diego area's finest inland public course
Maderas Golf Club in Poway doesn't have the tournament history of a Torrey Pines or La Costa, but it just might be the San Diego area's premier public place to play. Operated by Troon Golf, Maderas checks all the boxes of a destination golf course.
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Carlton Oaks Golf Club in Santee, California is making a comeback
Soon after losing its greens in 2011, Carlton Oaks Golf Club in Santee got a bad reputation for poor conditions. But recent reviews of this San Diego-area stalwart show that the efforts of the past two superintendents are paying off.
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Golf shines at Pala Mesa Resort in Fallbrook, between Temecula wine country and scenic northern San Diego
Pala Mesa Resort in Fallbrook is situated between Temecula wine country and the scenic North County region of San Diego, making it a perfect getaway destination. Here you'll find one of the most challenging golf courses in southern California.
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Ride the Coachella Valley hills at the Rancho Las Palmas resort in Rancho Mirage
For resort golfers and seniors, you can't beat the Rancho Las Palmas golf course. Scratch that. I bet most anybody who plays at this 27-hole facility in Rancho Mirage will enjoy themselves during a fast, fun round. Despite a lack of length, there's plenty of challenging and interesting holes.
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Monterey Peninsula pride: New and improved Quail Lodge & Golf Club in Carmel
Following a restoration by California-based architect Todd Echenrode, Quail Lodge & Golf Club in Carmel now stands proudly among the best public courses on the Monterey Peninsula. Originally designed by Robert Muir Graves, Quail Lodge winds through an exclusive neighborhood in the secluded Carmel Valley seven miles inland from Pebble Beach Resorts and the Pacific.
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Finish in style on the Old Course at Half Moon Bay Golf Links in northern California
Arnold Palmer was just beginning his course-design career when he and Francis Duane teamed up in 1973 to build the Old Course at Half Moon Bay Golf Links, located 30 miles south of San Francisco. Its strong routing and spectacular finish was a harbinger of what was to come from the King as an architect.
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Try and go low like Rickie Fowler at The Country Club at Soboba Springs in San Jacinto
The Nationwide Tour ended its four-year run at The Country Club at Soboba Springs in San Jacinto in 2012. But the course is cared for well enough to host a pro tournament any day. This Desmond Muirhead design has a well deserved reputation as a tournament-tested layout that is kept in top condition.
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Get inside the gates to discover Eagle Crest Golf Club in Escondido
Golfers wanting to play Eagle Crest Golf Club must enter a security code at the gate of a private neighborhood. The impression that this is a residential course disappears quickly after the first hole, however, as Eagle Crest winds through a wildlife preserve in the secluded San Pasqual Valley 33 miles northeast of downtown San Diego.
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Del Paso Country Club in Sacramento gears up for 2015 U.S. Senior Open
The 2015 U.S. Senior Open will visit Del Paso Country Club in Sacramento from June 22-28. The event -- only the second U.S. Senior Open in California history -- will allow the private club to celebrate its 100th anniversary in style a year early.
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Sacramento's best: Troon Golf's Yocha Dehe Golf Club at Cache Creek resort
Yocha Dehe Golf Club at Cache Creek resort hides deep in the rolling hills west of Sacramento. Brad Bell weaved a variety of holes that can be played from the forward tees by anybody, or as a monstrous 7,337 yarder from the tips, stout enough to host U.S. Open qualifiers. There are so many strategic elements to like, and the topper is near-perfect course conditions, including fast and furious greens.
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- Carlton Oaks Lodge & Country Club in Santee
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