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**sttrqiss** · 05-05-2011, 04:01 AM

These are all public muni courses. Munis are run by the city or county.

The closest to Santa Monica will be Rancho Park. It's a city course where they used to have the LA Open in the 60s/70s. There's a plaque on the 18th tee describing how Arnold Palmer took a 12 there. It used to be more crowded on the weekends, but since they raised the rates there, it's not as bad. $43 walking for non-residents during the weekend.

Long Beach has 3 decent courses. It's about 1/2 hour to 45 min drive from Santa Monica. Rec Park 18 is my favorite of the three. The other 2 are Skylinks and El Dorado. Lakewood is also close to Skylinks and a decent course.

Los Verdes in Palos Verdes has some great views but be prepared for a long (6 hr) round.

Rio Hondo in Downy wouldn't be too far either. There's also Malibu Country Club. It's a little more expensive than the city courses.

If you're willing to drive further, the Inland Empire has some great courses. Goose Creek is a favorite. There's also Oak Valley, East Lake and Oak Quarry. Going out towards Ventura there's some great courses too. Rustic Canyon, River Ridge, Sterling Hills.

Greenskeeper.org is a great site with tons of info about Southern California courses.

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sttrqiss Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 435 Senior Member	These are all public muni courses. Munis are run by the city or county. The closest to Santa Monica will be Rancho Park. It's a city course where they used to have the LA Open in the 60s/70s. There's a plaque on the 18th tee describing how Arnold Palmer took a 12 there. It used to be more crowded on the weekends, but since they raised the rates there, it's not as bad. $43 walking for non-residents during the weekend. Long Beach has 3 decent courses. It's about 1/2 hour to 45 min drive from Santa Monica. Rec Park 18 is my favorite of the three. The other 2 are Skylinks and El Dorado. Lakewood is also close to Skylinks and a decent course. Los Verdes in Palos Verdes has some great views but be prepared for a long (6 hr) round. Rio Hondo in Downy wouldn't be too far either. There's also Malibu Country Club. It's a little more expensive than the city courses. If you're willing to drive further, the Inland Empire has some great courses. Goose Creek is a favorite. There's also Oak Valley, East Lake and Oak Quarry. Going out towards Ventura there's some great courses too. Rustic Canyon, River Ridge, Sterling Hills. Greenskeeper.org is a great site with tons of info about Southern California courses.
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