2020-02

Among the most popular golf venues in Orange County, Black Gold Golf Club offers a well-conditioned, challenging, and scenic golf course. Arthur Hills designed par 72 layout stretches up to 6,756 challenging yards and incorporates several water features including a stunning waterfall off the 18th green, slight elevation changes, rolling hills, strategic bunkering and the incredible vistas overlooking coastal Orange & Los Angeles Counties, including portions of the Newport Beach Coast and Catalina Island. From the championship tees, Black Gold Golf Club is a par 72 layout playing up to 6,756 yards. All golf carts are equipped with state of the art Global Positioning Yardage (GPS) System. The course features elevated tees, beautiful fairways and water features, strategic bunkering and a wide variety of holes. Golfers can even see parts of the Newport Beach coastline as well as Catalina Island on a clear day. The par-71 course, which opened in 2001, plays 6,756 yards from the tips, but there are four other sets of tees, starting at 4,937 yards. The course is laid out over 219 acres and runs the length of the Vista Del Verde, creating one memorable hole after another. There are a few blind shots, and plenty of rolling topography. The no. 1 handicap hole is the fifth, a 449-yard par 4. The tee shot plays over a native area to a fairly generous fairway, ending at a green with two large bunkers on the left. The course has a nice collection of par 3 holes as well. And the 18th is a very memorable par 5s. It starts with an uphill tee shot to a fairway that's 265 yards to reach from the back tees. From there, most golfers will lay up short of the water to set up a third shot to the green, but big hitters might take it on it two, making it a great risk-reward hole.

This Executive 18-hole course features scenic mountain views and beautiful lakes. Not far from Sylmar, El Cariso Golf Course offers terrific views and challenging play for golfers at every skill level. Well-groomed fairways and greens keep El Cariso Golf Course difficult yet friendly, and the staff can offer tips and tricks for playing your best round. El Cariso Golf Course is a 4,493 yard, par 62, 18-hole golf course with three sets of tees, which make it an enjoyable test of skill for players of all abilities. The signature hole is #11 - a short downhill par 3 with beautiful mountain views.

Located in a uniquely picturesque corner of Long Beach, California, El Dorado Park Golf Course features uninterrupted views of lush, stunning landscapes at every turn. Designed by golf legend Ted Robinson, Sr. and built in 1962, this 6,921-yard, par 72 is home to the prestigious Long Beach Open and incorporates utter serenity with an engaging championship course, complete with immaculate practice facilities, instruction from certified PGA Professionals, and beautiful event venues. Ranked among GolfLink’s Top 100 Golf Courses in 2008 and named Wedding Wire’s Best of 2012. This is one of the City of Long Beach public courses and is probably the best of them. This past year they have done some large renovations and improvements of the course which should make it even better. The greens here are bigger than average and are in good shape. One thing this course has that many area courses don`t have is plenty of grown trees for golf balls to hide behind.

Porter Valley Country Club is an 18-hole championship golf course surrounded by the green rolling hills of the Santa Susana Mountains. Not far from Porter Ranch, Porter Valley Country Club offers terrific views and challenging play for golfers at every skill level. Well-groomed fairways and greens keep Porter Valley Country Club difficult yet friendly. Holes 18 / Par 70 / Length 6090 yards / Year Built 1968 / Fairways Kikuyu Grass / Greens Kikuyu Grass.