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Upland Hills Country Club is an 18-hole course featuring 5,558 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 70. The course has a 66.8 rating and it has a slope rating of 118. Designed by David A. Rainville, ASGCA. Conveniently located 1 mile south of the 210 freeway and 6 miles north of the Ontario Airport. This championship course was designed by golf course architect David Rainville. Forty miles from downtown Los Angeles, Upland Hills features large greens and exceptional mountain views. The course is extremely well-maintained with beautiful greens. Upland Hills employs a good pace of play and is fun for all levels of golfers.

Sterling Hills Golf Course is a hidden jewel, tucked in among Ventura County's fertile fields of Camarillo, California, just half-way between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara. Lush avocado and citrus groves give way to the 18-hole championship golf course, designed by Robert Muir Graves and Damian Pascuzzo. The course architects took advantage of the strong natural features of the area, with the sculpture of the course mirroring the beautiful topography. The golf course features an excellent practice range, chipping area, and putting green. 

Located in the heart of Irvine, Rancho San Joaquin Golf Course is a players course. Designed by famed golf course architect William Francis Bell in 1964, Rancho San Joaquin is set along a coastal inlet with four different lakes. Holes 18 / Par 72 / Length 6453 yards with lush, manicured greens and three large lakes. This was Irvine`s first golf course. It is not over-challenging and may be too easy for the real pros, but for the everyday golfer it is just right.

Costa Mesa Country Club – Mesa Linda course : Costa Mesa Country Club is one of the premier public golf courses in Orange County. Situated in the heart Orange County, Costa Mesa Country Club provides one of the best courses and facilities to locals and travellers alike. We have 36 holes of Championship public golf available. The Los Lagos course (Par 72) extends over 6600 yards and offers a challenge to any skill level of player. The Mesa Linda course (Par 70) measures in at 5700 yards of target golf.

The eighteen hole Riverside course is conveniently located, off the 91 freeway, in the beautiful Santa Ana Canyon, Green River Golf Club spans the Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Opened in 1958 Green River offers the golfer a true taste of Southern California. The Santa Ana River winds through the course surrounded by beautiful mature native oak, sycamore and cottonwood trees. As horses graze in the pastures and canyons adjacent to the golf course, chipmunks, squirrels, raccoons, deer, and rabbits abound. As a member of The Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for golf courses, Green River is striving to enhance and protect wildlife habitat and natural resources. The 560 acre property is home to over 50 bird species including the endangered golden eagle. This is a full service golf club open to the public with a beautiful 40,000 sq. ft. Spanish style Clubhouse that can accommodate groups of up to 500.

Marshall Canyon Golf Course is a 18 hole facility built in 1966, located in the beautiful foothills above La Verne California. MCGC is a walkable course that offers a true challenge to men and women, young and old, good golfers and duffers. The greens are an experience in themselves. There are rewards for those who challenge the course and succeed and trouble for those who challenge and fail. Marshall Canyon is a Los Angeles County golf course rated and handicapped by the rating committee of the Public Links Golf Association of Southern California

Wilson & Harding Golf Courses - Harding : Griffith Park Golf Course - Harding Golf Course : The Griffith Park Golf Complex houses two championship length courses, Wilson and Harding, each built in the early 1920's. Both courses require well placed shots and a keen sense of course strategy, offer a distinct and remarkable experience, share amenities with a full service restaurant, golf shop, lounge, lighted driving range, and practice facilities. Although golf has been played in Griffith Park for over 100 years, Wilson opened in 1927.

Woodley Lakes is an exciting 18 hole regulation course located at the Woodley Lakes Golf Course facility in Van Nuys, CA. From the longest tees it presents 6,803 yards of golf for a par of 72. The course was designed by Ray Goates. The course rating is 71.7 with a slope rating of 114. The youngest course in the City golf portfolio, Woodley Lakes opened in 1975. It was designed for all skill levels but with its wide fairways and large greens, it is ideal for beginner to intermediate golfers. At over 6,800 yards from the tips and nine acres of water hazards, experienced golfers will find plenty of challenge as well. This golf course is family friendly with the new addition of PGA Level 1 family tees on all 18 holes. With its well-manicured grass tee line, our driving range is one of the most desirable within the city.

Mountain Meadows Golf Course is an 18 hole regulation championship length golf course set in north Pomona. Mountain Meadows is centrally located just 30 minutes east of downtown LA and 25 minutes from Riverside. Hilly terrain and scenic mountain views with large undulating greens makes this 18-hole course beautiful and exciting to play. Holes 18 / Par 72 / Length 6440 yards.

El Prado is truly a friendly well kept golf course, there are two regulation 18-hole, par 72 championship golf courses at El Prado, “Butterfield Stage” and “Chino Creek,” are perfect examples of architects Harry and David Rainville’s genius. This is the longer of the two courses at El Prado, playing to 6,850 yards from the back tees to a par of 72. This course requires long, accurate driving and solid mid-range irons to be successful. Many of the fairways on Chino Creek are more narrow and challenging than those on Butterfield Stage. The greens are small and many are protected by sand and thick Kikuyu rough. Creeks and water hazards come into play on seven of the holes, adding to the degree of difficulty. The course features six par 4’s measuring more than 390 yards. Two of the four par 5’s may come within two-shot range for the longer hitters.