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Pebble Beach Golf Links on the Monterey Peninsula
In advance of the 2010 U.S. Open, Pebble Beach Golf Links was renovated in hopes of creating a tougher test of golf. As part of the overhaul, the fairways on the most dramatic seaside holes have been shifted toward the cliffs along the beach. "Now the ocean has become very strategic," said Mike Davis, the USGA's senior director of rules and competitions. "That's the way Pebble Beach used to be."
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Nicklaus Private golf course at PGA West in La Quinta
One of six golf courses at the famed La Quinta golf resort, the Nicklaus Private course at PGA West has the highest slope/rating of the three private golf courses here. The course features challenging, sloping green complexes, sunken fairways and blind shots.
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Palmer Private golf course at PGA West in La Quinta
The site of David Duval's historic final-round 59 in 1999, the Arnold Palmer Private Course at PGA West is set at the base of the picturesque Santa Rosa Mountains. The golf course opened in 1986 as the second of five championship courses at PGA West.
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The Bridges Golf Club in San Ramon
Because the course features seven forced carries over a creek that runs throughout the property, it's easy to see how The Bridges Golf Club got its name. While many of those forced carries are off the tee, there are some to the greens as well, which makes The Bridges a course not necessarily suited for beginners. With plenty of strategic bunkering as well, The Bridges G.C. can be as treacherous as it is pretty.
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Monarch Dunes Golf Club's Challenge Course in Nipomo
You'll be hard-pressed to find a par-3 golf course like the 12-hole Challenge Course at Monarch Dunes on the central coast of California. Designed by Damian Pascuzzo and Steve Pate, The Challenge Course can be used as warm-up or bonus round to the Old Course at Monarch Dunes, which was also designed by Pascuzzo and Pate.
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Alta Vista Country Club in Placentia
Alta Vista Country Club in northern Orange County is a private golf course built over a naturally rolling terrain. It features more than 70 sand bunkers, majestic pines, and lakes that come into play on several holes.
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Black Horse and Bayonet golf courses in Seaside
After a $13 million renovation completed in 2008, the Bayonet and Black Horse golf courses in Seaside have taken their place among the elite venues on the Monterey Peninsula. Seaside Resort Development hired architect Gene Bates to oversee the renovation and the results are nothing short of spectacular.
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Half Moon Bay Golf Links in Half Moon Bay
Set against daunting cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Half Moon Bay Golf Links boasts 36 holes of championship golf that you won't soon forget. For more than 30 years, golfers have been returning to this unparalleled setting, enjoying the variety of play offered by the famed resort's two award-winning courses, The Ocean and The Old.
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Eagle Vines Vineyards & Golf Club in Napa
With a slope rating of 140 from the tips, Eagle Vines Vineyards & Golf Club will push the limits of all golfers. Yet it remains playable for all skill levels with four sets of tee boxes from which to choose. Designer Johnny Miller took advantage of the natural beauty of Napa Valley by featuring rolling hills, majestic oak trees, ambling creeks and working vineyards in the course.
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Harding Park Golf Course in San Francisco
Measuring almost 7,000 yards, famed Harding Park municipal golf course has built a strong history since opening in 1925. Today, it's one of America's most beloved public courses. And it hasn't rested on its laurels, having undergone a massive renovation in 2003.
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