Aptos Seascape GC

610 Clubhouse Drive, Aptos, 95003. Pro Shop: (408) 688-3213. Fax: (408) 688-3587.

Beautiful 18 hole resort course near the ocean (bring your windbreaker). Par is 72 (69.8) from white tees and 72 (72.7) from red tees. Fees: $16-$59 and $27 for cart. The greens are in great shape with medium speed.

• This is one of our alltime favorites because it is both challenging and scenic.

Crystal Springs GC

6650 Golf Course Drive, Burlingame, 94010. Pro Shop (415) 342-0603. Fax 342-1769

Semi-private, 18 holes, Public play accepted. Green Fees: $40-$50. Cart Fee: $12. Yardage from blue tees is 6677. Par is 72 (72.1), 72 (70.7), and 72 (74.0) from blue, white, and red tees respectively.

De Laveaga GC

401 Upper Park Road Box A, Santa Cruz, 95065. Pro Shop (408) 423-7212. Fax 458-1309.

Municipal, 18 holes. Green Fees: $27.50-$37.50. Cart Fee: $14. Yardage is 6005 from the whites (no blues) and par is 72 (70.4), and 72 (67.6) from the whites and reds respectively. Beautiful scenery.

• Don't let the yardage and ratings fool you. This is not a fun course for the average golfer. If you hook or slice (in the slightest form) you will be getting back to nature. Thread the needle and shoot for greens you can't see! Bring someone with you who knows the course, if you can. The greens are above average speed.

Del Monte GC

1300 Sylvan Road, Monterey, 93940. Pro Shop (408) 373-2436. Fax 655-8792.

18 holes, 6339 yards from blue tees. Green Fees: $15-$65 includes cart. Par is 72 (71.6), 72 (70.3), and 72 (71.0) from the blue, white, and red tees respectively.

Fort Ord

1 McClure Way, Seaside, 93955. Pro Shop: (408) 899-2351. Fax 899-7169.

Tough, but nice 36 holes near Monterey. Green Fees: $25-$50. Cart: $15. BAYONET: 6969 yards from blues; par 72 (74.5), 72 (72.7), and 72 (73.7) from the blue, white, and red tees, respectively. BLACK HORSE: 6414 yards from blue tees; 72 (71.3), 72 (69.8), and 72 (72.5) from blue, white, and red tees, respectively.

Half Moon Bay GL

2000 Fairway Drive, Half Moon Bay, 94019. Pro Shop: (415) 726-4438. Fax 726-7766.

Here's one of the most beautiful public courses you can play in the Bay Area. 18 holes, 7131 from blue tees. Green Fees: $77-$97, includes cart. Par is 72 (75.0) from blue, 72 (71.8) from white, and 72 (73.3) from red.

Harding Park GC

Harding Road at Skyline Blvd., San Francisco, 94132. Pro Shop: (415) 664-4690. Fax: 644-3727.

27 holes, 6743 yards from blue tees. Green Fees: $24-$29. Cart Fee: $22. Par 72 (72.1) from blue, 72 (70.6) from white, and 72 (73.9) from red.

Lake Chabot GC

End of Golf Links Road, Oakland, 94605. Pro Shop: (510) 351-5812. Fax: 351-3418.

27 holes, 5982 yards from blue tees. Green Fees: $6-$22. Cart Fee: $16-$22. Par is 72 (68.6) from blue, 72 (67.3) from white, and 71 (68.5) from red.

Los Positas GC

917 Clubhouse Drive, Livermore, 94550. Pro Shop: (510) 443-3122. Fax: 455-7838.

Municipal, 18 holes, 6678 yards from blue tees. Green Fees: $20-$30. Cart Fee: $22. Par is 72 (72.0) from blue, 72 (70.5) from white, 72 (72.4) from gold, and 72 (70.1) from from red.

Lincoln Park GC

34th & Clement St., San Francisco, 94121. Pro Shop: (415) 221-9911. Fax: 221-1519.

Municipal, 18 holes. Green Fees: $21-$25. Cart Fee: $22. Yardage: 5131 from white tees. Par is 68 (64.4) from white, and 70 (67.4) from red.

Mission City GC

(See Santa Clara Golf and Tennis Club)

Monterey Bay GC

(See Del Monte GC)

Pajaro Valley GC

967 Salinas Road, Watsonville, 95076. Pro Shop: (408) 724-3851. Fax: 724-3223.

Very scenic, 18 holes, 6233 yards from blue tees. Green Fees: $39-$55. Cart Fee: 724-3223. Par is 72 (70.0) from blue, 72 (69.1) from white, and 72 (72.3) from red.

Pasatiempo GC

18 Clubhouse Road, Santa Cruz, 95060. Pro Shop: (408) 459-9155. Fax: 459-9157.

Semi-private, 18 holes, public play accepted. Yardage: 6483 from blue tees. Guest Fee: $100. Par is 71 (72.9) from blue, 71 (71.4) from white, and 72 (73.6) from red.

• Although this is a "par 71," the price is the reason we chose this section. This is one of the more difficult courses of the Bay Area. Great course conditions and lovely scenery.

Pleasant Hills GC

2050 South White Road., San Jose, 95148. Pro Shop: (408) 238-3485.

18 holes, 6510 yards from blue tees. Green Fees: $21-$26. Cart Fee: $20. Par is 72 (70.6) from blue, 72 (69.2) from white, and 74 (71.1) from red.

• This is one of those "last resort" courses when everyone else is booked up. The greens are usually in poor shape and you could loose your ball in the middle of the fairway. We can't figure out how they can charge that much to play there!

Poppy Hills GC

3200 Lopez Road, Pebble Beach, 93953. Reservations: (408) 625-2035. Pro Shop: 625-2154. Fax: 626-5421.

18 holes, 6861 from blue tees. Green Fees: $45-$95. Cart Fee: $30. Par is 72 (74.8) from blue, 72 (72.0) from white, and 72 (72.1) from red.

• One of my close friends thinks that going here and throwing a dozen balls out into the weeds and bending a club, or two, is the same as playing here. We agree it's one of the tougher ones.

Poppy Ridge GC

4280 Greenville Road, Livermore, 94550.

(Sceduled to open September 1996.)

Presidio GC

300 Finley Road, Arguello Gate, Presideo of San Francisco, 94129. Pro Shop: (415) 561-4664. Fax: 387-2534.

18 holes, 6599 yards from blue tees. Green Fees: $35-$60. Cart Fee: $22. Par is 72 (71.8) from blue, 72 (70.2) from white, and 73 (73.8) from red.

Rancho Canada GC

4860 Carmel Valley Road, Carmel, 93922. Pro Shop: (408) 624-0111. Fax: 624-6635.

36 holes. Green Fees: $45-$65. Cart Fee: $25.

WEST: 6306 yards from blue tees, par 72 (71.1) from blue, 72 (70.1) from white, and 73 (71.6) from red.

EAST: 6118 yards from blue tees. Par 71 (70.1) from blue, 71 (68.9) from white, and 72 (69.5) from red.

Ridgemark GCC

3800 Airline Highway, Hollister, 95023. Pro Shop: (408) 637-1010. Fax: 637-0306.

Resort, 36 holes. Public play accepted. Guest Fees: $40-$55, includes cart.

GABILAN: 6771yards from blue tees. Par 71 (72.0) from blue, 71 (69.9) from white, 72 (72.7) from red, and 72 (71.7) from gold.

DIABLO: 6603 yards from blue tees. Par is 72 (71.9) from blue, 72 (69.3) from white, 72 (72.0) from red, and 72 (71.1) from gold.

Riverside GC

9770 Monterey Road, Coyote, 95013. Pro Shop: (408) 463-0622. Fax: 463-0627.

18 holes, 6881 yards from blue tees. Green Fees: $25-$35. Cart Fee: $24. Par is 72 (72.2) from blue, 72 (71.0) from white, and 73 (72.7) from red.

• This is one of the best courses around for price and convenience. You can almost always get a tee time, and the course is in very good shape.

Salinas Fairways GC

45 Skyway Blvd., Salinas, 93905. Pro Shop: (408) 758-7300. Fax: 757-6570.

Municipal, 18 holes. 6667 yards from blue tees. Green Fees: $12-$20. Cart Fee: $18. Par is 72 (70.4) from blue, 72 (69.3) from white, and 73 (71.0) from red.

San Jose Municipal GC

1560 Oakland Road, San Jose, 95131. Pro Shop: (408) 441-4653. Fax: 453-8541.

18 holes, 6659 yards from blue tees. Green Fees: $14-$32. Cart Fee: $22. Par is 72 (70.1) from blue, 72 (68.7) from white, and 72 (69.7) from red.

• This place is always crowded, so call early to get a tee time. Double-decker driving range and large putting green are real popular at lunchtime.

San Juan Oaks GC

3825 Union Road, Hollister, 95023. Pro Shop: (800) GLF-TEES. Fax: 636-6114.

18 holes, scheduled to open summer 1996.

San Ramon Royal Vista GC

9430 Fircrest Lane, San Ramon, 94583. Pro Shop: (510) 828-6100. Fax: 833-1779.

18 holes, 6598 yards from black tees. Green Fees: $16-$35. Cart Fee: $22. Par is 72 (71.0) from black, 72 (69.7) from middle, and 73 (72.7) from red.

Santa Clara Golf & Tennis Club

5155 Stars & Stripes Drive, Santa Clara, 95054. Pro Shop (408) 980-9515. Fax: 980-0479.

18 holes, 6853 yards from blue tees. Green Fees: $21-$27. Cart Fee: $20. Par is 72 (73) from blue, 72 (71.4) from white, 71 (69.5) from gold, and 72 (71.5) from red.

• This course is well groomed, and has fairly forgiving fairways, but call early.

Sharp Park GC

Highway 1, Foot of Sharp Park Road, Pacifica, 94044. Pro Shop: (415) 359-3380. Fax: 355-8546.

18 holes, 6299 yards from white tees. Green Fees: $23-$27. Cart Fee: $22. Par is 72 (70.6) from white, and 74 (73.0) from red.

Shoreline GL

2600 North Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View, 94043. Pro Shop: (415) 969-2041. Fax: 969-8383.

18 holes, 6720 yards from blue tees. Green Fees: $23-$43. Cart Fee: $24. Par is 72 (72.5) from blue, 72 (70.1) from white, 72 (71.6) from long red, and 72 (71.2) from short red.

• This one is right on the bay, and can be quite windy. Choose a warm day or a warm jacket.

Skywest GC

1401 Golf Course Road, Hayward, 94541. Pro Shop: (510) 278-6188. Fax: 317-0968.

Municipal, 18 holes, 6930 from blue tees. Green Fees: $17-$23. Cart Fee: $20. Par is 72 (72.8) from blue, 72 (70.9) from white, and 73 (74.3) from red.

Summitpointe GC

1500 Country Club Drive, Milpitas, 95035. Pro Shop: (408) 262-8813. Fax: 262-5867.

18 holes, 6329 yards from blue tees. Green Fees: $20-$38. Cart Fee: $24. Par is 72 (70.9) from blue, 72 (69.7) from white, and 72 (70.6) from red.

• We've heard more than a few people say this is an "unfair" course. Very sloping fairways. One of our least favorite of all courses.

Sunol Valley GC

6900 Mission Road, Sunol, 94586. Pro Shop: (510) 862-0414. Fax: 862-2250.

36 holes. Green Fees: $13-$47. Cart Fee: $28.

PALM: 6895 yards from blue tees. Par is 72 (72.2) from blue, 72 (70.3) from white, and 72 (72.0) from red/yellow.

CYPRESS: 6185 yards from blue tees. Par is 72 (69.1) from blue, 72 (67.2) from white, and 72 (70.1) from red/orange.

Tony Lema GC

13800 Neptune Drive, San Leandro, 94577. Pro Shop: (510) 895-2162. Fax: 895-0221.

Municipal, 18 holes. 6653 yards from blue tees. Green Fees: $10-$20. Cart Fee: $20. Par is 72 (72.0) from blue, 72 (69.7) from white, and 72 (71.3) from red.