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I live California and a few buddies of mine want to go on a golf weekend somewhere,were all pretty good golfers and fast players.But the scenario is
we want to go on a trip and play a few courses on a Saturday and Sunday but have no idea where to go,we don't want it too hot or too cold and want to play reasonably priced courses but good and within driving distance of each other.Any ideas would be greatly appreciated or knowledge of prior trips ye had.By the way if anybody is thinking of coming to san francisco to play
Lincoln golf course my advice is don't,its a dive,its pretty brutal actually, saw it advertised in a golf mag once and it made it out to be great,the course is
in very bad condition always.

aeroburner tp 10.5 stiff
superfast tp 2.0 3 wood stiff
Halo 25 and taylormade tp 19 degree hybrids
miura cb 202 and wedge
tp 52* wedge, tp 56* taylormade spider mallet putter

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The best values in the bay area are Monarch Bay San leandro and The Met in Oakland. I play them at least once a week.
Monarch is 7300+ yards from the tips, it'll really challenge you.

The Met is awesome too, great greens and a really great layout, no two holes look the same, and most holes can be played several ways (lay up or go for it, cut the corner with a draw or hang back, etc...) Course knowledge goes a long way here, that's why me and my buddies can play it over and over and not get tired of it. Sign of a good course I guess.
Both courses are around $35-45 green fees.

Yeah Lincoln is a total dump, don't go near it.

Harding is ok, but honestly not worth the $130 you'll pay as non resident.

The Reserve at Callipe is also a good choice, it's like two years new, located in Walnut Creek.

Also the Wente Course in Livermore is awesome, it hosts some Nationwide events. You're gonna need to book tee times well in advance.

Yeah in the bay area the best choices are actually in the east bay, the SF courses are really not up to par.

What other ones are you considering?

"You only live twice, this might be your second time."

907D2 8.5degree, UST V2 Stiff
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19degree rescue 3-pw Burner TP 56degree zip wedge, low bounce c56 putterI have PROV1's for sale, contact me!

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hoofreak7 Well Established Member

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Ritz carlton half moon bay
my two favorite courses, my favorite hotel, and 30 min from my favorite city....it's my own little paradise.....IMO what pebble beach should be like...it's expensive though but there are some good options in that area too, crystal springs, 9 miles away, looks like a really neat course, and you always have the option of playing harding park in san fran

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driver: r9 with Fujikura Motore 65g stiff shaft
3w-5w: Sz with stock shafts (aldila hm) stiff
irons(3-pw): s59 stiff
wedges: 52deg. rac satin vokey spin milled 56deg. putter: xg9ball: b330rx

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bruce Dedicated Member

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Sorry chaps,i meant to say an out of state trip,sorry about that.

aeroburner tp 10.5 stiff
superfast tp 2.0 3 wood stiff
Halo 25 and taylormade tp 19 degree hybrids
miura cb 202 and wedge
tp 52* wedge, tp 56* taylormade spider mallet putter

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hoofreak7 Well Established Member

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what about lake las vegas?

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driver: r9 with Fujikura Motore 65g stiff shaft
3w-5w: Sz with stock shafts (aldila hm) stiff
irons(3-pw): s59 stiff
wedges: 52deg. rac satin vokey spin milled 56deg. putter: xg9ball: b330rx

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what about lake las vegas?

Lake Las Vegas is not cheap. Each round there is about $250.

If you are only going for a weekend and don't want to spend too much, I assume you'd want to drive rather than fly. My two suggestions would be (1) the Mesquite NV/St George's UT area. They have some aewsome golf courses that are reasonably priced. Oasis has 2 layouts and Coral Canyon is nice. You can top it off by playing Wolf Creek which is a course you will never forget and its only about $100 or (2) Primm NV which is just across the border from CA (actually the courses are on the CA border but the casinos and hotels are in NV. If you want to fly, I would suggest (1) the Robt Trent Jones Golf Trail in Alabama, the three courses in Prattville (Judge, Legislator and Senator would make a great weekend trip and quite reasonably priced) and if you saty an extra day the courses at Cambrian Ridge are only 40 minutes away. That's a lot of world class golf cheap or (2) Albequrque/Santa Fe NM They have a bunch of great courses.
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Lake Las Vegas is not cheap. Each round there is about $250.

my bad... i meant mesquite...i dunno why said LLV

in my bag
driver: r9 with Fujikura Motore 65g stiff shaft
3w-5w: Sz with stock shafts (aldila hm) stiff
irons(3-pw): s59 stiff
wedges: 52deg. rac satin vokey spin milled 56deg. putter: xg9ball: b330rx

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I'm not a big fan of Crystal Springs, to be honest.

"You only live twice, this might be your second time."

907D2 8.5degree, UST V2 Stiff
F50 3wood
19degree rescue 3-pw Burner TP 56degree zip wedge, low bounce c56 putterI have PROV1's for sale, contact me!

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I'm not a big fan of Crystal Springs, to be honest.

I 2nd that,way overpriced.

Great idea there Sabram,gonna check out those courses you mentioned.

aeroburner tp 10.5 stiff
superfast tp 2.0 3 wood stiff
Halo 25 and taylormade tp 19 degree hybrids
miura cb 202 and wedge
tp 52* wedge, tp 56* taylormade spider mallet putter

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Which sf bay area do you play?

"You only live twice, this might be your second time."

907D2 8.5degree, UST V2 Stiff
F50 3wood
19degree rescue 3-pw Burner TP 56degree zip wedge, low bounce c56 putterI have PROV1's for sale, contact me!

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bruce Dedicated Member

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I play it all,Marin,east bay,Milpitas e.t.c,

aeroburner tp 10.5 stiff
superfast tp 2.0 3 wood stiff
Halo 25 and taylormade tp 19 degree hybrids
miura cb 202 and wedge
tp 52* wedge, tp 56* taylormade spider mallet putter

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If you dont mind the flight Myrtle is definatively the place to go. So many courses at great rates. Not many courses that will run the bill to high, but the ones that do are definatively worth the money.

Whats in my Warbird Hot Bad:

Driver: 907D1 9.5 - 65-S Aldila VS Proto --- FT-IQ coming soon?
2 Hybrid: Rescue mid-TP 16 deg
3 Hybrid: Rescue TP - HC Tour Only Model 19 deg - DG X-1004-PW: 695CB Irons - Project X 6.0Wedges Vokey SM58, Vokey SM54, Vokey 250Putter Futura PhantomWhere I WorkMy...

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How about Bandon Dunes in Oregon? some of the sweetest courses around and there are three right around the corner from each other. i would DEFINATELY check it out! I guarantee you wont be disappointed!

http://www.bandondunesgolf.com/golf.cfm

♠ In the bag ♠
Driver► R7 SuperQuad 10.5º, ProForce V2 X
3 Wood► Steelhead III 15º
Hybrid► 2008 Baffler Pro 18º 2/R
Irons 3-P► 2008 Pro CB, Project X 6.0, +¼", 2° UpWedges► 52° RTG+DSG, 58º RTG+DSGPutter► White Hot Tour #1Ball► Pro V1xWhere I play:...

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Phoenix/Scottsdale, AZ. Still in your time zone, relatively close and golf-a-plenty! Beautiful courses and priced accordingly.

Oh, you said not too hot. Sorry!

dave

The ultimate "old man" setup:

Ping G30 driver
Ping G Fairway woods - 5 and 7 woods
Callaway X-Hot #5 hybrid; Old school secret weapon
Ping G #6-9 irons; W and U wedges
Vokey 54 and 58* Wedges
Odyssey Versa Putter
Golf Balls

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I go to Portland and Seattle a lot and played a few courses up there. From San Fran the flight is even shorter. Have you considered Coeur d'Alene, haven't been there but one day I will.

In My Bag:
Driver: 905 9.5°, UST ProForce v2 Stiff
4-Wood: 904, 17°, Steel
Irons: 762, Steel
Wedges: Spin-Milled Vokey Oil Can 52/56/60Putter: 34" NewportBall: HX Tour

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