| My parents live in Fountain Valley (near Irvine) and if you're down that
way you might want to try the Costa Mesa Golf Club (Country Club???, I
don't remember). It's public, relatively cheap (if I remember right appx.
$15 per 18 holes), has 3 nine hole courses that are quite nice but not
particularly long and a driving range. The thing that I couldn't get over
when I was last playing there at Christmas 2 years ago was the excellent
shape that the fairways and greens were in. I was regularly draining 10
to 20 foot putts because the ball wasn't bouncing all over as it rolled
like it does on the dry, chewed-up greens here in Colorado.
Another course that I played was Mile Square Golf Course. I believe it's
in (or very near Costa Mesa) in Mile Square park. Not quite as nice as
Costa Mesa G.C., and relatively flat but not bad. I believe I paid $12
to play 18.
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