| TRADITIONAL DESIGNS -
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| | the green, approximately 200 yards away.
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| Certified Preowned Callaway Golf Clubs
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| | THE TOUGHEST HOLE -
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| Some 25 miles north of downtown Los
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| | The toughest hole on the Valley Course
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| Angeles, and right in the middle of
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| | rated by the lowest handicap index on the
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| Southern California's urban and suburban
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| | scorecard is the par 4, hole four. This
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| growth, Robinson Ranch has captured the
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| | hole is a slight dogleg left, bordered by
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| feeling of golfing in the country.
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| | a left side fairway bunker and a dry
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| Co-architects, Ted Robinson Sr. and Ted
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| | stream bed to the right. The second shot
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| Jr., whose family has ties to the Golden
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| | to reach the green in regulation is
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| State dating back to when the early
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| | between two large heritage oak trees.
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| settlers traveled the Sierra Nevada=s by
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| | Jetsetters Magazine Golf MallThe
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| foot, have given golfers a glimpse of
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| | strangest hole (nine) on Valley and maybe
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| California's lost heritage, "The Way It
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| | the true signature hole, called
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| Used to Be."
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| | "Saddleback" is a par 5 with one fairway
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| The 400-acre complex sets on rolling
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| | to the left and another fairway to the
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| hills, rock outcroppings and dry stream
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| | right. A large heritage oak tree in the
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| beds with hundreds of stately oak trees,
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| | middle separates the two fairways and is
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| natural alluvial and coastal sage,
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| | very reachable with the driver. If you
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| bordering the Angeles National Forest. It
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| | hit left, it is a traditional three-shot
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| is one of the few places a golfer is more
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| | hole, laying up short of the lake that
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| likely to look at some of the wildlife,
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| | fronts the moderately sloping putting
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| such as raccoons, weasels, deer, bobcats,
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| | surface with a waterfall backdrop.
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| coyote, fox and even bear - instead of
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| | However, if the golfer hits the ball to
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| looking at their wild golf shots!
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| | the right Saddleback fairway with a bit
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| Ted Robinson, Sr. has designed more than
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| | of zip on their driver, they stand the
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| 170 courses around the world. As a team,
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| | chance to reach the green in two! This
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| both father and son combined their
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| | golfer/reporter had the fortune to hit a
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| experience in, and passion for, golf with
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| | provisional (ball) after the first gamble
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| a spectacular layout. For instance,
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| | to go right posed a few doubts after
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| bi-level and undulating greens, numerous
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| | watching it fall from the elevated
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| dogleg par 4's and 5's, uphill fairways,
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| | tee-off box some 90 feet above the
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| cliff-hanging tee-off boxes,
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| | fairway. Therefore, I hit my second ball
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| strategically-placed deep bunkers,
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| | to the left fairway. Luckily, I learned
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| stream-dissecting fairways,
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| | my lesson without taking my medicine, and
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| middle-of-the-fairway oak trees,
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| | shortly later I was able to find my
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| sometimes wide-open and beautiful
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| | daring first shot to par the hole!
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| fairways, canyons surrounding greens, and
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| | All the greens rated 10 on this
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| refreshing, but non-golfer-friendly lakes
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| | reporter's meter as being one of the
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| are some of the eclectic features of the
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| | finest in the entire West. One has to
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| two courses - Mountain and Valley.
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| | wonder if PGA tour golf professionals
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| One of the true signature holes of the
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| | like Tiger Woods and Davis Love III gets
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| Valley Course is the scenic par 3, hole
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| | these fine of greens to putt on
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| seven called the "Tarantula." The
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| | "week-in-and-week-out?!
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| golfers' tee-off from some 100 feet above
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