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Orange County Golf
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Aliso Creek Inn and Golf Course
Aliso Creek, a nine hole course that sits just off Pacific Coast Highway in Laguna Beach, offers one of the most dramatic views in Orange County as it winds around a creek and through a steep canyon with brush-covered walls. The golf course, which has been here over 40 years, is in a rustic and peaceful canyon where opera music can sometimes be heard drifting from homes high above the first green.
Aliso Creek starts with a 300-yard par four that encourages a lay-up shot with a middle iron off the tee because the creek runs just in front of the green. The creek is a major factor on the course because it could come into play on every hole depending on how poorly shots are hit.
None of the five par fours are longer than 310 yards but all have medium size greens.
The true challenge at Aliso Creek is on the par threes. The second hole plays 177 yards (regular tee) or 201 (championship tee) and the creek runs along the left side with the canyon protecting on the right.
The fourth hole, which is 177 or 195 yards is lined with trees and the creek looms on the left near the green. The sixth hole is the shortest - 120- or 102, but tee shots must clear the creek and hold a hard green. The most challenging shot of the day is the tee shot at the eighth hole, which is 207 or 185 yards. The wide creek runs right in front of the green, and offers many no opportunity but to lay-up since there is so little room to miss short, right or left.
The par threes would be a challenge for any of the tour players, but there is a good variety of holes.
For more Information:
Aliso Creek Inn and Golf Course
31106 Pacific Coast Highway
Laguna Beach, California 92651
Phone: (949) 499-1919
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