San Fernando Valley Golf

One of the best ways to enjoy where you live is by using the local public recreational facilities. The "The San Fernando Valley" located N/W of Los Angeles has great weather all year long, which allows for playing outside at least 340 days a year. The area had a semi-desert climate and terrain until William Mulholland brought water to the Valley in 1913. With available water the land became much more valuable, and the transformation to a suburban neighborhood was inevitable. We use the freeway system to quickly go to any destination that meets our needs. I am passionate about golf, therefore I will write about the public golf courses that I know intimately. I'm including courses that are within a 50 mile radius of the intersection of Burbank and Sepulveda Blvds. 

The Los Angeles City Recreation and Parks Department operates many of the courses in the valley. use this link to view the courses, their fees, and even select available tee times. If you want to see where other public courses are open the "San Fernando Valley" link and select an icon the matches where you want to play golf. The following is my own editorial opinion of the best of the public courses. Wilson and Harding, located in the Griffith Park area, Rancho in West Los Angeles area and Brookside  in Pasadena are great public courses. Tee times are limited and hard to get but well worth the effort. I consider all the courses to be a good value versus the fees they charge.  All the courses offer regular, weekend, twi-light and super twi-light fees. The courses are heavily used, and mostly well cared for. Enjoy yourself and let me know how you like golf in the San Fernando Valley.