Golf in Los Angeles is abundant and affordable. As a grizzled veteran of the area for more years than I'd care to admit, the one upside to life in the slow lane—yes, traffic is still a nightmare—is th...

Micah expands on his abiding love for Soule Park and its unpretentious SoCal character, runs down his eye-popping list of courses played this year, and opens up about his experiences with "the most ne...

Who doesn't love a bargain? Golfers certainly do. But with the game in higher demand than ever (hurrah!) and inflation persisting, good values have become increasingly harder to find. That in mind, GO...

One of our favorite grillroom debates that always stirs the pot is which state can boast the best collection of golf courses. This might not settle your 19th hole debate, but let us provide more ...

This "Top 100 under $100" should bring relief in a time when rising costs and inflation are putting pressure on all wallets - not just golfers'. We've uncovered America's best courses that never charg...

All the courses on this list allow public access in some fashion, be it standard daily green fees, through a resort or by staying at an affiliated hotel. If there's a will, there's a tee time. Th...

Soule Park Golf Course, in the Ojai Valley, just inland from Ventura, Calif., is a true hidden gem. The basic bones of the golf course were always good, starting with a William Bell design of 1962, st...

To most Southern Californians, Ojai is a bucolic, Ventura County town best known for its artsy-craftsy locals, its modern classical music festival and for being the former retreat of mystic philosophe...

For a few days in early 2005, Southern California was underwater. The city of Ventura took almost 15 inches of rainfall between December 27 and January 10, just short of the local average for an entir...

Hanse had not changed much of William F. Bell's original routing, but by widening the corridors, rearranging the bunkers and rebuilding the greens, Hanse revealed what Soule Park may have once been, o...

Al Herman, long time valley resident, remembers the day back in 1962 when the Soule Park Golf Course first opened for play. "All of the big shots were there," Herman recalled the other afternoon while...