by Rick Surlow, Publisher
The Bay Area Golf Guide has morphed into NorCal Golf Guide. In the spring with its 14+ hours of available golf time, what is your game set to morph into?
In our ten years of publishing Golf Guide, your consistent attention to our book has encouraged us to expand our reach while letting you take advantage of the deliciously varied golf experiences available across the region. With our name change to now reflect the best half of California, we hope to expand further on our offerings and encourage you to play even more golf—a sure prescription for happiness.
The course featured on our cover this issue, Lake Chabot, has re-opened, ready to have you test yourself with its 600+ yard, par-6 finishing hole. I know it’s downhill; hopefully when you’re there it will also be downwind.
Then there’s Lake Shastina Golf Resort under the shadows cast by Mt. Shasta. What a pleasure that north-of-north part of the state is! Avid golfers can think about making it there this summer and then skipping across the border to sample the Oregon courses featured in this book. They include The Running Y Resort, Salmon Run and Sandpines Golf Links.
Wherever you live in Northern California, there are hundreds of golf courses to play within a few hours’ drive from your home. Do yourself proud and consider test driving a new golf course every week. Is there a better way to answer the call of recreation and exploration at this sunniest time of year?