Lompoc Visitors Guide

Lompoc Valley Visitors Guide 16 LOCAL GOLF COURSES History: With the invaluable help of golf course ar- chitect Robert Muir Graves, Kenneth Hume Hunter, Jr. set out in 1986 to develop the finest pure test of golf he could imagine. It started with a great place - 309 acres of gently rolling, oak studded, ancient sand hills 30 miles north of Santa Barbara. Mr. Hunt- er developed it much like his other nationally ac- claimed courses (Sandpiper Golf Course in Goleta and Hunter Ranch in Paso Robles), with no com- mercial development or housing surrounding the golf course land. His courses are built for pure golf. Playing La Purisima: And pure golf is what you get. A challenging test of skill and character, La Purisima rewards the bold and leaves the recently- hooked newcomer loving the game even more. It is beautiful in its naturally undulating landscape. Chal- lenging in its hole design. And with tees never far from their preceding greens, a remarkably enjoyable walk. No more or less than it needs to be to make your round completely memorable. That's why golfers of all abilities come to test their game here. PGA pros, celebrities, amateur hope- fuls - all those in-the-know about California's best courses. The critics wasted no time in chiming in. The course at La Purisima has twice received four and a half stars from readers of Golf Digest, including the 2004 poll (only famed Pebble Beach ranked higher), and was ranked Best in County by Greenskeeper. org. "Outstanding, an excellent value.... A total hidden gem.... A nice setting with spectacular vistas and rolling hills."- Golf Digest, Best Places to Play. Address: 3455 State Hwy 246. Lompoc, CA 93436 Phone: (805) 735-8395 Email: info@lapurisimagolf.com Web: http://www.lapurisimagolf.com/ La Purisima Golf Course: The 18-hole "The Mission" course at the The Mis- sion Club facility in Lompoc features 6,546 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72. The course The Mission Club Golf Course: rating is 69.6 and it has a slope rating of 115 on Kikuyu grass. Designed by Ted Robinson, ASGCA, the The Mission golf course opened in 1961. Russ Sandy manages the course as the General Man- ager. With stately oaks and mature pine trees fram- ing the fairways leading to undulating and terraced greens, it's a course you'll never grow tired of play- ing, with 4 sets of tees from which to play. Address: 4300 Clubhouse Road. Phone: (805) 733-3535 Web: http://www.missionclubgolf.com/