Golf Course Communities and Real Estate
Lost Canyons Golf Club — Meeting nature head on, and winning
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Photos by Chuck Rendall SIMI VALLEY, CA – Whenever I’m asked why southern California is such a popular place to live, I always answer, ‘it’s got a little bit of everything – beaches, warm weather, great entertainment, great food, and it’s also...
La Quinta Resort Dunes Course — A touch of links golf in the California desert
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Photos by Scot Rendall LA QUINTA, CA – Driving onto the property at the La Quinta Resort and Club you wouldn’t necessarily envision that you’re far across the sea in Scotland or Ireland, but once you’re set up to play the Dunes Course you might...
Andalusia Country Club — Spanish treasure in the California desert
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Photos by Jeffrey A. Rendall LA QUINTA, CA – It’s a question I often ask golf architects, to describe their first impressions of the land that eventually becomes one of their course designs – and their answers are usually telling, if not...
Greg Norman Golf Course at PGA West — Diversity in the Outback
By Jeffrey A. Rendall; photos by Scot and Charles Rendall LA QUINTA, CA – If you ever thought building a golf course on the site of a former sod farm wouldn't constitute a major challenge, then you haven’t heard the story of how the PGA West Greg Norman Golf...
Black Gold Golf Club – Southern California’s Oil for Golf Program
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Photos By Jeffrey A. Rendall YORBA LINDA, CA – It seems odd, with the current state of global politics and exceedingly high oil prices, that someone would think it more profitable to trade crude oil for green grass. This glimpse from the 17th...