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DARREN ANTONOVICH/News-Sentinel
Anthony Avale, 16, chips onto the 10th green at the Elkhorn Golf and Country Club in north Stockton.

Lodi-area links provide variety

If you are puttering around Lodi for a time, you may want check out some of the Lodi area's myriad golf links.

The area is home to a variety of golf courses, where you can test your driving and putting prowess.Among the courses:

Forest Lake Golf Course
2450 E. Woodson Road
Acampo
(209) 369-5451

Forest Lake, an 18-hole, par 66, 5,000-yard course, is located at Lower Sacramento and Woodson roads, six miles north of Lodi. The tight, tree-lined course features small, fairly level greens and a large driving range.
Green fees
Weekdays: $11 for 18 holes; $8 for nine holes
Weekends: $14 for 18 holes; $10 for nine holes

Dry Creek Ranch Golf Course
809 Crystal Way
Galt
(209) 745-2330

Dry Creek Ranch, an 18-hole, par-72, 6,773-yard course, is located about 10 miles north of Lodi just off Highway 99. The course is situated among trees and the twisting Dry Creek. It features sprawling fairways with a number of water hazards. The greens are small and relatively level.
Green fees
Weekdays: $18
Weekends and holidays: $30
Twilight afternoon rates after 2:30 p.m. are $12 weekdays and $18 weekends. There are senior and junior rates of $13 on some weekdays.

Micke Grove Golf Links
11401 N. Micke Grove Road
Lodi
(209) 369-4410

Micke Grove, an 18-hole, par 72, 6,565-yard course, is located adjacent to San Joaquin County's Micke Grove Park, about five miles south of Lodi. It features eight lakes and more than 40 bunkers. There is also a lighted driving range.
Green fees
Weekdays: $18 to walk and $29 to ride with a cart
Weekends: $27 to walk and $38 to ride.
There is a senior rate of $13 on weekdays. Twilight weekday fees after $1 p.m. are $13 to walk and $24 to ride; super twilight rates after 4 p.m. weekdays are $10 to walk and $15 to ride.

Lockeford Springs Golf Course
16360 N. Highway 88
Lockeford
(209) 333-6275

Lockeford Springs, an 18-hole, par-72, 6,871-yard course, is located about six miles east of Lodi, south of Lockeford. It is relatively flat with a number of moguls framing the fairways. There are few fairway bunkers or water hazards. Greens are undulating and a few are multi-tier. There is also a grass driving range.
Green fees
Weekdays: $22
Weekends: $33

La Contenta Golf Club
1653 Highway 26
Valley Springs
(209) 772-1081

La Contenta, an 18-hole, par-71 course, is located near Valley Springs about 30 miles east of Lodi. It is a tight, hilly course. Water hazards are on 10 of the holes; the greens feature a number of breaks.
Green fees
Weekdays: $21 without a cart; $33 with a cart
Weekends: $33 without a cart; $46 with a cart

Emerald Lakes Golf Center
10651 E. Stockton Blvd.
Elk Grove
(916) 685-4653

Emerald Lakes, a nine-hole, par-33, 2,416-yard course, is located along Highway 99 about 20 miles north of Lodi. The course is tight, but level, and features three lakes and more than a dozen sand traps.
Green fees
Weekdays: $10
Weekends: $12

Swenson Park Golf Course
Alexandria Place and Lincoln Road
Stockton
(209) 937-7360

Swenson Park features an 18-hole, par-72, 6,407-yard course and a par-3, nine-hole, 1,380-yard course. It is located near Interstate 5 just north of Benjamin Holt Drive. The 18-hole course is nestled among oak trees and has some water hazards. The greens are level and small to mid-sized. The executive course is basically a beginner's course; it does have trees and water hazards.
Green fees
Weekdays: $15.75 for 18 holes; $12.25 after 2 p.m.; $7 after 3:30 p.m. $9.25 for nine holes; $7 after 3:30 p.m.
Weekends: $17.25 for 18 holes; $13.75 after 2 p.m.; $7 after 3:30 p.m. $10 for nine holes; $7 after 3:30 p.m.

Van Busker Golf Course
1740 Houston Ave.
Stockton
(209) 937-7357

Van Busker, an 18-hole, par-72, 6,502-yard course, is located off Interstate 5 adjacent to the French Camp Slough. It features a number of water hazards on the front nine. The course is level with mid-sized greens.
Green fees
Same as Swenson Park's 18-hole rate. (Both courses are maintained by the city of Stockton.)

Lodi Golf Center Driving Range
2800 E. Harney Lane
Lodi
(209) 333-1108

Lodi Golf Center features a lighted driving range.
Green fees $10 for 200 balls; $6 for 100; $4 for 50

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