SoCal Golf INSIDER

MAY 2016 // Vol. 2 • No 5

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"Saticoy Country Club is the first and finest private club in Ventura County," Nadine Liauw Santaw, membership sales & marketing di- rector, said. "You will become a bet- ter golfer after playing our golf course. It is a great challenging lay- out that makes you play all sorts of different shots. It demands accuracy and distance control to be able to score well." The course began in 1921 as the Ventura Country Club. The design- ers were the legendary George C. Thomas and William P. Bell, who also designed Riviera Country Club and the North Course at Los Angeles Country Club, among others. The course became a centerpiece for the development of the county, and in the 1940s Crosby brought some pals to the property for a tournament de- signed to benefit the local military. In 1946, the name changed to the Saticoy Country Club and in 1964 a new course was built designed by William F. Bell (the son of the origi- nal course's co-designer), with a clubhouse envisioned by Fred Hum- mel, who would eventually become California's State Architect. Never one to rest on its historical laurels, Saticoy Country Club has regularly renovated its property. No- table architects Roger Muir Graves and Tom Doak have participated in redefinitions and, most recently, John Harbottle in 2005 created the classic bay-style capes of bunkers that exist today. Currently, the 6,985-yard, par 72 course is having all of its fairways converted to hybrid Bermuda grass, which is both drought tolerant and a pristine playing surface. Long history short: Saticoy re- mains one of the most acclaimed, and challenging private clubs in the state. "It's a beautiful property with an extremely challenging course," said Saticoy's PGA General Manager Phil Lopez. "The fairways are undulating where you rarely find an even lie. The greens are severely sloping and fast, which challenges players at every level. The bunkering is beauti- ful and treacherous." Though the course can be intimi- dating, it's also about a dozen miles from the ocean and from the COVER STORY SoCal GOLF INSIDER continued on the next page >> Members and guests are treated to remarkable views at Saticoy Country Club.

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