With beautiful weather almost all year long, Southern California is a perfect place for a round of golf. With you are a seasoned golf veteran or an amateur just starting out, you can find a variety of terrific golf courses in the Los Angeles area. When vacationing in L.A., check out some of these courses.

The Griffith Park Golf Course is one of the best public golf courses in Los Angeles, featuring all of the quality of the more elite members? courses, minus some of the amenities that you may expect at a more exclusive golfing community. Still, though, the Griffith Park Golf Course, with two 18-hole courses set within the glorious park setting, is a challenge even to intermediate golfers because of the park's layout.

As far as members-only venues go, some of the best golfing in Los Angeles can be found at the Bel-Air Country Club Golf Course. Set around hills and canyons, there is no doubt that the course is rather challenging, so the faint-hearted need not apply. There are many intricacies to the course that will be discovered after repeated playing there, but once you figure it out, you will fall in love with the beautiful course.

The Brentwood Country Club is home to another one of the finest golf courses in Los Angeles. Make no mistake: the golf club is members only and the golf course is firmly seated within the realm of Los Angeles's rich and famous. If you want to experience some fine golfing, though, the Brentwood Country Club is the place to do so. An 18-hole regulation course, the course is a landmark of Los Angeles and fully deserves its glowing reputation.