Just for Kicks

Some combos work perfectly together: eggnog and rum, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, soccer and golf as a hybrid sport… wait, what? This holiday season, grab friends and family to bend it like Beckham—on a golf course! Here are three great SoCal foot golf courses to get your kicks.

Week: 12.15.2016
Regions: Southern CA

Lake Forest Footwork

Foot Golf at Lake Forest Golf in Orange County

Want to try something new, just for kicks this holiday season? Try a game of foot golf at Orange County’s first and only foot golf offering, Lake Forest Golf and Practice Center just west of the Saddleback Mountains at the intersection of the 5 and 405 Freeways. This par-29 cours
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Holiday Gift Guide: The North Face at Adventure 16

Holiday Gift Guide The North Face at Adventure 16

The North Face and specialty retailer Adventure 16 share something super cool in common: They’re all about getting people outdoors. Their goal: inspire you to push your own boundaries—and step outside to explore … Ski, hike, snowboard, climb, trek, run … whatever gets you going!
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Fun at the Arcadia

Arcadia Foot Golf

Count on creative Los Angeles to transform a traditional golf course to accommodate one of the newest hybrid sports: foot golf! Arcadia Golf Course is the first to offer foot golf in Los Angeles. It’s also arguably the best for its gorgeous setting and scenery. The 18-hole, par-3
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Welk This Way

Foot Golf at Lawrence Welk Resort in San Diego North County

So you’re a soccer for resort life? Head to the 450-acre Lawrence Welk Resort San Diego in North County and enjoy a leisurely game of foot golf on their 18-hole, par-54 course—the first of its kind in San Diego. Oaks Course is, you guessed it, studded in stately oak trees. Grab a
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