The Los Verdes Golf Course in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., offers what may be the best ocean views in the state of California. Considered by many to be one of the best golf values anywhere, this picturesque, 18-hole, par-71, 6,617-yard course is situated on rolling hills overlooking the Pacific Ocean and Catalina Island. Designed by golf course architect William F. Bell, Los Verdes Golf Course has a course rating of 71.7 and a slope of 122. A public course, it is near Torrance, Calif. The course is one of approximately 170 courses managed by American Golf Corporation. American Golf manages private, resort and daily fee courses throughout the United States.