GOLFING

Guadalajara offers some of the best and most exclusive golf courses in Mexico. Among the most important are:

Country Club ? Has an 18-hole, par 71 course designed by John Berdemus. Located at 260 Mar Caribe, Steet in the Country Club neighborhood. Tels. (333) 817-2858 and (333) 817-2872

Chula Vista Country Club ? Has a nine-hole, par 31 course. Located in Chapala on Paseo del Golf No. 5, Fraccionamiento Chula Vista. Tel. (376) 766-2515

Las Cañadas Country Club ? Located in Zapopan at 777 Av. Bosques de San Isidro Norte in Las Cañadas neighborhood. Has an 18-hole, par 72 course. Tel. (333) 658-412

El Palomar Country Club ? Has an 18-hole, par 72 course. Located at 230 Paseo El Palomar in the El Palomar neighborhood. Tels. (333) 684-4436 and (333) 684-4434

Club Golf Santa Anita ? Located at Km 6.5 off the Guadalajara-Morelia Highway in Condominio Santa Ana. Has an 18-hole, par 72 course. Tels. (333) 686-1192, (333) 686-0386 and (333) 686-0370

Atlas Country Club ? Has an 18-hole, par 72 course. Located at Km 6.5 in El Salto off the Guadalajara-Chapala Highway. Tels. (333) 689-2620, (333) 689-2752 and (333) 689-0370

Chapala Country Club ? Located in Chapala at Fraccionamiento Vista del Lago No. 1 in the San Nicolas de Ibarra neighborhood. Has a nine-hole, par 36 course. Tels. (376) 763-5136 and (376) 763-5384

Rancho Contento Golf Course ? Has a nine-hole, par 35 course. Located in Zapopan at Km 15 off the Guadalajara-Nogales Highway. Tel. (333) 682-1154 and (333) 682-1026