VIEJO, are you talking about Las Vegas Country Club? If so, I've played it many times. I always liked the old Desert Inn course. Did you ever play the course at the Dunes Hotel?
Intruder
I prefer Rum Pointe to Lighthouse Sound in OC any day of the week. The new course along US 50 in the new housing development just prior to the Bridge going into OC is really nice as well (Glen Riddle). Man O' War is nice as well.
Of the course I have played I'd go
Crooked Stick (Ind)
Bulle Rock (MD)
Cave's Valley (MD)
Baltimore Country Club (MD- obviously)
Rum Pointe (MD)
Journey
Last time I stopped by Carroll Park about 5 years ago (actually they extended the course to 12 for a while but had to close the back two holes as so many people were getting robbed along the train tracks so it's 10 holes now) , I ended up playing poker in the little ratty clubhouse for about 3 hours w/ three guys old enough to be Richard Pryor's great-grand fathers.
It cost me 11$ to walk the course and another $30 or so in poker.