El Rivino is one of the more scenic public courses in the greater Los Angeles area Located amid the Riverside foothills the course offers enough variety of terrain to challenge even the most advanced golfer The fairways are narrow and tree lined on some holes and wide open on others There is absolutely no rough on this course and only a small number of well placed sand bunkers However there are five ponds that come into play on at least eight holes and out of bounds areas come into play on many other holes One of the more notable features about this course is its first hole a 626 yard par 6 The entire course is very picturesque including beautiful flowers wildlife and breathtaking views of the surrounding countryside