Bart,
Careful......pampas grass is largely considered a weed in California. Used in landscapes, it goes to seed easily and has profusly colonized many of the seaside hills along the Pacific Coast. Grows to be HUGE in size and is incrediably nasty to try and remove as the blades have sharp jagged edges.
Another good looking grass that is used immensly in landscape, but also viewed as a weed in the larger ecosystem in CA is Purple Fountain Grass. Same story, lots of seeds, blow for miles by the wind and colonizing in unwanted areas.
Joe,
Looks like the grass you battle there is most likely Deer Grass (Muhlenbergia rigens). I love it, but can be very nasty to play a golf shot out of.
Other good grasses I've seen for golf courses of course are many of the fescues (sheep, fine, chewings, etc.) for rough looking bunker edges, and also Purple-Needle Grass (Nassella pulcrens I believe). I have a picture somewhere, but will have to post later. It sways beautifully in the wind and makes that wonderful swishing sound should you have to walk through it.
The picutres posted so far on here are great. I especially love the one of Barnbougle Dunes. The wooden fence and native grasses are classy rustic touches that look to perfectly fit that course.
The key of course is to make the grasses add to the beauty of the hole and the course, but try not to effect playability as much as possible. Searching for balls in native grasses can both be time-consuming and destroy the beautiful look of the grasses as they get trampled down.