Welcome!
"The Fort" is one of, if not my favorite undiscovered course in CA.
Great piece of property; it may have the best undulations in the state. Few negatives (rough lines, water feature adjacent to clubhouse) but you're very lucky to play there.
Sunnyside CC in your area is a Bell Sr. effort, for anyone interested in his solo work it is for the most part intact and an absolute must see.
Thanks Jon!
Agreed on the #14 greenside water feature, I've always seen it as a blemish.
I've played a lot of golf at Sunnyside CC as well and wholeheartedly agree. It opened in 1906 and is built on a very flat piece of land but it's very well done and has a great membership. When deciding on a club to join, I considered both Sunnyside and The Fort and chose FWCC because of proximity and the undulations you mentioned.
If you ever come through this area, I'd love to tee it up at one or the other.
Good decision on the Fort; a better golf course on better property than Sunnyside.
The latter is very interesting to me due to the Charlie Seaver connection; his story growing up at LACC, the connection to George Thomas, then moving to the Fresno area is fascinating. I have to imagine that the Bell work at Sunnyside was a function of his involvement with both clubs.
Also, his son Tom was a decent baseball player, one of my favorites despite his college decision.
At this point in time, both courses offer (arguably) the best remaining examples of each architect's work.