Los Angeles, CA

Griffith Park — Wilson Golf Course

Holes
18
Par
72
Yards
6679
Slope
121
Rating
71.3

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The Wilson Course is the longer of the two 18-hole municipal courses at Griffith Park, laid out by celebrated architect George C. Thomas Jr. — the designer of Riviera, Bel-Air and Los Angeles Country Club. Playing to a par of 72 at 6,679 yards beneath the San Gabriel foothills, Wilson is a mature, tree-lined parkland course and one of the most-played municipal layouts in Los Angeles.

Quick Facts

Detail

Information

Established

1927

Architect

George C. Thomas Jr.

Type

Public / Municipal (City of Los Angeles)

Holes / Par

18 / 72

Yardage

6,679 yards

Course Rating / Slope

71.3 / 121

Location

Griffith Park, Los Angeles

The Layout

Wilson is the stiffer test of the two Griffith Park courses — longer than its neighbor Harding, with tree-lined fairways, mature specimen trees and the Santa Monica Mountains as a backdrop. Thomas's routing rewards position play into greens that, while not severe, ask for a controlled approach. As a City of Los Angeles muni it sees enormous play, so tee sheets fill quickly, especially on weekends.

Know Before You Go

  • City-owned; book through the L.A. City tee-time system or call (323) 663-2555. Wilson shares its clubhouse, pro shop and lighted range with the Harding Course.

  • Pair a round here with the adjacent Harding Course — the two make Griffith Park one of the largest municipal golf complexes in the country.

History

Year built
1927
Architect
George C. Thomas Jr.
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Golfer Lawson Little in January 1939, probably at the Los Angeles Open at Griffith Park. Los Angeles Times photographic archive, UCLA Library, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed CC BY 4.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lawson_Little_at_1939_LA_Open.jpg

Griffith Park: Los Angeles's Golf Commons Since 1914

Griffith Park golf history: LA's first muni links in 1914, George Thomas's Wilson and Harding courses, the late-1930s LA Open, and a century of public golf.

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Babe Didrikson winning the 80-meter hurdles at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games, August 9, 1932. Agence Rol press photograph, Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gallica), via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain (author died more than 70 years ago; published abroad before 1989 without notice). Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Los_Angeles,_Babe_Didrickson_gagne_le_80_m_haies_-_btv1b532584280.jpg

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Spectators during the 1949 Los Angeles Open at Riviera Country Club. Public domain (Los Angeles Daily News, 1949), via Wikimedia Commons: File:1949_Los_Angeles_Open.jpg.

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Spectators during the 1949 Los Angeles Open at Riviera Country Club. Public domain (Los Angeles Daily News, 1949), via Wikimedia Commons: File:1949_Los_Angeles_Open.jpg.

Babe Didrikson winning the first heat of the 80-meter hurdles at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Public domain (US) — Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, item 95503372 (cph 3c13281), New York World-Telegram and Sun Collection.

The History of Golf in Los Angeles

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Babe Didrikson winning the first heat of the 80-meter hurdles at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Public domain (US) — Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, item 95503372 (cph 3c13281), New York World-Telegram and Sun Collection.

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