Between championship-length private clubs and mountain-and-canyon daily-fee layouts, Los Angeles offers plenty of golf that will test the very best. Measured by slope, length and sheer shot-making demand, these are the hardest courses in the area.
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The Hardest Golf Courses in Los Angeles
High slopes, long carries and small greens — LA's most demanding tests.
ByGreg
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Pacific Palisades, CA · Private
Riviera Country Club
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 71
- Yards
- 7322
- Architect
- George C. Thomas Jr. (with William P. Bell)
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