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Century Golf Club in 1930s Los Angeles
Newspaper notices from 1936–39 trace Century Golf Club’s Los Angeles tournaments, its volunteer organizers, and a connection to today’s Chester Washington course.
Oct 2, 2026
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2026 LA City Senior Championship: Dates and Refund Deadline
LA City’s Senior Men’s Championship runs October 9–11 at Wilson and Harding, with net play October 10–11. Entries are closed; refund withdrawals end October 5.
Oct 2, 2026
NEWS
California’s New PAR Act Takes Aim at Municipal Tee Time Brokers
California’s AB 1954 targets unauthorized municipal tee time brokering. Here’s how the PAR Act works, when it takes effect and what it means for public golfers.
Sep 28, 2026
ARCHIVE
Koreatown Had Indoor Golf Before the Simulator Boom
Koreatown’s netted ranges made room for golf decades before the simulator boom. From Olympic Boulevard to Aroma, a history of practice fitted into city life.
Sep 17, 2026
STORY
Malbon Plans a Malibu Store at Cross Creek Ranch
Malbon lists its planned Cross Creek Ranch shop as coming soon. City records detail the Malibu space, while an opening date and store hours remain unconfirmed.
Sep 17, 2026
STORY
Metalwood Studio Is Los Angeles Golf's Nostalgia Machine
Cole Young turned vintage clubs, '90s golf style and Los Angeles public-course culture into Metalwood Studio, a La Brea shop with global collaborations and a point of view.
Sep 1, 2026
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Rustic Canyon: How a $3 Million Course Became an American Public-Golf Classic
How Rustic Canyon turned a protected Moorpark wash and a $3 million budget into one of America's most admired public golf courses near Los Angeles and beyond.
Sep 1, 2026
RANKED
The Best Golf Courses Near LAX
Choose golf near LAX by a realistic two-hour, half-day or full-day window, with September 2026 course facts, club rentals and airport buffer advice for safer planning.
Sep 1, 2026
STORY
Wilson vs Harding: Choosing Between Griffith Park's Two Golf Courses
Compare Wilson and Harding at Griffith Park on length, strategy, price, booking and fit before choosing your Los Angeles municipal round in September 2026.
Sep 1, 2026
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Hillcrest Country Club: The Club That Answered a Closed Door
Hillcrest Country Club history: founded in 1920 by Jewish Angelenos shut out of most of LA's elite clubs — then came Hollywood's Round Table, the 1929 PGA, and oil.
Aug 2, 2026
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Rancho Park: The People's Course That Hosted the LA Open 17 Times
The history of Rancho Park Golf Course: how an LA muni hosted 17 L.A. Opens, Arnold Palmer's famous 12, and Charlie Sifford's landmark 1969 victory.
Aug 2, 2026
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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.
Aug 2, 2026
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