Wilshire Country Club

Wilshire Country Club is an 18-hole private golf club on the West Coast of the United States, located in Los Angeles, California.

Wilshire Country Club

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Club information
Coordinates	34.077°N 118.328°W / 34.077; -118.328
Location	Hancock Park 301 N. Rossmore Avenue Los Angeles, California
Elevation	250 feet (75 m)
Established	1919, 106 years ago
Type	Private
Total holes	18
Events hosted	Hugel-JTBC LA Open (2018–2020) Los Angeles Open (1928, 1931, 1933, 1944)
Greens	Poa annua
Fairways	Tifway 419 hybrid Bermuda[1]
Website	wilshirecountryclub.com
Designed by	Norman Macbeth
Par	71
Length	6,506 yards (5,949 m)[2]
Course rating	71.8
Slope rating	132 [3]
Course record	61 – Ellsworth Vines         Jerry Barber[2][4]

The club in Hancock Park was founded 106 years ago in 1919 and its Norman Macbeth-designed course opened the following year. South of Hollywood and six miles (10 km) northwest of downtown, it is bisected by Beverly Boulevard, connected by a narrow tunnel: the outgoing nine is on the south side, with the incoming nine and clubhouse on the north side.^[5][6][7]

Tour events

Wilshire was the site of the Los Angeles Open on the PGA Tour four times (1928, 1931, 1933, 1944) and the SBC Senior Classic on the senior tour for six seasons (1995–2000). On the LPGA Tour, it hosted the Office Depot Championship in 2001 and the LA Open, from 2018 to 2022.^[6][8] In 2023, the tournament moves to the Palos Verdes Golf Club.^[9]

Club professionals

Notables who have served as the club professional include Olin Dutra,^[10] Ellsworth Vines, and Jerry Barber; the latter two hold the course record of 61.^[2][4]

Course

Hole	Yards	Par		Hole	Yards	Par
1	390	4		10	156	3
2	527	5		11	366	4
3	347	4		12	406	4
4	170	3		13	185	3
5	378	4		14	513	5
6	430	4		15	330	4
7	141	3		16	556	5
8	380	4		17	364	4
9	428	4		18	439	4
Out	3,191	35		In	3,315	36
Source:[2][11]			Total		6,506	71

• For the Hugel-JTBC LA Open in 2018, hole #10 was the final hole.