Los Angeles Country Club (North)

George C. Thomas Jr.'s North Course beside Beverly Hills, restored by Gil Hanse in 2010: rolling ridges, valleys and strong par 3s, host of the 2023 U.S. Open.

Founded as the Los Angeles Golf Club in 1897, the club moved several times before opening an 18-hole course on its Wilshire Boulevard site in 1911. Herbert Fowler reworked the course in 1921, and George C. Thomas Jr. and William P. Bell rerouted it in 1927–28. Over the following decades, much of the strategic character Thomas built into the course was lost.

In 2010 Gil Hanse and Thomas biographer Geoff Shackelford restored the North to Thomas's intent, reopening it that October. The course rolls over hills, ridges, swales and valleys, with the downtown skyline visible behind the 11th. The par 3s vary widely in length, and the drivable 6th gives players a choice off the tee. Long known for privacy, the club opened up for the 2017 Walker Cup and then the 2023 U.S. Open, won by Wyndham Clark, the first men's major at the club. The North also hosted the Los Angeles Open five times between 1926 and 1940.

Holes to know

6

Par 4 · 315 yd

A short par 4 that tempts players to drive the green.

11

Par 3 · 297 yd

A very long par 3 that measured nearly 300 yards for the 2023 U.S. Open.

15

Par 3 · 115 yd

The shortest hole on the course, set at 115 yards for the 2023 U.S. Open.

Championships

• U.S. Open 2023
• Walker Cup 2017
• Los Angeles Open 1926, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1940
• U.S. Women's Amateur 1930

Design history

• 1921: Herbert Fowler redesign
• 1927–28: George C. Thomas Jr. and William P. Bell rerouting
• 1996–97: Renovation of North and South courses
• 2010: Gil Hanse and Geoff Shackelford restoration to Thomas's design