Now, the club is opening its doors to a curious public and media as the host of the US Open, the first individual event to visit the famed Los Angeles County Club since 1940, though it hosted the Walker Cup in 2017.
It’s mythic in some ways.”But even if its exclusivity prevents stars from playing on the golf course, the club is surrounded by them.
Lionel Richie’s mansion is a stone’s throw away while Hefner’s famous Playboy Mansion, and zoo which he reportedly built as revenge after being refused entry to the Los Angeles Country Club, sits next to the 14th hole.
Whatever Hefner’s intentions, even today golfers say they can still hear the monkeys, parrots and peacocks from the golf course.
The Los Angeles Country Club is hosting this year's US Open.
Persons:
CNN —, Bing Crosby, Groucho Marx, Hugh Hefner, “, Gene Sykes, Lionel Richie’s, Hefner’s, Harry, ” Patrick Cantlay
Organizations:
CNN, Los Angeles Country Club, Daily Telegraph, Los Angeles County Club, Walker, LA Times
Locations:
Los, Beverley Hills