The 2023 US Open will be held at the Los Angeles Country Club in California. It is the first time a Major championship has been held at this venue, though it did host the 2017 Walker Cup
LA Country Club stands on the edge of Beverly Hills, and its board and members had, until recently, chosen to maintain its exclusivity and prestige, rather than open it up to the world by hosting such a massive event, not to mention allowing tens of thousands of fans through the gates
In 2010, architect Gil Hanse was hired to undertake an extensive renovation of the North Course. He aimed to return the course to its earlier form, bringing back elements of the George C Thomas Jnr design that had been lost in what Hanse later described as a “kind of archaeological dig”
With the North Course returned to its original splendour, a new generation of leadership at LACC wanted to show off their pride and joy, and in 2009 they agreed to host the 2017 Walker Cup, which the USA team, featuring Scottie Scheffler, Collin Morikawa, Will Zalatoris, Doug Ghim, Maverick McNealy and Cameron Champ, won 19-7.
In 2014 the USGA sat down with the club to discuss hosting a future US Open and in 2015 it was agreed that the 2023 US Open would be held on the North Course of Los Angeles Country Club. Being situated in such a built up city, many count the 11th hole as the best on the course, with its backdrop of downtown LA, though the 240-yard par-3 7th hole may play the toughest
It will be the first time the US Open has been held in LA since 1948, when Ben Hogan won at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades fully 75 years ago, though of course it has been held at other venues in California, most recently in 2019, when Gary Woodland took the title at Pebble Beach.
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A dramatic view of the Los Angeles Country Club and Wilshire Boulevard, from a 22nd-floor condo high-rise
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By David Wharton
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After decades of waiting — and a year of careful negotiations — the U. S. Open is finally headed back to Los Angeles
các bạn. S. Chơi gôn. will announce early Wednesday morning that Los Angeles Country Club has agreed to host the 2023 national championship
The deal culminates a long courtship in which the USGA wooed the revered — and traditionally aloof — club, hoping that membership would someday open its gates to the world
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“This is a wonderful thing for golf,” said Tom O’Toole, the association’s president. “Just a special opportunity. ”
Officials said the arrangement required concessions from both sides, and a pivotal vote by LACC members
“Our club may have been very private in the past,” said John Chulick, president of the board of directors. “But the world had changed. ”
các bạn. S. Open is one of golf’s four major championships, along with the Masters, British Open and PGA Championship. Its last time in this city was 1948, when Ben Hogan won at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades
Riviera tried on more than one occasion to lure the tournament back but ran into a stumbling block
The modern Open had become an extravagant affair involving tens of thousands of spectators and acres of corporate hospitality tents. Its sheer size had outgrown a course with a relatively small footprint and limited street access
“Riviera is a gem,” O’Toole said. “But it certainly doesn’t have the operational capabilities that a Los Angeles Country Club does. ”
Several major surface streets feed into LACC, which is situated at the edge of Beverly Hills. The intersection of the 10 and 405 freeways is only a few miles away
More important, the club stretches across 325 acres. The tournament will be played on its North Course, with the South Course devoted to all those tents and trailers
The USGA had kept LACC in its sights for at least 26 years, dating to when O’Toole joined the association. But, he said, “at the end of the day, we needed an invitation. ”
Club leadership kept rebuffing overtures, even though LACC had been amenable to professional tournaments in its early days
The North Course hosted the Los Angeles Open five times from 1926 through 1940. When co-founder Joseph Sartori died in 1946, that tradition “seemed to languish,” Chulick said
LACC became known as a cloistered enclave, its grounds hidden from view by thick foliage and trees. In a star-driven town, leadership was hesitant to accept Hollywood celebrities as members
This stance began to soften with the launch of an extensive renovation
Architect Gil Hanse was hired to return the courses to their earlier form. Natural elements — such as a rugged wash — were brought back during the restoration of a past design by the famed George C. Thomas Jr.
“It was kind of like an archaeological dig,” Hanse said. “We found old sand bunkers and the outlines of original greens. We focused on putting that stuff back. ”
A new generation of LACC leadership wanted to show it off
In 2009, the club agreed to host an amateur tournament — the 2017 Walker Cup — run by the USGA. Association officials began visiting on a regular basis to keep tabs on the renovation
“We developed a friendship and started talking,” Chulick said. “It was very casual at first. ”
The discussions turned serious after the 2014 U. S. Open as both parties sat down to work out details
Club officials agreed to a straightforward lease by which the USGA will take control of the property for two weeks, paying an undisclosed amount while retaining ticket and merchandise revenues during the tournament, Chulick said
On a more problematic level, the board needed to present a concrete proposal to its membership
The USGA likes to keep negotiations secret until an official announcement, but when a letter was sent to members, Chulick said, word of the deal “was definitely going to leak out. ”
Last year, The Times reported on a preliminary agreement, subject to membership approval. LACC đã tổ chức một cuộc bỏ phiếu vào mùa thu năm ngoái
“The support was overwhelming,” Chulick said. "Vượt quá 90%. ”
The USGA now gets to return to a large media market where the sport is popular. Southern California weather should help when it comes to making the course more challenging for pros
“You know it’s going to be dry,” Hanse said. “We have the necessary length and the USGA will be able to dictate the firmness. That’s the most effective defense for modern-day Tour players. ”
The architect sees another advantage to playing a major at LACC
“To have this beautiful piece of ground preserved amid so much urban development is amazing,” he said. “There’s no other setting like this anywhere in golf. ”
The Beverly Hilton rises above the trees beyond one green. Westwood towers overhead to the west, Century City to the south. The juxtaposition should make for good television
LACC officials hope those scenic shots will further enhance the reputation of a club that regularly ranks among the top 100 in the nation. Revenue from the lease will help pay for renovations, which ultimately will include both courses and the clubhouse
“We think it’s exciting,” Chulick said. “It just seems to be the right thing to do at this time. ”
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