Los Angeles, California · Los Angeles & Orange County
Harding Golf Course
George C. Thomas Jr. built it in 1923: narrow fairways, guarded greens, deer in the trees, and a share of three L.A. Opens in the late 1930s.
- 18Holes
- 72Par
- 6,536Yards
- Los AngelesLocation
- George C. Thomas Jr., 1923Architect
About Harding Golf Course
Harding is the older of the two big Griffith Park courses. George C. Thomas Jr. designed it in 1923 as the city's second municipal course and its first all-grass one, and it opened on August 11, 1923, named for President Warren G. Harding. Golf in the park goes back further: the first municipal course, a Tom Bendelow sand-green links from 1914, ran under what are now Harding's 17th and 18th.
In the early 1930s the city's golf superintendent William Johnson and architect William P. Bell reworked the courses with federal works money, adding irrigation and building the clubhouse that was done by 1936. Harding and Wilson then hosted the L.A. Opens of 1937 through 1939. Look between the 1st and 17th and you can still find an old par 3 from Thomas's routing that was abandoned in the 1950s.
It plays 6,714 yards from the black tees, par 72, 71.4 rating and 121 slope. The fairways are on the narrow side and the greens are guarded, so position off the tee matters more than length. Deer are a regular sight. Harding shares a clubhouse, restaurant, lounge and lighted range with Wilson next door.
It's one of 9 courses in Los Angeles on Yoink, and Wilson Golf Course is practically next door — handy when your first choice is booked solid.
Booking a tee time at Harding Golf Course
Tee times book online or at (818) 291-9980. To book the full 9 days ahead, starting at 6 a.m., you need an L.A. City Golf Player Card, which is $25 a year and sold only in person by a starter at any city course. It also gets you senior rates at 60 and an earlier twilight. Posted rates are $38 for 18 on weekdays and $49 on weekends ($54 before 9 a.m.), plus $18 a person for a cart.
How to get a tee time at Harding Golf Course
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Prime tee times at Harding Golf Course — weekend mornings, twilight in summer — tend to go fast, and the ones that open up later usually come from cancellations nobody announces.
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- Get an alert when a matching tee time opens — then book it directly with the course.
Golf courses near Harding Golf Course
- Wilson Golf Course · Los Angeles · 1 mi
- Roosevelt Golf Course · Los Angeles · 1 mi
- DeBell Par 3 Course · Burbank · 5 mi
- DeBell Golf Club · Burbank · 5 mi
- Scholl Canyon Golf and Tennis Club · Glendale · 6 mi
- Brookside at the Rose Bowl - C.W. Koiner · Pasadena · 7 mi
- Monterey Park Golf Course · Monterey Park · 9 mi
- Angeles National Golf Club · Sunland · 9 mi
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Harding Golf Course FAQ
Where is Harding Golf Course?
Harding Golf Course is in Los Angeles, California, in the Los Angeles & Orange County area.
Who designed Harding Golf Course, and when did it open?
Harding Golf Course was designed by George C. Thomas Jr., 1923 and opened in August 11, 1923 (turned 98 on August 11, 2021).
Is Harding Golf Course open to the public?
Harding Golf Course is Municipal (City of Los Angeles golf).
How many holes is Harding Golf Course, and what's par?
Harding Golf Course is an 18-hole regulation course: 18 holes, par 72, 6,536 yards.
How do I get a tee time at Harding Golf Course when it's booked up?
Set a watch for Harding Golf Course in Yoink with your date, time window and group size. Yoink monitors the course's tee sheet and alerts you the moment a matching time opens, including cancellations. You book directly with the course.
What golf courses are near Harding Golf Course?
Nearby options include Wilson Golf Course, Roosevelt Golf Course and DeBell Par 3 Course. Yoink watches 135 courses in the Los Angeles & Orange County area.
Sources
Facts on this page come from these pages, checked 2026-09-28. Rates and booking rules change, so confirm with the course.
- golf.lacity.gov · official
- golfhistoricalsociety.org · media
- golf.lacity.gov · official
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