The Los Angeles Country Club

PrivateMembership is required to use the Club; it is not open to the general public.ActiveThe Club is currently open and operating.Golf-firstGolf is the Club's central focus, ahead of other amenities or social programming.TraditionalThe Club emphasizes long-standing customs, etiquette, and heritage over a modern or casual style.
  • 98th percentileCost, nationwide
  • 4Documented amenities
  • 2Golf courses
  • 1897Founded
Map illustration marking the location of The Los Angeles Country Club in Los Angeles, California.

The Los Angeles Country Club is a private country club in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is operated by not_found.

It has 2 documented golf courses, with amenities including tennis, pickleball, dining and other documented facilities.

The initiation fee runs around $300,000–$500,000, with recurring dues documented below.

Culture research describes it as golf-first, traditional and formal.

The reported documented minimum first-year membership cost for Full Golf membership is $320,000.04. That is above the California median of $44,260. Nationwide, it is above the median of $32,285.

Location & Directions

10101 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90024
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Membership & Golf Access Cost

It is above the California median of $44,260 and higher than about 96% of 101 comparable Clubs there.

Reported initiation fee for Full Golf membership range from $300,000–$500,000.

Reported monthly membership dues for Full Golf membership range from $1,666.67–$2,500.

Initiation fee

$300,000–$500,000

One Time · Full Golf · Effective 2026

Membership dues

$1,666.67–$2,500

Monthly · Full Golf · Effective 2026

These published costs may only apply to a specific membership category, access type or year. Fees, dues, passes, green fees, assessments and availability can change, so confirm current terms with the Club before you commit.

Membership

Here's what's documented about how to join The Los Angeles Country Club, including the membership types on offer and what applying involves.

Application process
Invitation-only; membership is extended by existing members rather than through a public application.

Amenities & Facilities

Reported amenities at The Los Angeles Country Club include tennis, pickleball, dining and other documented facilities.

Available amenities
  • Tennis
  • Pickleball
  • Dining
  • Overnight Suites
Lodging
Yes

Golf

Golf at The Los Angeles Country Club includes 2 documented courses.

Only about 13.8% of 297 other California Clubs with a known course count have at least this many courses.

Course overview

Courses
2
Course details
  • North Course18 holes | par 70
  • South Course18 holes | par 70

Course design

Architects
  • George C. Thomas Jr.
  • Herbert Fowler
  • Gil Hanse

Policies

Documented policies for The Los Angeles Country Club cover guest access and dress requirements. Rules may change by event or season, so confirm before you visit.

Guest policy
Guests are welcomed under a hosting member; charges incurred by a guest are billed to the hosting member's account.
Dress code
Clubhouse: denim is not permitted. Men generally must wear sleeved collared shirts tucked into tailored slacks; after 6 p.m. a suit jacket or sport coat is required in most clubhouse areas. Separate tennis and pickleball attire rules apply.

Club Culture & Public Commentary

This section shows what published articles and reviews say about the social atmosphere at this Club, so you can get a sense of the culture before you apply. It only appears when we found real evidence to back it up.

This documented Culture trait is shared by about 5.4% of 260 researched California Club records.

  • Golf-first
  • Traditional
  • Formal

Culture context

A traditional, formal, golf-first private club with a deeply established institutional culture.

Club History

How long The Los Angeles Country Club has been around and what's shaped it, based on published sources. A well-documented history can be a sign of stability, but it doesn't tell you about today's management or member experience.

  1. A group of Los Angelenos organized the Los Angeles Golf Club in the fall of 1897 and established the nine-hole Windmill Links.

  2. The club moved to its current 320-acre Wilshire site in 1911.

Additional statistics

Additional Statistics

Every state and national benchmark we have enough research behind to show for The Los Angeles Country Club: price, age, golf, access and amenities, compared against other Clubs in California and nationwide. A few of the most decision-relevant ones are already called out next to their facts earlier on this page; this section has the complete picture, using only facts we have enough research behind to compare fairly.

Membership market position

First-year membership cost comparison

The reported documented minimum first-year membership cost for Full Golf membership is $320,000.04. It is above the California median of $44,260 and is higher than approximately 96% of 101 compatible peer records. It is above the nationwide median of $32,285 and is higher than approximately 98% of 1025 compatible peer records.

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Club age context

Founded in 1897

That represents about 129 years of documented history. The Club predates approximately 99% of 272 other California Club records with a usable founding year and 95% of 3523 compatible records nationwide. The documented median founding years are 1965 in California and 1960 nationwide.

Golf scale

2 documented courses

Only 13.8% of 297 other California Clubs with a known course count have at least this many courses, compared with 11.4% of 3839 nationwide.

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Club culture

Formal

This documented Culture trait is shared by 5.4% of 260 researched California Club records and 3.3% of 3402 researched records nationwide.

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Blank or unresearched fields are excluded, the number of Clubs compared varies by fact, and this Club is never counted in its own comparison group. These are benchmarks from our own directory, not market-wide estimates, so treat them as directional rather than exact.

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Sources & Verification

These are the sources behind the facts above. Check them yourself before making a decision, since some information may have changed since it was published.

  1. www.golfmonthly.com/travel/usa/how-can-i-play-los-angeles-c… Pricing SourceSupports: Membership & access pricing
  2. www.laconservancy.org/learn/historic-places/los-angeles-cou… Research SourceSupports: Club history
  3. www.thelacc.org/club-history Research SourceSupports: Club history
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  1. www.thelacc.org/club-history Research SourceSupports: General research
  2. www.thelacc.org/guest-information Research SourceSupports: General research
  3. www.ziprecruiter.com/Jobs/Country-Club-Accountant/--in-Cali… Research SourceSupports: General research