San Gabriel Country Club
Parkland

San Gabriel Country Club

18 holes • Par 71

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About San Gabriel Country Club

San Gabriel Country Club is a private 18-hole club in San Gabriel, California, with roots dating to 1919. Its course is closely associated with Norman Macbeth, an important figure in early Southern California golf architecture and administration. The layout occupies relatively compact ground in the San Gabriel Valley and plays to approximately 6,500 yards with a par of 71.

The club has remained on its historic property while the surrounding Los Angeles metropolitan area developed around it, giving the course an unusually long continuity of site for the region. San Gabriel is a member-oriented club rather than a public daily-fee facility, so standard public green fees and public online tee-time inventory are not part of its operating model. The property includes the golf course, practice amenities and clubhouse dining and social facilities.

The course is an 18-hole parkland golf course. It plays to par 71, 6,500 yards. Designed by Norman Macbeth, the course originally opened in 1919. It is a private members-only club. On-site facilities include Practice Facilities, Putting Green, Pro Shop, Dining, Clubhouse, Membership.

History & Design

1919
Opened
Norman Macbeth
Architects
Parkland
Course Style
Historic private San Gabriel Valley club associated with Norman Macbeth
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Origins

San Gabriel Country Club traces its establishment to 1919, during a period of rapid growth in organised golf around Southern California. The club developed in the San Gabriel Valley east of central Los Angeles, before much of the surrounding area assumed its later suburban form.

Design Philosophy

The course is associated with Norman Macbeth, a significant early figure in Southern California golf. Its relatively compact footprint reflects the architectural conditions of an earlier era, when strategic positioning and use of existing landforms were generally more important than the extreme length that became common in later championship construction.

Development

San Gabriel has remained a private member club on its long-established site as development expanded throughout the surrounding San Gabriel Valley. Its continued existence on the historic property distinguishes it from a number of early Southern California courses that were relocated or lost to development.

Today

The club remains private and member-oriented, with an 18-hole course and associated practice, clubhouse, dining and social facilities. Public daily-fee tee times are not its normal access model.

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Practice FacilitiesPutting GreenPro ShopDiningClubhouseMembership

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Credited with the design of San Gabriel Country Club's course and associated with the early development of golf…