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Wawona Golf Course is a historic nine-hole, par-35 public course in Wawona Meadow within Yosemite National Park. It was built in 1918 for the Wawona Hotel and designed by San Francisco architect Walter G. Fovargue, making it the first mountain golf course in California according to National Park Service documentation.
The White course measures 3,050 yards for nine holes, with a rating of 34.3 and slope of 124. In 1924 an additional set of back-nine tees was added, allowing an 18-hole round to be played over the same nine-green layout. The course remains close to its historic form.
The course is a 9-hole resort golf course. It plays to par 35, 3,050 yards, course rating 34.3 and slope rating 124. Designed by Walter G. Fovargue, the course originally opened in 1918. It is open to the public. On-site facilities include Golf Shop, Golf Cart Hire, Pull Cart Hire, Club Hire.
The Washburn family developed Wawona as a hotel resort and added golf to the Wawona Meadow in 1918. National Park Service research identifies Walter G. Fovargue as the architect and calls it California's first mountain golf course.
The compact routing occupies the lower part of Wawona Meadow and uses the natural terrain rather than extensive earthmoving.
A back-nine set of tees was added in 1924. The Wawona Hotel property and surrounding basin later became part of Yosemite National Park. National Park Service cultural-landscape documentation says the vintage course remains almost unchanged.
The course is significant as part of the historic Wawona Hotel landscape and as an early mountain-resort golf course.
The nine-hole course remains in operation within Yosemite National Park under the park's concessioner, with environmental management including reclaimed-water irrigation and no pesticide use.
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| Fee Type | Price |
|---|---|
| Weekend | |
| Weekend Greens Fee - 18 Holes | $47 |
| Weekend Greens Fee - 9 Holes | $29.5 |
| Weekday | |
| Weekday Greens Fee - 18 Holes | $42 |
| Weekday Greens Fee - 9 Holes | $25 |
Prices are indicative and subject to change. Contact the course to confirm current rates.
| Front 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 |
| Yards | 464 | 223 | 470 | 393 | 349 | 185 | 402 | 167 | 371 | 3024 |
| Index | 11 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 9 | - |
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