Wilshire Country Club
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California · LA Westside — Old-Guard Clubs golf market
- Access
- invitation only
- Holes
- 18
- Architect(s)
- Norman Macbeth
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Founded in 1919 by a group of Los Angeles businessmen (with land leased, then optioned, from G. Allan Hancock), Wilshire Country Club's Norman Macbeth-designed course opened in 1920 at what is now Rossmore Ave and Beverly Blvd. The original 1920 Mission Revival clubhouse -- the first of its kind among Southern California country clubhouses -- was replaced by a 50,000-square-foot structure in 1970.
Golf & Course
The Macbeth-designed 18-hole course has hosted a long roster of Hollywood-era social and entertainment figures as members. Detailed current architect/renovation history was not fully verified this pass.
Membership & Access
Does buying a home here include club membership?
Membership is invitation-only; only invited guests of members may visit. No public application process or fee schedule was found, and no mechanism exists by which nearby homeownership confers or advances membership access.
Location & Surrounding Area
The club borders the Hancock Park, Windsor Square, and Larchmont Village residential areas of Los Angeles, along Rossmore Ave.
Costs & Fees
Figures below are labeled Current only when the source itself frames them as presently accurate. Everything else is labeled Historical — a source checked today does not make an old fee a current one.
Initiation (range low)
Historical — as of 2026-09-22$125,000
Third-party aggregator estimate for Regular Golf membership category.
Initiation (range high)
Historical — as of 2026-09-22$225,000
Third-party aggregator estimate for Corporate Golf membership category, the reported upper end.
Annual dues
Historical — as of 2026-09-22$17,000
Third-party aggregator estimate.
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What Buyers Should Verify
- Confirm current initiation fee and dues directly with the club -- third-party estimates ($125,000-$225,000) are unofficial and vary by membership category.
- Confirm membership waitlist and transferability.
- Confirm exact course architect/renovation history beyond the original Macbeth design.
Notable
- Founded 1919; course designed by Norman Macbeth, opened 1920 on land originally leased from developer G. Allan Hancock.
- One of the few LA-area clubs to remain solvent through the Great Depression.
- 1920 clubhouse was the first Mission Revival-style country clubhouse in Southern California; replaced by a 50,000-sq-ft structure in 1970.
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