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Few courses in Los Angeles carry the weight of history that Roosevelt does. Opened in 1923 and operated by the City of Los Angeles, it stands among the oldest public golf facilities in Southern California — a product of the era when American cities began building municipal courses as democratic spaces where anyone could pick up a club. Named for Theodore Roosevelt, the course has spent a century serving the east side of the city, drawing generations of beginners, regulars, and locals who return not for prestige but for familiarity.
At par 66, Roosevelt is a short course by any measure — a layout built around precision and position rather than power. That identity suits its urban footprint in Griffith Park, where the terrain rolls through one of the great city parks in the American West. The Santa Monica Mountains frame the skyline, and on a clear morning the light across the San Gabriel range is genuinely striking.
For a certain kind of Los Angeles golfer, Roosevelt isn't a stepping stone to somewhere better — it simply is their course, and that loyalty says everything about what a good municipal can mean to a community.
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black · men | 4,968 | 63.8 | 106 | 66 |
| Black · women | 4,968 | 68.8 | 114 | 66 |
| Blue · men | 4,606 | 62.2 | 102 | 66 |
| Blue · women | 4,606 | 67 | 109 | 66 |
| White · men | 3,282 | 58.6 | 87 | 66 |
| White · women | 3,282 | 59.2 | 92 | 66 |
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