A South LA public golf course returns with a new look

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A South LA public golf course returns with a new look
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, organizers decided to give back by funding a renovation plan for the course. It closed in January 2025.renovation includes an expanded driving range and practice green. The practice facilities have also been refreshed, and there’s new landscaping overall.

A new clubhouse, which will include a community room with a youth enrichment lab, is also coming soon in the next phase of the upgrade.If you're enjoying this article, you'll love our daily newsletter, The LA Report. Each weekday, catch up on the 5 most pressing stories to start your morning in 3 minutes or less.The nine-hole public course is named after Maggie Mae Hathaway, an avid golfer and popular sports columnist for the L.A. Sentinel in the 1950s. She advocated for integrating golf and is credited with breaking down race barriers at public golf courses. She died in 2001.You come to LAist because you want independent reporting and trustworthy local information. Our newsroom doesn’t answer to shareholders looking to turn a profit. Instead, we answer to you and our connected community. We are free to tell the full truth, to hold power to account without fear or favor, and to follow facts wherever they lead . Our only loyalty is to our audiences and our mission: to inform, engage, and strengthen our community. Right now, LAist has lost $1.7M in annual funding due to Congress clawing back money already approved. The support we receive from readers like you will determine how fully our newsroom can continue informing, serving, and strengthening Southern California.please become a monthly member today to help sustain this mission. It just takes 1 minute to donate below.

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