WE LOVE IT!

And not just for its palm trees, ocean breezes, ABUNDANT SUNSHINE and Hollywood star power. Beyond the glitz and glamour, beyond the balmy weather and stunning natural beauty, the CITY OF ANGELS wins us over with its BLOCKBUSTER GOLF scene, which is, in the best possible way, everything, everywhere and for everyone-all at once.

- JOSH SENS 

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! WITH THE U.S. OPEN HEADED TO LOS ANGELES— TINSELTOWN, LA-LALAND, HOLLYWOOD, BABY!—LET’S TURN A LENS ON THE LOCAL GOLF SCENE.

Like so much in this city, it can bedazzle, the sparkle of its courses matched by the star power of those who play them.

L.A. golf is Riviera, gilded Golden Age design, Tiger-hosted Tour stop, home course to Larry David and Adam Sandler. It is Jason Bateman and Chris O'Donnell clinking post-round cocktails with Dennis Quaid on the sun-splashed veranda of Bel-Air Country Club.

L.A. golf is Justin Timberlake, Jack Nicholson, Joe Pesci. It is Brentwood and Hillcrest, Lakeside and Sherwood.

It is Will Farrell hosting a hit-and-giggle at Wilshire Country Club, and also Mark Wahlberg, Farrell's fellow Wilshire member, sprinting through 18 in less time than it takes to screen one of his films.

You get the picture: blockbuster stuff. But like any big production, it is more than the names on its marquee. In its diversity and scale, the L.A. golf scene is unmatched in the country, populated by a rich assortment of public tracks and practice grounds, many as pedigreed as they are unpretentious and crowded with an only-in-L.A. ensemble cast. You come across them as you scroll down through the credits, pausing to appreciate the characters and courses in a spectacle as sprawling as the city itself.

“What can I f---ing say? I’m not a country club guy!”