Trump National Golf Club, Golf course in Rancho Palos Verdes, US
The course sits on the California coast south of Los Angeles, running along steep cliffs above the Pacific. The layout includes fairways facing the ocean, several putting areas, and a large clubhouse near the entrance.
Ocean Trails Golf Club, a Pete Dye design on a 150-acre farm property, was nearly finished in June 1999 when ancient landslide C reactivated and 980 feet of the 18th fairway slid into the Pacific, leaving an island 705 feet long. The project went bankrupt; Donald Trump bought the 300-acre site on November 26, 2002, for $27 million. Crews placed 1,250,000 cubic yards of fill under holes 17 and 18, and the 18-hole course reopened on January 20, 2006.
The club hosts the Michael Douglas Pro-Celebrity and Friends Golf Tournament each April. It has also served as a filming location: a scene from Horrible Bosses 2, the Modern Family episode "The Wedding: Part Two", and the 2016 Adult Swim Golf Classic, which was set at the club and staged a fictional 1966 tournament sponsored by the invented cigarette brand Portnoy 100s.
The facility sits roughly 30 miles (48 kilometers) south of downtown Los Angeles and is reached by winding coastal roads. Reservations are necessary in advance as access is limited.
Parts of the course were built on artificially stabilized slopes after geological issues prevented the original opening. Several holes run close to the cliff edge with direct views of the surf below.
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