Industry Hills Golf Club at Pacific Palms (commonly referred to as Industry Hills), is a golf club located in the
City of Industry, California
City of Industry is a city in the San Gabriel Valley, in eastern Los Angeles County, California, United States. The city is almost entirely industrial, containing over 3,000 businesses employing 67,000 people, with only 264 residents as of the ...
. It is made up of two 18-hole courses known as The Ike and The Babe. It is the location of
PGA,
LPGA, and
Champions Tour qualifiers and hosted the
2011 Kia Classic.
History
Industry Hills was founded by
Bill Bryant and designed by
William P. Bell in 1979 and 1980.
and built on top of a former landfill site. It is two 18-hole courses, one named after
President Dwight D. Eisenhower (The Ike) and the other after
Babe Zaharias (the Babe).
The Eisenhower course opened in November 1979, and when built had eight lakes and 108 sand traps.
The Zaharias course opened the following year with 52 sand traps. It is a shorter but narrower course than Eisenhower.
The course was built with a trolley-like funicular to transport golfers and carts up a steep hill at the finish of the 36th hole. The trolley runs to a snack bar that at one time held the rail car that carried the body of
Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and again from ...
at his funeral
(the car was returned to Britain in 2007). The club also housed a golf library which was the only public golf library in the west, and only one of two in the United States.
The
California Open moved to Industry Hills in 1980. The club also hosted the
Olympia Gold Classic
The Olympia Gold Classic was a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour, held in southern California in Los Angeles County from 1978 to 1982. It was played in late winter at the Rancho Park Golf Course in the city of Los Angele ...
in both 1981 and 1982.
The tournament stopped playing at the club after players complained about the length, the hills, and the rough.
The club was purchased by John Semcken and
Ed Roski Jr. of
Majestic Realty Co. in 2000.
After the purchase, they undertook at $25 million renovation.
In 2011, the
Kia Classic
The JTBC Classic Presented by Barbasol, formerly the Kia Classic, is a women's professional golf tournament in Southern California on the LPGA Tour. It debuted in 2010 at the La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, then moved north for a year in ...
was moved to Industry Hills due to renovations taking place at
La Costa Resort and Spa
The Omni La Costa Resort & Spa is a luxury destination resort hotel opened in 1965, located in Carlsbad, California, and is owned by Omni Hotels & Resorts, based out of Dallas, Texas. The resort is located in the San Diego area hills and is known ...
. The tournament used a combination of holes from both the Eisenhower and Zaharias courses, eliminating the long hills on some holes.
Industry Hills has also held the Monday qualifier for the
Genesis Open
The Genesis Invitational is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour in southern California, first played in 1926 as the Los Angeles Open. Other previous names include Genesis Open, Northern Trust Open and Nissan Open. Played annually i ...
.
Movies and television
Industry Hills has been used as a filming location for television and movies due to its close proximity to Hollywood.
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Caddyshack
''Caddyshack'' is a 1980 American sports comedy film directed by Harold Ramis, written by Brian Doyle-Murray, Ramis and Douglas Kenney, and starring Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight, Michael O'Keefe and Bill Murray with supporting ...
'' - Used for fill in shots for the 1980 American comedy film.
* ''
Falling Down
''Falling Down'' is a 1993 American action film directed by Joel Schumacher, written by Ebbe Roe Smith and released by Warner Bros. in the United States on February 26, 1993. The film stars Michael Douglas in the lead role of William Foster, a ...
'' - Michael Douglas is seen walking through a fairway at Industry Hills (Ike 10) when two elderly golfers begin yelling at him. One golfer hits a ball at Douglas who then pulls out a shotgun. The golfer has a heart attack on the golf course and Douglas continues to pass through.
* ''
Scarecrow and Mrs King'' episode
Rumors of My Death' - Funicular railway cars were used for scenes in which the bad guys met to discuss their plans and examine the International Security Passport for sale.
See also
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Industry Hills Aquatic Club
References
External links
Industry Hills Golf Club at Pacific Palms Resort{{Industry, California
Golf clubs and courses in California