Donald Ross Quirk, Fun, Laughs, Cries, Shifts and Giggles from beginning to end, that has been undergoing rejuventation by the completely capable Ron Forse & Jim Nagle. It's a Bob Marley "P-O-S-S-E-E-T-I-V-E" in the world of restoration poster children.
I truely do love this course and I'll never forget Tom Paul's words to Mike Cirba and myself when we got to the 8th tee, "You guys are going to like this one...." The punchbowl green you see in this image is in fact the 8th.
James is correct, it is named by the Shriners, originally, Lu Lu Temple Country Club. I liked the place so much, I even thought about going out and buying my own Fez. You would to!
Lu Lu is a very special place for me because the first time I ever heard of it was when Geoff Shackelford, Eric Shortz, and myself got together with Ran for the very first time when he came through LA on a layover, while on his way back to Australia where he lived at that time. I guess it would have been around in 1998 at El Cholo-Santa Monica. Oh the great, early years of Golf Club Atlas! (The day Ted Sturges returns is the day I know the website is back where it belongs)
During the conversation, the name Lu Lu Temple came-up and Ran and I were like, What? ? ? ? ? We truly didn't have a clue what Eric and Geoff were waxing poetically about, actually going so far as to say that they liked it better then it's next door neighbor, Manny's. In fact, Ran even made a post about it later on, and I'm almost sure it would have to be in the archives. Mind you this was the very first time I have ever met Ran in person.
Skip to June 2000, when I came to town-on my very first trip to the East Coast. This was the very first time I got to meet Tom Paul and Mike Cirba both in person, and here we are 8 years later, still dreaming and talking golf.
So you see I hold Lu Lu dear to my heart for a lot of reasons. It's a great club with a great course and a cool clubhouse with this really cool outside patio. It's places like Lu Lu that really make you appreciate the Sport and some of the people involved with it.