The Real Tigers on the Golf Course

Griffith Park, bequeathed by Colonel Griffith in1896, has, among other assets, 53 miles of hiking trails, campgrounds, a zoo, an observatory, and two 18 hole golf courses. They are Harding and Wilson, named after the Presidents. (There is a third course named Roosevelt- only 9 holes!) If you are on the 18^th hole of Wilson, getting ready to approach the green, you can hear the animals in the zoo, because it backs up to the fairway. It is a bizarre feeling to be in the middle of Los Angeles with a golf club in your hands, ready to make a shot, and hear the trumpeting of an elephant.

Berlin, LA’s sister city, has Zoo (train) Station near their zoo; LA has a golf course next to theirs!