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Some Weddington Golf &
Tennis History
 The
Weddington family has
owned this 17-acre piece
of prime real estate for
over 100 years.
Originally it was a
sheep farm, then in
1955, Hollywood actor,
Joe Kirkwood Jr. and
three other partners
signed a 50-year lease
for the property to
build and operate a nine
hole 3-par golf course
and a 50 stall driving
range. In 1958 two Los
Angeles businessmen
bought the lease and
operated the facility
until the lease ran out
in 2005.
Since then the
Weddington
family has taken
over the
day-to-day
operation of the
facility. In the
early seventies,
the driving
range was
reduced to 24
stalls and the
fifth hole of
the golf course
was shortened to
allow for the
building of 20
Championship
Tennis courts.
In 2006 the City
of Los Angeles
bought an acre
of the property
(removing 4 of
the tennis
courts) for the
site of the new
Studio City Fire
station. Since
its beginnings
this popular
recreational
facility has
been the haunt
of many
Hollywood stars
and celebrities.
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