GolfPass Icon
Rating Index Rating
Tooltip Information Icon
3.2
622 Reviews (622)
5 Stars
103
4 Stars
208
3 Stars
175
2 Stars
64
1 Stars
72
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.4
Layout
3.7
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
2.9
Amenities
3.3
67.2%
Recommend this course
447 out of 622 reviews
Read Reviews
Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.2
40 Reviews (40)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
8
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.4
Layout
3.7
Pace
2.8
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
3.7
62.5%
Recommend this course
25 out of 40 reviews
Read Reviews
Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.2
72 Reviews (72)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
28
3 Stars
18
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
14
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.4
Layout
3.8
Pace
2.9
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.0
65.3%
Recommend this course
47 out of 72 reviews
Read Reviews
frame.svg
AI summaries based on real golfer reviews
circle-star.svg
Course Highlights
Exceptionally friendly staff consistently welcome golfers with helpfulness and warmth that stands out among LA-area municipal courses. The thoughtfully designed layout offers an enjoyable round conveniently located near LAX for traveling golfers.

About

Holes 18
Type Municipal
Par 70
Length 6286 yards
Slope 119
Rating 69.9
Book a Tee Time at
Chester Washington Golf Course
Powered by GolfNow.com

Course Details

Year Built 1953
Fairways Kikuku Grass
Greens Poa Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect William P. Bell (1953) William F. Bell (1970)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $15
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities
The Best Way To Book Is With GolfPass+ Annual
golf ball.svg
$120 in monthly tee time promo codes
waivedfees
12 rounds of waived fees
redeemtrophy
GolfPass Member Pricing
teetime protection.svg
Tee Time Protection

Reviews

3.2
622 Reviews (622)

What Golfers Are Saying

This course/club is great for:
Locals 10
Seniors 8
Walkers 8
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 8
Near the Airport 8

Numbers based on reviews tagged with attribute.

Advanced Filters
Overall Rating
Recommended
Handicap
Age
Type of Golfer
Gender
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 152
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 152
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Best Staff

Staff is incredibly friendly and awesome, fairways are good, greens are well kept but this day they freshly sprayed sand on them and didn’t let us know so our balls were bouncing around and hard to read!

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fair muni course, needs TLC

This was a good course for the price, and fairly easy to get a tee time. There were bald/dirt spots in the fairways, un-repaired ball marks on the greens, and lots of fowl feces, i.e. duck poop! The course was wide open...great for beginners. It had some challenging holes, requiring some accuracy off the tee. Otherwise, it was a matter of hitting the ball far enough, especially into the wind (when it was blowing), I would probably play this again, after I exhausted all the other courses in the area, or I needed a quick "golf fix", and I couldn't get a tee time anywhere else.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course

Course was in fairly good condition and pace was good.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Sunday Golf in LA

Tee time was 10:32 am. Actual tee off was 11:00am. Waited on every hole. 1hr to play the first 3 holes. Greens were in great shape and fast. Great to see overused sections of fairways being roped off and reseeded. Bunkers were in decent shape also. 5 hours 10 minutes to play 18 holes, on a Sunday in LA. Bring your patience and have fun.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great day of golf

Course was slow because of cart shortage but as they were available out you went. Staff friendly and courteous even with a wait time about 15 min behind. Course itself in good shape and managed to get all 18 in before darkness set in.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Great History Tainted by Poor Course Conditions

Chester Washington for all its history and connection to the great Charlie Sifford disappointed me. Spent time there with my brothers from out of town and I left wishing I had taken them to another course. Greens were recently punched so they get a pass. The fairways, where they weren’t under repair were not well maintained. The best part of the course was the bunkers. That they had sand was respectable considering a lot of courses do not have sand these days. I just expected better of a historic landmark for the game amongst African Americans. I will play here again to give it one more try. If the conditions aren’t improved, it will be my last time playing the course. Please PLEASE manage course conditions. The whole point of playing golf is to be challenged. The course conditions weren’t challenging. They were cheating. Please work on bringing it back to what o know it can be.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 87
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Nearby Courses
Los Angeles, California
Municipal
4.5532467532
88
Lawndale, California
Public
3.48306887
477
Lawndale, California
Public
4.0723386201
346
Manhattan Beach, California
Public
4.4526270023
401
El Segundo, California
Public/Municipal
4.3450624244
620
Carson, California
Public
2.1742530361
980
Los Angeles, California
Public
3.6254422822
506
Torrance, California
Private
0.0
0
Torrance, California
Public
0.0
0
Compton, California
Public
2.0
1
South Gate, California
Public
0.0
0
Downey, California
Public
3.2283321406
976
Golf Packages

The Lodge At Torrey Pines Stay & Play Package

CLICK BELOW
LA JOLLA, CA | Enjoy up to 5 nights’ accommodations at The Lodge at Torrey Pines and up to 4 rounds of golf at your choice of Torrey Pines – South Course and Torrey Pines – North Course.

The Palm Mountain Resort & Spa Stay & Play Package

CLICK BELOW
PALM SPRINGS, CA | Enjoy up to 5 nights’ accommodations at Palm Mountain Resort & Spa and up to 4 rounds of golf at your choice of Indian Canyons – South Course, Indian Canyons – North Course, The Classic Club, Tahquitz Creek – Resort Course, and Tahquitz Creek – Legend Course.

The Hilton Garden Inn Palm Springs/Rancho Mirage Stay & Play Package

CLICK BELOW
PALM SPRINGS, CA | Enjoy up to 5 nights’ accommodations at the Hilton Garden Inn Palm Springs/Rancho Mirage and up to 4 rounds of golf at your choice of Indian Canyons – South Course, The Classic Club, Tahquitz Creek – Resort Course, and Tahquitz Creek – Legend Course.

The OMNI La Costa Resort & Spa Stay & Play Package

CLICK BELOW
CARLSBAD, CA | Enjoy up to 5 nights’ accommodations at The OMNI La Costa Resort & Spa and up to 4 rounds of golf at your choice of Aviara Golf Course, OMNI La Costa – South Course, and OMNI La Costa – North Course.

Luxor Resort & Casino Stay & Play Package

FROM $137 (USD)
LAS VEGAS, NV | Enjoy up to 3 nights’ accommodations at the Luxor Resort & Casino and up to 3 rounds of golf at your choice of Legacy Golf Course, Las Vegas National Golf Course, and Desert Pines Golf Course.
Now Reading
  • Home

  • Memberships

  • Library

  • Account