A Private Golf Club Designed for the After-Hours Golfer

A Living Room That Happens to House Golf

There is a particular kind of glow that fills a well-appointed room at dusk, when the day's urgency has softened but the evening has not yet demanded its costume change. It is in this liminal hour that Stableford, a new private golf and lifestyle club in West Los Angeles, wants to meet its members. Not on a fairway under the high sun, but in a 13,000-square-foot clubhouse along the Brentwood-Santa Monica corridor, where the interiors feel more like a carefully curated living room than a sports facility.

At Global Chic Voyage, we have watched the lines blur between wellness retreats, members' clubs, and athletic sanctuaries over the past few years. Stableford represents a natural evolution of that convergence - a space where golf is the anchor, but hospitality and recovery are given equal billing. The club was conceived by Sanjay Mattela and Drake Walker, who recognized that no new private golf club had opened on the westside of Los Angeles in more than half a century, despite the city's dense population of golfers. Their answer was not another traditional country club, but a design-forward indoor environment that accommodates the rhythms of urban life: morning practice sessions, post-work rounds on simulators, late-night cocktails with friends who may never have held a club.

Eight Simulator Lounges and a Putting Green the Size of a Gallery

The golf itself is housed in eight spacious TrackMan simulator lounges, each one designed to feel less like a tech lab and more like a private den. Stableford also features one of the largest indoor putting greens in California, a sprawling surface that invites the kind of unhurried practice typically reserved for country estates. Lucas Wald, the club's director of golf and a swing coach with a roster of high-profile clients, will offer on-site coaching for members looking to refine their mechanics or simply find a few more yards off the tee.

What distinguishes Stableford from the growing field of indoor golf venues is its insistence on atmosphere. New York-based interiors firm Mazzarini & Co. has dressed the clubhouse in warm palettes, rich leathers, and cozy rugs - materials that signal domesticity rather than athleticism. The general manager, recruited from the Bel-Air Country Club, brings a service ethos borrowed from the city's most established private institutions. The result is a space that feels less like a facility and more like a home where golf happens to be the preferred pastime.

Wellness Suites Built for Recovery, Not Performance

Between rounds, members can retreat to private wellness suites outfitted with cold plunges handmade in the United States, traditional Finnish saunas, and large-format red light therapy panels. Yoga equipment, massage tools, and stretching bands are available, but the emphasis is on recovery rather than performance. This is not a gym masquerading as a golf club; it is a club that understands the golfer as someone who values the rituals of restoration as much as the mechanics of the swing.

The wellness programming reflects a broader shift we have observed in luxury travel and lifestyle design: the move away from high-intensity, results-driven experiences toward slower, more restorative practices. Cold plunges and saunas have become the new steam room and massage table, and Stableford has woven them into the fabric of the club rather than relegating them to a back hallway.

All-Day Hospitality, from Espresso to Evening Cocktails

Food and drink at Stableford are designed to flow seamlessly from morning to night. The day begins at an espresso and smoothie bar stocked with pastries sourced daily from nearby bakeries. An all-day counter offers a seasonally rotating menu built on fresh, locally sourced ingredients - poke bowls, sushi, wraps, sandwiches - dishes that can be eaten between sessions without weighing down the afternoon.

In the evening, the focus shifts to the bar, where the cocktail program has been crafted by one of the principal bartenders from Employees Only, a well-regarded name in the cocktail world. The intention is to create a space where members linger not because they are obligated to, but because the environment invites it. The bar is not an afterthought; it is a destination within the club, designed for golfers who see the nineteenth hole as essential as the first tee.

A Club for the Golfer Who Does Not Live on the Course

Mattela and Walker have spoken openly about their vision for a different kind of golfer: younger, wellness-oriented, design-forward, interested in elevated experiences that do not require formality. This is a club for people who may not have time for a four-hour round on a Saturday morning but who want to practice their short game on a Tuesday evening, followed by a cold plunge and a cocktail. It is built around the full rhythm of a golfer's life, not just the hours spent on the course.

Cultural programming will include member events, golf leagues, game nights, culinary experiences, and destination golf trips to other exclusive clubs. The goal is to create a community that extends beyond the clubhouse, offering access to experiences that feel both local and itinerant - a quality we have seen become increasingly important in the luxury lifestyle space.

Opening Later This Year, With Membership by Invitation

Construction is currently underway, with Stableford expected to open later in 2026. Membership will be intentionally capped at a few hundred and offered by invitation after review by the Stableford team. Prospective members can submit interest through the club's website, and a limited number of founding memberships are being offered, with pricing shared directly with those individuals.

The club's location along the Brentwood-Santa Monica corridor positions it within reach of some of Los Angeles's most affluent neighborhoods, yet it operates on a model that prioritizes intimacy over scale. By capping membership, Stableford aims to preserve the feeling of a private living room rather than a bustling sports complex.

In a city where new private clubs often struggle to define themselves beyond exclusivity, Stableford has chosen a quieter ambition: to be the most enjoyable place in Los Angeles to play golf, have a drink, and spend time with friends on any given night. Not because it is the most opulent or the most traditional, but because it understands that luxury, at its best, is measured in ease rather than excess.