February 18, 1913 – Torrential Rains do damage to course

Over the next four days, eleven inches of rain falls in the San Gabriels and Rubio Wash sends boulders into homes on their way to finally rest well below Mendocino.  A good chunk of the golf course is washed away with some going as far south as Villa Street – over 2 miles below the course.  Residents down the hill in affected Pasadena try to sue the course for damages but the storm is found to be an “Act of God” and liability was waived.

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