# Empire Lakes Golf Course

Rancho Cucamonga, CA · golf-course · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-5f7944cc08` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/golf-courses/ca/rancho-cucamonga-empire-lakes-golf-course/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-5f7944cc08.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-5f7944cc08.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/n-5f7944cc08

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | under construction | none |
| Strategy | redevelop | none |
| New use | housing, office, retail | none |
| Redeveloper | The Lewis Group of Companies | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Zoning change | approved the amendments to the city's General Plan and the project's Specific Plan | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Entitlement year | 2016 | none |
| Planning notes | Approved by Rancho Cucamonga City Council. | none |

## Parties

- The Lewis Group of Companies — developer

## Timeline

- 2015: The Lewis Group of Companies proposed closing the golf course and redeveloping the property into 2650–3450 high-density residential units, as well as retail, commercial, and office space
- 2016: Rancho Cucamonga City Council certified the final Environmental Impact Report and approved the amendments to the city's General Plan and the project's Specific Plan
- 2016: The golf course was closed permanently

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Empire Lakes Golf Course was a public, daily fee golf course designed by Arnold Palmer located in Rancho Cucamonga, California.  The course was home to the Nationwide Tour event, the Mark Christopher Charity Classic.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_Lakes_Golf_Course

## Sources

- Empire Lakes Golf Course — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_Lakes_Golf_Course

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Empire Lakes Golf Course, Rancho Cucamonga, CA." Record n-5f7944cc08, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/golf-courses/ca/rancho-cucamonga-empire-lakes-golf-course/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_ranchocucamongaempirelakesgolfcourse,
  title = {Empire Lakes Golf Course, Rancho Cucamonga, CA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/golf-courses/ca/rancho-cucamonga-empire-lakes-golf-course/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-5f7944cc08, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.