Golf course landings are not uncommon with planes that need to make emergency landings in urban areas, due to their open terrain and relative lack of people. One of the most famous instances of that was when actor Harrison Ford made a much rougher landing at Penmar Golf Course, right next to the same Santa Monica Airport.

Golf was interrupted Friday afternoon after a small aircraft landed in a fairway at the Riviera Country Club golf course. As SkyCal flew overhead, first responders could be seen at the Pacific Palisades course, next to the single-engine aircraft that landed around 1 p.m.

Jacksonville Golf and Country Club is undergoing a $30 million renovation project, including a redesigned golf course and new clubhouse. The Omni Amelia Island Resort's Oak Marsh Golf Course will reopen on May 16 after a $7.4 million renovation.