Dodger Stadium is trading batting practice for backswings again this December, as the Los Angeles Dodgers announced that Upper Deck Golf will return to Chavez Ravine for a three-day takeover from Dec. 4 to Dec. 6. Golfers will hit shots from the stands and upper levels of the ballpark toward custom greens set up on the field, according to the Dodgers, with tee times running from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. each day.
The event marks the third time Upper Deck Golf has taken over the ballpark, following stops in December 2023 and December 2025, according to NBC Los Angeles. Each tee-time slot accommodates two players, and registration for tee times opens Sept. 25. Chris Koenig, executive director of Dodgers 365, said the Dodgers are thrilled to partner with Upper Deck Golf again.
How the Stadium Course Actually Works
The setup transforms the outfield and infield into a 9-hole target course, with greens placed 50 to 140 yards from tee boxes in the upper levels, according to PXG. Landing on the green scores a par, hitting inside the inner pin circle earns a birdie, missing the green counts as a bogey, and there's a hole-in-one opportunity built into the format. A standard 9-hole round takes roughly 90 minutes, per the same account, beginning and ending in the Stadium Club area where players can access food, beverages, live music and extra skill challenges.
Safety rules keep the format grounded: drivers and fairway metals are not permitted inside the stadium, with participants restricted to short irons and wedges. Upper Deck Golf will provide standard golf clubs at each tee box, though participants may also bring their own. PXG serves as the event's official equipment partner, supplying clubs at all hitting stations, the golf brand notes.
What's Included, and What It Costs
Upper Deck Golf participants will have access to music, food and beverages, golf challenges, a clubhouse bar and a festival area throughout the three days. Standard tee-time registration for the company's events has generally started between $79.99 and $84.99 per person with 18 golf balls included, while VIP registration has included 22 balls, entry into putting and chipping challenge contests, and complimentary clubhouse food and drinks, according to KSDK. Upper Deck Golf also maintains Stand Up To Cancer as its official national charity partner, directing a portion of ticket proceeds from its tour stops toward cancer research.
This December's round comes with a new twist: the playing surface itself has a new name. In March, the Dodgers signed a five-year field naming rights deal worth more than $125 million with Uniqlo, officially rebranding the playing surface as Uniqlo Field at Dodger Stadium, according to Forbes. It's the first time the ballpark's field has carried sponsored branding since it opened in Chavez Ravine in April 1962, when it became what is now the largest MLB venue by seating capacity at 56,000 seats, per Wikipedia.
Part of a Bigger Off-Season Playbook
The golf takeover is one piece of a broader strategy inside Dodger Stadium's walls. Non-game programming at the ballpark falls under the Dodgers 365 division, which oversees events and other non-baseball activities, including ballpark tours that alone bring in more than $1 million a year, as Hoodline has previously reported. Hoodline also covered another recent field takeover, when the stadium hosted youth sports activities for PlayerFest.
Upper Deck Golf isn't unique to Los Angeles — the company runs target-golf tours across roughly 20 to 25 sports venues nationally each year, including Wrigley Field, Fenway Park, Citizens Bank Park and Ohio Stadium, according to Golfwire. That national footprint underscores how MLB ballparks increasingly lean on off-season, non-baseball events to keep revenue flowing between seasons, with Dodger Stadium's three-day return in December serving as the latest example.
