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{{Short description|Private golf and tennis club in California}}
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|designer1     = [[George C. Thomas Jr.]],<br />[[William P. Bell]]<ref [[Bill Coore]] & [[Ben Crenshaw]] (renovation)  name=afteratyr>{{cite news |url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-after-all-these-years-riviera-holds-its-own-2016feb16-story.html |work=San Diego Union Tribune |agency=Associated Press |last=Ferguson |first=Doug |title=After all these years, Riviera holds its own against best |date=February 16, 2016 |access-date=February 21, 2017}}</ref>
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|record1       = 61 (–10) - [[Ted Tryba]]<br />(February 21, 1997)<ref name=tsrmk>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-feb-21-sp-10327-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |title=61!: Tryba sets Riviera mark, but golf's biggest names are bunched behind him |last=Bonk |first=Thomas |date=February 21, 1999 |access-date=February 14, 2017}}</ref><ref name=tlptanop>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=adFOAAAAIBAJ&pg=4662%2C2964035 |work=Sunday Star-News |location=(Wilmington, North Carolina) |agency=Associated Press |title=Tryba leads powerful trio at Nissan Open |date=February 21, 1999 |page=6C }}</ref>
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The '''Riviera Country Club''' is a [[private club]] with a championship [[golf course]] as well [[tennis courts]] in the [[Pacific Palisades, California|Pacific Palisades]] neighborhood of the [[Westside of Los Angeles|Westside of Los Angeles, California]].

The Riviera was designed by [[golf course architect]]s [[George C. Thomas Jr.]] and [[William P. Bell]],<ref name=afteratyr/> it has been the primary host for the [[Los Angeles Open|Genesis Invitational]] (originally the Los Angeles Open), an annual event on the [[PGA Tour]] in February. The [[2023–24 PGA Tour|2023]] edition was the 61st<!-- 61st in 2024--> held at Riviera.

The Riviera has hosted three [[Men's major golf championships|major championships]]: the [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] in [[1948 U.S. Open (golf)|1948]], and the [[PGA Championship]] in [[1983 PGA Championship|1983]] and [[1995 PGA Championship|1995]]. In addition, it was site of the [[U.S. Senior Open]], a [[Senior major golf championships|senior major]], in [[1998 Senior PGA Tour|1998]] and the [[U.S. Amateur]] in August [[2017 in golf|2017]].<ref name=usam17>{{cite web |url=http://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/championships/2017/u-s--amateur.html |publisher=U.S. Golf Association |title=U.S. Amateur |date=August 2017 |access-date=February 14, 2017}}</ref> The club is scheduled to host the 2026 [[U.S. Women's Open]].<ref>{{cite web |title=U.S. Women's Open Presented by ProMedica Future Sites |url=https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/championships/u-s--women-s-open-future-sites.html |website=United States Golf Association}}</ref> The club is also scheduled to host [[golf at the Summer Olympics]] in [[2028 Summer Olympics|2028]].<ref>{{Cite web| title=Governance, legal and venue funding | url=http://la24-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/pdf/LA2024-canditature-part2_english.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010162747/http://la24-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/pdf/LA2024-canditature-part2_english.pdf | archive-date=2016-10-10}}</ref>  It was announced the club would host the 131st U.S. Open in 2031.  It will be the second time the club has hosted a U.S. Open.<ref>{{cite web |title=Riviera Country Club selected to host 2031 U.S. Open |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=21 June 2023 |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2023-06-20/riviera-country-club-selected-to-host-2031-us-open}}</ref>

==History==
When the country club and course opened {{Years or months ago|1926}} in 1926, it was known as the [[Los Angeles Athletic Club]] Golf Course. [[William P. Bell]] helped Thomas in the design and planning of the course. They were in charge of assembling a labor force to build the course from scratch in the Santa Monica Canyon. <!--In 1927 dollars,-->The entire country club and golf course cost [[United States dollar|$]]243,827<!--.63--> to build; at the time, it was one of the most expensive in golf course history.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://golfcoursehistories.com/Riv.html|title=Golf Course Histories: Riviera}}</ref> The course has been modified a few times, most notably in 1992 when [[Ben Crenshaw]] and Bill Coore redesigned the bunkers to look as they did when the course opened.

The country club prospered in the 1930s; it hosted the [[dressage]] [[Equestrian at the 1932 Summer Olympics|equestrian]] and the riding part of the [[Modern pentathlon at the 1932 Summer Olympics|modern pentathlon]] events for the [[1932 Summer Olympics]].<ref>[http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1932/1932s.pdf 1932 Summer Olympics official report.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080410231532/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1932/1932s.pdf |date=2008-04-10 }} pp. 73-4, 572.</ref> The Riviera Equestrian Center was where prominent riders like Egan Merz trained younger people like [[Elizabeth Taylor]] how to ride; Taylor, then a child star, was preparing for her role in the [[1944 in film|1944]] movie ''[[National Velvet (film)|National Velvet]]''.

According to a story told about [[Randy Newman]], in the early [[1950s]], the club did not allow [[Jews]] on the premises.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/randy-newman-bet-no-one-ever-hurt-this-bad-40965/6/ |last=White |first=Timothy |title= Randy Newman: Bet No One Ever Hurt This Bad |magazine=Rolling Stone |date= November 1, 1979 |access-date=February 28, 2023}}</ref>

The [[1952 in film|1952]] movie ''[[Pat and Mike]]'', starring [[Katharine Hepburn]] and [[Babe Zaharias]], was filmed at Riviera, as was ''The Caddy'', starring [[Jerry Lewis]] and [[Dean Martin]], with a cameo appearance by [[Ben Hogan]], and ''[[Follow the Sun (film)|Follow the Sun]]'', about Hogan, starring [[Glenn Ford]] and [[Anne Baxter]]. During the [[Silent film|silent]] era, the [[1927 in film|1927]] movie ''[[Spring Fever (1927 film)|Spring Fever]]'' was filmed at the new club, in which it was called Oakmont Country Club.

Riviera has had many famous members, which included [[Humphrey Bogart]], [[Glen Campbell]], [[Vic Damone]], [[Peter Falk]], [[Jack Ging]], [[Dean Martin]], [[Gregory Peck]], [[Walt Disney]], [[Hal Roach]], [[Douglas Fairbanks]], and [[Mary Pickford]]. The actor [[Conrad Veidt]] died suddenly of a [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]] in 1943 while playing golf at the club.<ref>Conrad Veidt Obituary, Los Angeles Times 1943</ref>

[[Willie Hunter (golfer)|Willie Hunter]], the 1921 [[British Amateur]] champion and six-time PGA Tour winner, served as the head professional from 1936 to 1964. His son, Mac Hunter, was head pro from 1964 to 1973. Willie Hunter helped save the course from severe flooding in 1939, and helped rescue the club from bankruptcy during [[World War II]].

==PGA Tour==
Riviera hosted the Los Angeles Open in 1929 and 1930, then nine consecutive years from 1945 through 1953. It returned {{nowrap|in [[1973 PGA Tour|1973]],<ref name=sfgtrerg>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gxonAAAAIBAJ&pg=6759%2C1025537|work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |last=Grimsley |first=Will |title=Stars 'financing' golf tour |date=January 5, 1973 |page=5B}}</ref>}} where it has remained, with the exception of 1983 and 1998, for a total of 75 times through 2020.<!-- 57 thru 2020 -->

The course is well known for [[Ben Hogan]], and the course has been called "Hogan's Alley"<ref name=sfgtrerg/> (a moniker shared with [[Colonial Country Club (Fort Worth)|Colonial Country Club]] in [[Texas]]). Hogan won the L.A. Open three times (1942, 1947, 1948), finished second once (1946), and won the [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] in [[1948 U.S. Open (golf)|1948]]; all were at Riviera except the 1942 event (at [[Hillcrest Country Club (Los Angeles)|Hillcrest]]). Other notable winners at Riviera include [[Sam Snead]], [[Byron Nelson]], [[Hale Irwin]], [[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]], [[Johnny Miller]], [[Ben Crenshaw]], [[Bubba Watson]], [[Mark Calcavecchia]], [[Fred Couples]], [[Corey Pavin]], [[Craig Stadler]], [[Nick Faldo]], [[Ernie Els]], [[Mike Weir]], and [[Phil Mickelson]]. [[Hal Sutton]] won the [[PGA Championship]] in August [[1983 PGA Championship|1983]], and [[Steve Elkington]] in [[1995 PGA Championship|1995]]. More than 22 years after his win in [[1976 PGA Tour|1976]], Irwin won the [[U.S. Senior Open]] at Riviera in July [[1998 Senior PGA Tour|1998]].

More recent winners at Riviera include [[Rory Sabbatini]] in 2006,<ref name=shoschr>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tdNYAAAAIBAJ&pg=6837%2C4492368 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |title=Sabbatini holds off Scott's charge |date=February 20, 2006 |page=D3}}</ref> and [[Charles Howell III]], who won in 2007 in a sudden-death playoff against [[Phil Mickelson]].<ref name=thrstnh>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=611WAAAAIBAJ&pg=2270%2C4366885 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press  |title=Thirstin' Howell III sips from Nissan cup |date=February 19, 2007 |page=D6}}</ref><ref name=thrslts>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6l1WAAAAIBAJ&pg=6657%2C4360453 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press  |title=PGA Tour at Los Angeles |date=February 19, 2007 |page=D5}}</ref> In 2008, the first as the Northern Trust Open, Mickelson hung on for a two-shot win over [[Jeff Quinney]] to win for the first time at Riviera. This win gave Mickelson at least one win in every West Coast Swing event. Australian Adam Scott ended a near four-year title drought on the US PGA Tour after beginning the final round of the event in a share of the lead and a Sunday 70 gave him an 11-under-par (273) total to win the Genesis Open in 2020 just prior to the Tour shutting down due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Notable exceptions to the list of winners are [[Jack Nicklaus]] and [[Tiger Woods]]. Nicklaus' best finish in the L.A. Open was at age 38 in [[1978 PGA Tour|1978]], two strokes back as solo runner-up after an uncharacteristic stumble, relinquishing the lead late in the final round.<ref name=nllap>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=k65VAAAAIBAJ&pg=5302%2C5511349 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=wire services |title=Nicklaus loses the L.A. Open |date=February 20, 1978 |page=1D}}</ref> Five years later at the [[1983 PGA Championship|PGA Championship]], he was one stroke behind champion Sutton.

As a high school sophomore <!--[[Western High School (Anaheim, California)]]-->from [[Cypress, California|Cypress]] in neighboring [[Orange County, California|Orange County]], Woods played his very first [[PGA Tour]] event, on a sponsor's exemption (as an [[amateur]]) at Riviera in 1992; he shot 72–75 and missed the cut by six strokes.<ref name=lbwtlila>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=z09WAAAAIBAJ&pg=3561%2C6279971 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press  |title=Love birdies way to lead in L.A.; Tiger misses cut |date=February 29, 1992 |page=6B}}</ref> His best finish at L.A. was in [[1998 PGA Tour|1998]], when the Nissan Open was held at the Valencia Country Club (Riviera was being prepared for the U.S. Senior Open). Woods shot 65–66 on the weekend, but lost in a playoff to [[Billy Mayfair]],<ref name=mfrsdow>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Rk5WAAAAIBAJ&pg=2678%2C387957|work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |title=Mayfair rallies, shuts door on Woods |date=March 2, 1998 |page=2B}}</ref> one of only two playoff losses on tour (15–2 through February 2014). Woods finished tied for second in 1999 and had top-10 finishes in 2003 and 2004. The 2005 event had only two rounds due to rain; Woods finished 13th.<ref name=swohso>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mmFWAAAAIBAJ&pg=6029%2C5239640 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |last=Ferguson |first=Doug |title=Scott wins one-hole shootout for title |date=February 22, 2005 |page=1E}}</ref> He played at Riviera in 2006, also rain-plagued, but withdrew after two rounds due to illness,<ref name=smlwwwds>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tNNYAAAAIBAJ&pg=4051%2C4173544 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |title=Sabbatini maintains lead while Woods withdraws |date=February 19, 2006 |page=D2}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.golf.com/golf/tours_news/article/0,28136,1713205,00.html |title=The absence of Tiger Woods hovers over the Northern Trust Open |website=Golf.com |date=February 13, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081009163922/http://www.golf.com/golf/tours_news/article/0,28136,1713205,00.html |archive-date=2008-10-09}}</ref> missed the next eleven editions, then returned in [[2018 PGA Tour|2018]] {{nowrap|at age 42.<ref name=nvrtmed>{{cite news|url=https://www.pgatour.com/news/2018/02/13/tiger-woods-back-at-riviera.html |publisher=PGA Tour |last=McAllister |first=Mike |title=Tiger Woods is back at Riviera, a course he's never tamed |date=February 13, 2018 |access-date=February 18, 2019}}</ref>}}

==Notable events held at Riviera==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year!!Tournament!!Winner!!Winner's<br />share ([[United States dollar|$]])
|-
|[[1948 U.S. Open (golf)|1948]] ||[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ben Hogan]]||align=right|2,000
|-
|[[1983 PGA Championship|1983]] ||[[PGA Championship]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Hal Sutton]]||align=right|100,000
|-
|[[1995 PGA Championship|1995]] ||[[PGA Championship]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Steve Elkington]]||align=right|360,000
|-
| [[1998 Senior PGA Tour|1998]] || [[U.S. Senior Open]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Hale Irwin]]||align=right|267,500
|-
| [[2017 in golf|2017]] || [[U.S. Amateur]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Doc Redman]] ||align=center|–
|-
|''2026''
|[[U.S. Women's Open|''U.S. Women's Open'']]
|
| align="center" |–
|-
| ''[[Golf at the 2028 Summer Olympics|2028]]'' || ''[[Golf at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]'' || ||align=center|–
|}

==General information==
The greens at Riviera are ''[[Poa annua]]'', common for the West, but the fairways and rough are [[Pennisetum clandestinum|Kikuyu]] grass.<ref name=hisrrc>{{cite web |url=http://www.therivieracountryclub.com/club/scripts/library/view_document.asp?DN=FULLHISTORY&GRP=21051&NS=PUBLIC |publisher=Riviera Country Club |title=Club History |access-date=February 21, 2017}}</ref><ref name=loknl>{{cite web |url=http://www.pga.com/news/local-knowledge/riviera-country-club-2014-local-knowledge |publisher=PGA.com |last=Kim |first=John |title=Local Knowledge: 2014 Northern Trust Open at Riviera |date=February 10, 2014 |access-date=February 21, 2017}}</ref><ref name=gmlas >{{cite web |url=http://grounds-mag.com/mag/grounds_maintenance_livingand_succeedingwith_kikuyugrass/ |work=Grounds Maintenance |last=Cockerham |first=Stephen T. |agency=(University of California-Riverside) |title=Living and succeeding with kikuyugrass |access-date=February 21, 2017}}</ref> A tough, dense pasture grass originally from [[East Africa]], it had been used at a nearby [[polo]] field in the 1930s and was also planted on hillsides to prevent erosion. Over the years, it gradually invaded the course and became the dominant species. Kikuyu provides optimal lies on close-mown fairways, but is very challenging in the spongy rough.<ref name=hisrrc/><ref name=loknl/>

Guests at Riviera must play the course with a member. For the [[dress code]], [[denim]] is not allowed; a collared shirt and either Bermuda shorts or slacks are required.

==The course==
The course is a [[Par (score)|par]] 71, at a length of {{convert|7013|yd}} from the back tees (which has been lengthened to {{convert|7322|yd}} for Tour play), {{convert|6531|yd}} from the middle tees, and {{convert|5907|yd}} from the forward tees. The men's [[slope rating]]s are 74.6/135 and 72.2/130 for the back and middle tees, respectively. The ladies' slope rating is 74.3/142 for the forward tees.<ref name=rccslope/>

The course record for competitive play is 61, ten under par, shot by [[Ted Tryba]] in [[1999 PGA Tour|1999]] in the third round of the Nissan Open, and included a bogey on 18.<ref name=tsrmk/><ref name=tlptanop/> Tryba was the runner-up that year to [[Ernie Els]].<ref name=ehotwno>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=a9VYAAAAIBAJ&pg=5485%2C2503841 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |title=Els holds on to win Nissan Open by 2 |date=February 22, 1999 |page=C2}}</ref> The course record for the lowest nine holes is 28 (seven under par on the front nine), shot by [[Andrew Magee]] in the opening round in [[1991 PGA Tour|1991]] (followed by a 38 on the back nine for a 66).<ref name=mgshmm>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-23-sp-1297-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |last=Hudson |first=Maryann |title=Magee says his mind matters |date=February 23, 1991 |access-date=February 14, 2017}}</ref> He finished the tournament four strokes back, tied for eighth.<ref name=swhalopw>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KFNWAAAAIBAJ&pg=7116%2C6105109 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon)|agency=Los Angeles Times |last=Florence |first=Mal |title=Schulz waits out LA Open win|date=February 25, 1991 |page=2B}}</ref>

===Front nine===
[[Image:RivieraCountryClub9th.jpg|thumb|Ninth hole in 2006]]
The first hole, a short par five, is a relatively easy beginning hole. The tee is elevated {{convert|75|ft}} above the [[Golf course#Fairway and rough|fairway]], tempting players to hit driver but out of bounds on the left side and a barranca crossing the fairway make players cautious. Scores range from eagle to double bogey. The second hole is a long par-four that plays uphill and into the wind, and is the number one [[golf handicap|handicap]] hole. The third is medium-length and also plays into a breeze.

The fourth hole is rather long, which Hogan called the "best par three in America," while the <!--par four-->fifth<!-- hole--> plays into the wind and is almost on the side of the hill. The par-three sixth hole is world-famous for the [[Hazard (golf)|bunker]] in the middle of the green. If a player is on the wrong side of the green, they will have to make a tough decision to either putt around or chip over the bunker.

The last three holes of the front are all par-four. The narrow fairway at the seventh is difficult to hit, and the long eighth hole has two fairways separated by a dry ditch. The ninth, long and uphill, is known for its well-placed fairway bunkers.

===Back nine===
The tenth hole is a very short, {{convert|315|yd|adj=on}} par four known as a risk-reward hole. Longer hitters can try to drive the green from the<!-- slightly elevated--> tee, but accuracy is a priority, as several bunkers surround the green. The eleventh is a long par-five where [[eucalyptus]] trees and a barranca come into play. The twelfth is a long par-four, often into the wind, that plays to a narrow green surrounded by the barranca, bunkers, and trees; Bogey's Tree is named after actor [[Humphrey Bogart]].

The thirteenth is a tough driving hole, with the barranca on the left side and eucalyptus along the right. The fourteenth is an easy par-three with Riviera's largest green, but it is multi-tiered, which makes putting difficult. The fifteenth hole is a [[Golf course#Fairway and rough|dogleg]] par-four to the right that features another large green; it's two-tiered, so the ball needs to be on the proper level. This hole plays into the [[Sea breeze|breeze]] of the [[Pacific Ocean]], slightly over a mile (1.6&nbsp;km) away, and is often pivotal in determining a champion.

The sixteenth is the last par-three hole<!-- on the course--> and can yield birdies, however players will need to hit the small green that is surrounded by bunkers. The seventeenth hole, Riviera's longest, heads uphill, downwind, and northeast towards the clubhouse, while the eighteenth is a world-famous finishing hole. Its uphill tee shot is blind and finding the fairway is crucial to reach the green in regulation, which is surrounded by a natural amphitheater with a beautiful view of the [[Country club|clubhouse]].

===Scorecard===
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{{black18 |75.6 / 137|503|463|434|236|434|199|408|433|458|3568|315|564|479|459|176|487|166|590|475|3711|7279}}
{{blue18 |74.6 / 135|503|463|434|236|419|175|408|416|420|3474|315|564|410|438|176|443|166|576|451|3539|7013}}
{{white18 |72.2 /130| 497|445|405|223|408|144|370|375|406|3273|301|513|367|406|159|430|148|512|422|3258|6531}}
{{par18  |5|4|4|3|4|3|4|4|4| 35 |4|5|4|4|3|4|3|5|4| 36 | 71}}
{{handicap18 |17|1|5|7|11|15|9|13|3|16|10|8|6|18|2|14|12|4}}
{{red18 |name=Women's |74.3 / 142|450|393|371|186|386|130|318|350|386|2970|275|484|317|354|142|411|125|498|331|2937|5907}}
{{par18  |5|5|4|3|4|3|4|4|5| 37 |4|5|4|4|3|5|3|5|4| 37 | 74}}
{{handicap18 |5|15|1|7|3|17|9|13|11|12|2|6|4|18|14|16|8|10}}
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:{{small|Source}}<ref name=score/><ref name=yd12>{{cite book |url=http://www.myvirtualpaper.com/doc/Golfweek-Custom-Media/2012northerntrustopen/2012020201/#99 |title=Northern Trust Open Official Program |date=2012 |page=97 |access-date=August 3, 2012}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Riviera Country Club (Pacific Palisades)}}
*{{Official website|http://www.therivieracountryclub.com}}
*[http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r007/ Official PGA Tour website for the Northern Trust Open]
*[http://golfcoursehistories.com/Riv.html Golf Course Histories aerial comparison 1927 v 2013]

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