Genesis Invitational - (PGA Tour) 1948 U.S. Open 1983 PGA Championship 1995 PGA Championship 1998 U.S. Senior Open 2017 U.S. Amateur
Greens
Poa annua
Fairways
Kikuyu
Website
therivieracountryclub.com
Designed by
George C. Thomas Jr., William P. Bell[1]
Par
71
Length
7,322 yards (6,695 m)[2]
Course rating
75.6
Slope rating
137[3]
Course record
61 (–10) - Ted Tryba (February 21, 1997)[4][5]
The Riviera Country Club is a private club with a championship golf course and tennis courts in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of the Westside of Los Angeles, California.
The Riviera was designed by golf course architects George C. Thomas Jr. and William P. Bell,[1] it has been the primary host for the Genesis Invitational (originally the Los Angeles Open), an annual event on the PGA Tour in February. The 2023 edition was the 61st held at Riviera.
The Riviera has hosted three major championships: the U.S. Open in 1948, and the PGA Championship in 1983 and 1995. In addition, it was site of the U.S. Senior Open, a senior major, in 1998 and the U.S. Amateur in August 2017.[6] The club is scheduled to host the 2026 U.S. Women's Open.[7] The club is also scheduled to host golf at the Summer Olympics in 2028.[8] 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.[9]
^ abFerguson, Doug (February 16, 2016). "After all these years, Riviera holds its own against best". San Diego Union Tribune. Associated Press. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
^"Scorecard". The Riviera Country Club. Archived from the original on February 10, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
^"Course Rating and Slope Database™ - Riviera Country Club". USGA. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
^Bonk, Thomas (February 21, 1999). "61!: Tryba sets Riviera mark, but golf's biggest names are bunched behind him". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
^"Tryba leads powerful trio at Nissan Open". Sunday Star-News. (Wilmington, North Carolina). Associated Press. February 21, 1999. p. 6C.
^"U.S. Amateur". U.S. Golf Association. August 2017. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
^"U.S. Women's Open Presented by ProMedica Future Sites". United States Golf Association.
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