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What is the length of the Riviera Golf Course?

The 18-hole "Riviera" course at the Riviera Golf Course facility in Lesage, West Virginia features 5,766 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 70. The course rating is 66.9 and it has a slope rating of 108. Designed by J.L. Jefferson, Jr., the Riviera golf course opened in 1957.

Where is the Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles?

/ 34.05; -118.50 The Riviera Country Club is a private club with a championship golf course and tennis courts in the Riviera neighborhood of Pacific Palisades, California, a community in the Westside of Los Angeles .

Who designed the Riviera Los Angeles golf course?

The Riviera was designed by golf course architects George C. Thomas Jr. and William P. Bell, 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 2021 edition was the 58th held at Riviera.

Who has won the PGA Championship at Riviera?

Other notable winners at Riviera include Sam Snead, Byron Nelson, Hale Irwin, 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, and Steve Elkington in 1995.

How much is a round of golf at the Riviera?

Green Fees: $51.60 including mandatory cart before 12:00 p.m. $40.30 including mandatory cart after 12:p.m. $20.00 walking after 3:00 P.M.

How much does it cost to play Riviera Country Club?

Riviera Country Club Membership CostItemPriceMembership RatesInitiation Fees$250,000Annual DuesEstimated Annual Dues$25,000-$40,000

What celebrities live on Riviera 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.

What state is Riviera Country Club in?

CaliforniaRiviera Country Club / State

Who are members of Riviera Country Club?

Famous Riviera MembersTom Brady.Jack Nicholson.Happy Gilmore (a.k.a. Adam Sandler)Mark Wahlberg.Luke Wilson.

What is the most prestigious golf course in the world?

The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews is the oldest and most prestigious golf club in the world. It is based in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, and is regarded as the worldwide "Home of Golf" founded in 1754.

Who owns Riviera golf Course?

tycoon Noboru WatanabeToday Riviera is owned by Japanese real-estate tycoon Noboru Watanabe, who paid $108 million in 1989 to the descendants of L.A. Athletic Club founder Garbutt. It was a small price to pay for one of American golf's true national treasures.

Was OJ Simpson a member of Riviera Country Club?

Simpson was an avid golfer, who at the time of the murders was a member of the Riviera Country Club, playing to a handicap index of 12.4.

What are the white trees at Riviera Country Club?

Another unique feature of Riviera Country Club's 92-year-old course is its abundance of Eucalyptus trees. The mammoth, white-barked trees are prevalent throughout the property, and in addition to looking and smelling great, they play a strategic role on several holes.

Is Riviera a good golf course?

In GOLF's 2019 Anonymous Tour Pro survey, Riviera took top honors when it came to “Favorite Tour Course,” claiming 20 percent of the vote. Muirfield Village (16 percent) was second, and no other course got more than 8 percent. Guys like coming here.

Is Riviera a tough course?

Riviera routinely tortures the world's best players—Jack Nicklaus never won here, and neither has Tiger Woods—and it does so without having any real hazards or out-of-bounds in play. That's part of Riviera's charm and why so many players call it their favorite course on tour.

What is the most exclusive golf club in California?

Cypress Point Golf Club in Pebble Beach, Calif., and the Los Angeles Country Club were selected by Billionaire.com as two of the 10 most exclusive golf courses in the world.

What is the slope rating of the Riviera Golf Course?

The course rating is 66.9 and it has a slope rating of 108. Designed by J.L. Jefferson, Jr., the Riviera golf course opened in 1957.

Who designed the Riviera Golf Course?

Overview

The Riviera Country Club is a private club with a championship golf course and tennis courts in the Los Angeles, California neighborhood of Pacific Palisades, in the Westside of Los Angeles.
The Riviera was designed by golf course architects George C. Thomas Jr. and William P. Bell, it has been the primary host for the Genesis Invitational (original…

History

When the country club and course opened 96 years ago 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. The entire country club and golf course cost $243,827 to build; at the time, it was one of the most expensive in golf history. The course has been modified a few times, most nota…

PGA Tour

Riviera hosted the Los Angeles Open in 1929 and 1930, then nine consecutive years from 1945 through 1953. It returned in 1973, where it has remained, with the exception of 1983 and 1998, for a total of 75 times through 2020.
The course is well known for Ben Hogan, and the course has been called "Hogan's Alley" (a moniker shared with Colonial Country Club in Texas). Hogan won the L.A. Open three times (1942…

General information

The greens at Riviera are Poa annua, common for the West, but the fairways and rough are Kikuyu grass. 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.

The course

The course is a par 71, at a length of 7,013 yards (6,413 m) from the back tees (which has been lengthened to 7,322 yards (6,695 m) for Tour play), 6,531 yards (5,972 m) from the middle tees, and 5,907 yards (5,401 m) from the forward tees. The men's slope ratings 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.

External links

• Official website
• Official PGA Tour website for the Northern Trust Open
• Golf Course Histories aerial comparison 1927 v 2013