The Riviera Country Club
Pacific Palisades, California, USA
- Par
- 71
- Yardage
- 7,383
- Designer
- G.C.Thomas, Jr.\ W.P. Bell
- Opened
- 1926
- Greens
- Poa annua
- Fairways
- Kikuyugrass
- Avg winning score
- -17.8
What this course rewards
Balanced venue — no single skill dominates scoring. Length: 60th percentile of tour venues. Emphasis is derived from this venue's profile — it describes what the course rewards, and complements the course-fit model (terms in the glossary).
- Approach29%
graded on mid-iron proximity (125–150 yds) and mid/long-iron proximity (150–175 yds)
- Off the tee23%
graded on total driving (distance + accuracy combined) and distance from the edge of the fairway
- Course history20%
past results at this venue
- Around the green16%
scrambling from rough and sand
- Putting12%
5–10 ft make rate and lag putting
Hole by hole
Par, yardage, and how the field actually scored — difficulty ranks 1 (hardest) to 18. From the most recent tournament played here. Tap or arrow through the holes; bar height is hole length.
Hole 1Par 5 · 514 yds
- Field average
- 4.431 (-0.569)
- Difficulty
- #18 of 18
- Birdies · Pars · Bogey+
- 40 · 29 · 3
Under par · par · over par, share of the field
| Hole | Par | Yards | Scoring avg | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 514 | 4.431 | #18 |
| 2 | 4 | 473 | 4.167 | #6 |
| 3 | 4 | 438 | 3.903 | #14 |
| 4 | 3 | 220 | 3.250 | #1 |
| 5 | 4 | 418 | 4.014 | #12 |
| 6 | 3 | 201 | 3.181 | #5 |
| 7 | 4 | 407 | 3.917 | #13 |
| 8 | 4 | 433 | 4.222 | #3 |
| 9 | 4 | 469 | 4.097 | #8 |
| OUT | 35 | 3,573 | 35.182 | |
| 10 | 4 | 308 | 3.875 | #15 |
| 11 | 5 | 587 | 4.486 | #17 |
| 12 | 4 | 451 | 4.111 | #7 |
| 13 | 4 | 445 | 4.056 | #9 |
| 14 | 3 | 181 | 3.042 | #11 |
| 15 | 4 | 470 | 4.236 | #2 |
| 16 | 3 | 165 | 3.056 | #9 |
| 17 | 5 | 577 | 4.653 | #16 |
| 18 | 4 | 492 | 4.194 | #4 |
| IN | 36 | 3,676 | 35.709 | |
| TOTAL | 71 | 7,249 | 70.891 |
Hosting history
| Season | Tournament | Winner | Score | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Genesis Invitational | Jacob Bridgeman | -18 | $20,000,000 |
| 2024 | The Genesis Invitational | Hideki Matsuyama | -17 | $20,000,000 |
| 2022 - 2023 | The Genesis Invitational | Jon Rahm | -17 | $20,000,000 |
| 2021 - 2022 | The Genesis Invitational | Joaquin Niemann | -19 | $12,000,000 |
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