The Riviera Country Club
The Riviera Country Club: George C. Thomas Jr. (1927), redesigned by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw (1992). Par 71, 7,383 yards. Jacob Bridgeman won the 2026 Genesis Invitational here with 266 (−18).
The Riviera Country Club: George C. Thomas Jr. (1927), redesigned by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw (1992). Par 71, 7,383 yards. Jacob Bridgeman won the 2026 Genesis Invitational here with 266 (−18).
The Riviera Country Club: George C. Thomas Jr. (1927), redesigned by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw (1992). Par 71, 7,383 yards. Jacob Bridgeman won the 2026 Genesis Invitational here with 266 (−18).
Updated October 24, 2026
69 editions on the record, by event, newest first.
| Year | Champion | Score | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Ben Hogan | 276 (−8) | by 2 strokes · USGA |
PGA of America
| Year | Champion | Score | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Steve Elkington | 267 (−17) | won in a playoff |
| 1983 | Hal Sutton | 274 (−10) | by 1 stroke |
| Year | Champion | Score | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nelly Korda | 276 (−8) | by 1 stroke · USGA |
PGA Tour
| Year | Champion | Score | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Genesis Invitational Jacob Bridgeman | 266 (−18) | by 1 stroke |
| 2024 | Hideki Matsuyama | 267 (−17) | by 3 strokes |
| 2023 | Jon Rahm | 267 (−17) | by 2 strokes |
| 2022 | Joaquín Niemann | 265 (−19) | by 2 strokes |
| 2021 | Max Homa | 272 (−12) | won in a playoff |
| 2020 | Adam Scott | 273 (−11) | by 2 strokes |
| 2019 | Genesis Open J. B. Holmes | 270 (−14) | by 1 stroke |
| 2018 | Bubba Watson | 272 (−12) | by 2 strokes |
| 2017 | Dustin Johnson | 267 (−17) | by 5 strokes |
| 2016 | Northern Trust Open Bubba Watson | 269 (−15) | by 1 stroke |
| 2015 | James Hahn | 278 (−6) | won in a playoff |
| 2014 | Bubba Watson | 269 (−15) | by 2 strokes |
| 2013 | John Merrick | 273 (−11) | won in a playoff |
| 2012 | Bill Haas | 277 (−7) | won in a playoff |
| 2011 | Aaron Baddeley | 272 (−12) | by 2 strokes |
| 2010 | Steve Stricker | 268 (−16) | by 2 strokes |
| 2009 | Phil Mickelson | 269 (−15) | by 1 stroke |
| 2008 | Phil Mickelson | 272 (−12) | by 2 strokes |
| 2007 | Nissan Open Charles Howell III | 268 (−16) | won in a playoff |
| 2006 | Rory Sabbatini | 271 (−13) | by 1 stroke |
| 2005 | Adam Scott | 133 (−9) | won in a playoff |
| 2004 | Mike Weir | 267 (−17) | by 1 stroke |
| 2003 | Mike Weir | 275 (−9) | won in a playoff |
| 2002 | Len Mattiace | 269 (−15) | by 1 stroke |
| 2001 | Robert Allenby | 276 (−8) | won in a playoff |
| 2000 | Kirk Triplett | 272 (−12) | by 1 stroke |
| 1999 | Ernie Els | 270 (−14) | by 2 strokes |
| 1997 | Nick Faldo | 272 (−12) | by 3 strokes |
| 1996 | Craig Stadler | 278 (−6) | by 1 stroke |
| 1995 | Corey Pavin | 268 (−16) | by 3 strokes |
| 1994 | Nissan Los Angeles Open Corey Pavin | 271 (−13) | by 2 strokes |
| 1993 | Tom Kite | 206 (−7) | by 3 strokes |
| 1992 | Fred Couples | 269 (−15) | won in a playoff |
| 1991 | Ted Schulz | 272 (−12) | by 1 stroke |
| 1990 | Fred Couples | 266 (−18) | by 3 strokes |
| 1989 | Mark Calcavecchia | 272 (−12) | by 1 stroke |
| 1988 | Los Angeles Open Chip Beck | 267 (−17) | by 4 strokes |
| 1987 | Chen Tze-chung | 275 (−9) | won in a playoff |
| 1986 | Doug Tewell | 270 (−14) | by 7 strokes |
| 1985 | Lanny Wadkins | 264 (−20) | lowest winning score in this event · by 7 strokes |
| 1984 | David Edwards | 279 (−5) | by 3 strokes |
| 1982 | Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open Tom Watson | 271 (−13) | won in a playoff |
| 1981 | Johnny Miller | 270 (−14) | by 2 strokes |
| 1980 | Tom Watson | 276 (−8) | by 1 stroke |
| 1979 | Lanny Wadkins | 276 (−8) | by 1 stroke |
| 1978 | Gil Morgan | 278 (−6) | by 2 strokes |
| 1977 | Tom Purtzer | 273 (−11) | by 1 stroke |
| 1976 | Hale Irwin | 272 (−12) | by 2 strokes |
| 1975 | Pat Fitzsimons | 275 (−9) | by 4 strokes |
| 1974 | Dave Stockton | 276 (−8) | by 2 strokes |
| 1973 | Rod Funseth | 276 (−8) | by 3 strokes |
PGA Tour
| Year | Champion | Score | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Lloyd Mangrum | 280 (−4) | by 5 strokes |
| 1952 | Tommy Bolt | 289 (+5) | won in a playoff |
| 1951 | Lloyd Mangrum | 280 (−4) | by 1 stroke |
| 1950 | Sam Snead | 280 (−4) | won in a playoff |
| 1949 | Lloyd Mangrum | 284 (E) | by 3 strokes |
| 1948 | Ben Hogan | 275 (−9) | lowest winning score in this event · by 4 strokes |
| 1947 | Ben Hogan | 280 (−4) | by 3 strokes |
| 1946 | Byron Nelson | 284 (E) | by 5 strokes |
| 1945 | Sam Snead | 283 (−1) | by 1 stroke |
| 1941 | Johnny Bulla | 281 (−3) | by 2 strokes |
PGA Tour
| Year | Champion | Score | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Denny Shute | 296 (+12) | by 4 strokes |
| 1929 | Macdonald Smith | 285 (+1) | by 6 strokes |
| Year | Champion | Score | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Hale Irwin | 285 (+1) | by 1 stroke · USGA (senior major) |
| Year | Champion | Score | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Doc Redman | 37 holes | USGA |
The Los Angeles Athletic Club commissioned amateur architect George C. Thomas Jr. to design the course, and he did it free of charge. It took more than 18 months to build and opened in 1927.
Ben Hogan won the 1948 Los Angeles Open and the 1948 U.S. Open at Riviera. The club quotes him: "I shall always remember Riviera..."
Source: The Riviera Country Club – homepage · Wikipedia: Genesis Invitational
Riviera is the official site of the golf competition at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
After Ben Hogan won the 1948 Los Angeles Open (back-to-back) and the 1948 U.S. Open there, many began calling Riviera "Hogan's Alley".
Source: Genesis Invitational – History
The par-3 6th has an island bunker set in the centre of its two-tiered green, so a ball on the wrong side can face a putt around the sand.
Source: Genesis Invitational – Hole-by-hole guide: Riviera (2020-09-30)
A tree known as Bogart's tree guards the left side of the 12th green, with a bunker wrapping the front right.
Source: Genesis Invitational – Hole-by-hole guide: Riviera (2020-09-30)
At the 1948 Los Angeles Open at Riviera, Bill Spiller and Ted Rhodes became the first African Americans to play in a non-USGA PGA TOUR event, and both made the cut.
Source: Genesis Invitational – History
Since 2009 the tournament has awarded a Charlie Sifford Memorial Exemption to a golfer of minority background who would not otherwise get in; 2018 recipient Cameron Champ became the first to win on tour.
Source: Genesis Invitational – History
The 18th tee shot is blind, from far below the fairway, and the hole finishes in a natural amphitheatre beneath the clubhouse; the 1st tee sits 75 feet above its fairway in the clubhouse's shadow.
Source: Genesis Invitational – Hole-by-hole guide: Riviera (2020-09-30)
George C. Thomas Jr.
renovations "several times over the years"
Source: GCSAA Tournament Fact Sheet: The Genesis Invitational 2026
bunkers redesigned to look as they did when the course opened
Source: Wikipedia: Riviera Country Club
The PGA Tour and DP World Tour weeks at this course since 2017.
| Year | Event | Winner | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Genesis Invitational 19–22 February 2026 | Jacob Bridgeman | PGA Tour |
| 2024 | Genesis Invitational 15–18 February 2024 | Hideki Matsuyama | PGA Tour |
| 2023 | Genesis Invitational 16–19 February 2023 | Jon Rahm | PGA Tour |
| 2022 | Genesis Invitational 17–20 February 2022 | Joaquín Niemann | PGA Tour |
| 2021 | Genesis Invitational 18–21 February 2021 | Max Homa | PGA Tour |
| 2020 | Genesis Invitational 13–16 February 2020 | Adam Scott | PGA Tour |
| 2019 | Genesis Open 14–17 February 2019 | J. B. Holmes | PGA Tour |
| 2018 | Genesis Open 15–18 February 2018 | Bubba Watson | PGA Tour |
| 2017 | Genesis Open 16–19 February 2017 | Dustin Johnson | PGA Tour |
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