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The Riviera Country Club

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
-13.6 (14 ed.)

The Riviera Country Club is a par-71, 7,383-yard PGA Tour golf course in Pacific Palisades, California, USA, designed by G.C.Thomas, Jr.\ W.P. Bell. It has hosted 14 PGA Tour events in OTIS's 15-season window; the most recent was won by Jacob Bridgeman (2026).

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).

  1. Approach29%

    graded on mid-iron proximity (125–150 yds) and mid/long-iron proximity (150–175 yds)

  2. Off the tee23%

    graded on total driving (distance + accuracy combined) and distance from the edge of the fairway

  3. Course history20%

    past results at this venue

  4. Around the green16%

    scrambling from rough and sand

  5. 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 1 at The Riviera Country Club
HoleParYardsScoring avgDifficulty
155144.431#18
244734.167#6
344383.903#14
432203.250#1
544184.014#12
632013.181#5
744073.917#13
844334.222#3
944694.097#8
OUT353,57335.182
1043083.875#15
1155874.486#17
1244514.111#7
1344454.056#9
1431813.042#11
1544704.236#2
1631653.056#9
1755774.653#16
1844924.194#4
IN363,67635.709
TOTAL717,24970.891

Hosting history

SeasonTournamentWinnerScorePurse
2026The Genesis InvitationalJacob Bridgeman-18$20,000,000
2024The Genesis InvitationalHideki Matsuyama-17$20,000,000
2022 - 2023The Genesis InvitationalJon Rahm-17$20,000,000
2021 - 2022The Genesis InvitationalJoaquin Niemann-19$12,000,000
2020 - 2021The Genesis InvitationalMax Homa-12$9,300,000
2019 - 2020The Genesis InvitationalAdam Scott-11$9,300,000
2018 - 2019Genesis OpenJ.B. Holmes-14$7,400,000
2017 - 2018Genesis OpenBubba Watson-12$7,200,000
2016 - 2017Genesis OpenDustin Johnson-17$7,000,000
2015 - 2016Northern Trust OpenBubba Watson-15$6,800,000
2014 - 2015Northern Trust OpenJames Hahn-6$6,700,000
2013 - 2014Northern Trust OpenBubba Watson-15$6,700,000
2013Northern Trust OpenJohn Merrick-11$6,600,000
2012Northern Trust OpenBill Haas-7$6,600,000

Does a player fit this course?

Pick a player to see their skill percentiles against what this venue rewards. The dashed shape is the course's relative emphasis (from its archetype) — a read of what pays off here, not a percentile. Add a second player to compare two games head-to-head.

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Player history here

Rounds played, best finish, and scoring at this venue — cited from results, lower scoring is better. “Similar venues” is a player's scoring across every balanced course of this type, the closest honest read on venue fit (Strokes Gained can't be split by venue, so this is scoring, not SG).

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Tournament intelligence

LAST TOURNAMENT HERE

The Genesis Invitational

2026-02-19 · won by Jacob Bridgeman

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