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In 1992, the Nissan Los Angeles Open at Riviera CC was the site of Tiger Woods' first PGA Tour event as an amateur player, as a 16-year-old high school sophomore. [14] Neither Woods nor Jack Nicklaus have won the event; Woods lost in a playoff in 1998 (at Valencia) [ 15 ] and was again a runner-up the next year at Riviera, [ 16 ] while Nicklaus ...
The Los Angeles Open was a former tennis tournament held in Los Angeles, United States from 1927 until 2012. It included a women's draw until 1974 when Linda Lewis won the last ladies title. Subsequently, it became a men-only event and integrated into the ATP's professional tennis circuit.
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 event previously known as the Los Angeles Open has been held at the Riviera Country Club, located in the Pacific Palisades, since 1999. The country club is located near the Palisades fire.
It also hosted the Los Angeles Open in 1929, 1930 and from 1945-53, along with the 1948 U.S. Open and the PGA Championship in 1983 and 1995.
Riviera Country Club is the long-time home of the Genesis Invitational - formerly known as the Los Angeles Open - and is also set to host the men's and women's tournaments at the LA Olympics in 2028.
Wilshire was the site of the Los Angeles Open on the PGA Tour four times (1928, 1931, 1933, 1944) and the SBC Senior Classic on the senior tour for six seasons (1995–2000). On the LPGA Tour, it hosted the Office Depot Championship in 2001 and the LA Open, from 2018 to 2022. [6] [8] In 2023, the tournament moves to the Palos Verdes Golf Club. [9]
The Los Angeles Open moved to Rancho Park in 1956 and stayed through 1972 (except for 1968) and hosted a final time in 1983. A bronze plaque is located on the 508-yard par-5 ninth hole (currently the 18th hole) along the course's western boundary.