Riviera Country Club
Pacific Palisades, CA
Riviera Country Club is a private 18-hole, par-71 golf course in Pacific Palisades, California, playing 7,400 yards with a course rating of 75.6 and slope of 137. It is ranked #18 on Golf Digest's America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses (2025-26).
🏛 Designed by George C. Thomas Jr. (1926); William P. Bell (1926); Ted Robinson (renovation)
The Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles opened in 1926, designed by George C. Thomas Jr. and William P. Bell. A private club, it has hosted three major championships including the 1948 U.S. Open, and hosts the PGA Tour's Genesis Invitational.
Accolades
- Ranked #18, America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
- Ranked #4, Best in California (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
- Ranked #26, Top 100 Courses in the World (GOLF Magazine, 2025-26)
- Ranked #14, Top 100 Courses in the U.S. (GOLF Magazine, 2024-25)
- Ranked #16, USA Top 100 (Top 100 Golf Courses, as of Oct 2026)
- Ranked #4, Top Courses in California (Top 100 Golf Courses, as of Oct 2026)
📍 1250 Capri Drive, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
Course layout
Hole lines and layout © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tap a hole line for par and yardage.
Scorecard, hole by hole
- Par 71 over 18 holes: 4 par 3s, 11 par 4s, 3 par 5s
- Longest hole: No. 11, 603 yards, par 5
- Shortest hole: No. 16, 186 yards, par 3
- Hardest hole by handicap: No. 2 (par 4, 491 yards)
- Biggest elevation change: No. 18, about 65 ft uphill from tee to green
- Doglegs: 1 right
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 523 | 17 | 2 bunkers, plays about 45 ft downhill |
| 2 | 4 | 491 | 1 | 4 bunkers |
| 3 | 4 | 454 | 7 | 7 bunkers, plays about 55 ft downhill |
| 4 | 3 | 256 | 9 | 2 bunkers, plays about 15 ft downhill |
| 5 | 4 | 439 | 5 | 1 bunker, plays about 60 ft downhill |
| 6 | 3 | 189 | 15 | 6 bunkers |
| 7 | 4 | 428 | 11 | 7 bunkers, plays about 20 ft uphill |
| 8 | 4 | 436 | 13 | 4 bunkers, plays about 25 ft uphill |
| 9 | 4 | 440 | 3 | 6 bunkers, plays about 45 ft uphill |
| Out | 35 | 3,656 | ||
| 10 | 4 | 335 | 16 | 9 bunkers, plays about 25 ft downhill |
| 11 | 5 | 603 | 10 | 3 bunkers, plays about 35 ft uphill |
| 12 | 4 | 430 | 8 | 1 bunker, plays about 35 ft downhill |
| 13 | 4 | 458 | 6 | 1 bunker, plays about 25 ft downhill |
| 14 | 3 | 202 | 18 | 3 bunkers, plays about 10 ft downhill |
| 15 | 4 | 463 | 2 | dogleg right, 3 bunkers, plays about 40 ft downhill |
| 16 | 3 | 186 | 14 | 4 bunkers, plays about 10 ft downhill |
| 17 | 5 | 596 | 12 | 10 bunkers, plays about 60 ft uphill |
| 18 | 4 | 471 | 4 | 4 bunkers, plays about 65 ft uphill |
| In | 36 | 3,744 | ||
| Total | 71 | 7,400 |
Scorecard from the Black tees (7,400 yards). Doglegs, water and bunkers are read from the OpenStreetMap hole lines and mapped hazards © OpenStreetMap contributors. Elevation: Open-Meteo / Copernicus DEM, approximate.
Tournaments hosted
- U.S. Open: 1948
- PGA Championship: 1983, 1995
- NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship: 2012
- United States Women's Open Championship: 2026
Source: Wikidata Q7338863 (CC0).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brentwood Country ClubLos Angeles | 1.3 | 18 | 71 | 73.4 / 135 | Private |
| Four Wood Golf ClubSanta Monica | 2.5 | Public | |||
| Heroes Golf CourseLos Angeles | 2.6 | 9 | 54 | 52.2 / 77 | Public |
| Penmar Municipal Golf CourseVenice | 3.6 | 9 | 33 | 63.8 / 103 | Municipal |
| Bel-Air Country ClubLos Angeles | 3.8 | 18 | 70 | 74.3 / 138 | Private |
| MountainGate Country ClubLos Angeles | 4.5 | 18 | 72 | 72.4 / 132 | Private |
| Los Angeles Country Club South CourseLos Angeles | 4.9 | 18 | Private | ||
| Los Angeles Country Club North CourseLos Angeles | 4.9 | 18 | 71 | 75.7 / 143 | Private |
| Rancho Park Golf CourseLos Angeles | 5.1 | 18 | 71 | 72.5 / 129 | Public |
| Rancho Park 3 Par CourseLos Angeles | 5.1 | 9 | 27 | Public |
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