The Riviera Country Club, located in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles California, is a private golf and tennis club founded in 1926 by the members of the Los Angeles Athletic Club. Their vision was to build the premier golf course and outdoor facility in Southern California away from the traffic and congestion of Los Angeles. The serene escape they imagined became a reality in 1927 when the 18-hole golf course opened to critical acclaim.

The course was developed by the Los Angeles Athletic Club, opening to critical acclaim in 1927. The LAAC commissioned George C. Thomas, an amateur architect who agreed to take on the project free of charge. It became his crowning achievement and today is considered one of the finest natural layouts in all of golf. As Arnold Palmer once wrote of Riviera, "I consider it one of the great tests of golf."

The Riviera Country Club's par 71 championship layout, which currently measures 7,040 yards, has seen perennial remodeling, most significantly by the firm of Coore and Crenshaw in 1993. Riviera has played host to several prestigious golf tournaments including the 1948 US Open, the 1983 and 1995 PGA Championships, the 1998 US Senior Open, and the 2017 US Amateur. The club is scheduled to host the Olympics in 2028.

Along with the club's Pro shop which can provide caddie services, members and their guests can avail themselves of a range of practice facilities at Riviera including a driving range, chipping area, putting green, and practice bunker. The main clubhouse, built in a Spanish revival style in 1928, offers excellent bar and dining amenities and is available for functions and events.

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