Golf tournament
The Los Angeles Open is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour in southern California , first played 98 years ago in 1926.[ 1] Now the Genesis Open , previous names include Northern Trust Open and Nissan Open . Played annually in February at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades , it is often the concluding event of the tour's "West Coast Swing" early in the calendar year, before the tour moves east to Florida .
The tournament has been held at Riviera on a near-continuous basis since 1973 . South Korea-based Hyundai Motor Group , through its Genesis Motors subsidiary, takes over sponsorship in 2017 , after nine seasons from Northern Trust Corporation , based in Chicago , following a 21-year sponsorship by Nissan Motors . Entertainer Glen Campbell was the celebrity host of the Los Angeles Open from 1971 to 1983 .
Tournament sites Listed by most recent
Times hosted
Venue
Location
Years
54
Riviera Country Club
Pacific Palisades
1929–30, 1941, 1945–53, 1973–82, 1984–97, 1999–2017
1
Valencia Country Club
Valencia
1998
17
Rancho Park Golf Course
Los Angeles
1956–67, 1969–72, 1983
1
Brookside Golf Course
Pasadena
1968
1
Inglewood Country Club
Inglewood
1955
1
Fox Hills Country Club
Culver City
1954
4
Wilshire Country Club
Los Angeles
1928, 1931, 1933, 1944
2
Hillcrest Country Club
Los Angeles
1932, 1942
5
Los Angeles Country Club
Los Angeles
1926, 1934–36, 1940
3
Griffith Park
Los Angeles
1937–39
1
El Caballero Country Club
Tarzana
1927
History Prior to World War II , the event led a nomadic existence in southern California, moving from course to course. The inaugural event 98 years ago in 1926 was played at Los Angeles Country Club in Los Angeles ;[ 4] in 1927 the event moved to El Caballero Country Club in Tarzana for the only time.[ 5] In 1928, the event moved again to Wilshire Country Club, also in Los Angeles, and 1929 and 1930 saw the event's first foray to the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades before returning again to Los Angeles for the next decade. From 1931–33, the event alternated between Wilshire CC and Hillcrest Country Club , before returning to Los Angeles CC from 1934–36. From 1937–39, the event was played at Griffith Park before returning to Los Angeles CC in 1940. Babe Zaharias played in the 1938 event, being the first woman to play in a professional golf tournament for men.
In 1941, the event returned to Riviera CC and in 1942 was played again at Hillcrest CC before World War II intervened.
The event started up again in 1944 at Wilshire CC before spending the next nine years (1945–53) at Riviera CC, which also hosted the U.S. Open in June 1948 , won by Ben Hogan in a record score. In 1954, the event was played at Fox Hills Country Club (now in Culver City ) and in 1955 moved to Inglewood Country Club. From 1956–72, the event returned to Los Angeles at Rancho Park Golf Course , with the exception of 1968 , which was at Brookside Golf Course in Pasadena , adjacent to the Rose Bowl .[ 6]
The L.A. Open was traditionally the first event of the season, played in early January; it moved to the latter half of February in 1974 . The year before, it began its current relationship with Riviera CC. The tournament has only twice been played at other courses since: Rancho Park Golf Course in 1983, while Riviera prepared to host the PGA Championship , and Valencia Country Club in 1998 , while Riviera prepared to host the U.S. Senior Open . The event remained at Riviera in 1995, despite Riviera hosting the PGA Championship that year,[ 7] and will also remain in 2017, when the course hosts the U.S. Amateur .
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. Neither Woods nor Jack Nicklaus have won the event; Woods lost in a playoff in 1998 (at Valencia) and was again a runner-up the next year at Riviera, while Nicklaus' best finish was two strokes back in solo second in 1978.
The 2001 event was only the second time that a six-player playoff was needed in PGA Tour history to determine the tournament winner. Robert Allenby won the playoff ahead of Toshi Izawa , Brandel Chamblee , Bob Tway , Jeff Sluman , and Dennis Paulson .[ 8]
In 2005, the tournament was shortened by 36 holes due to rain. Adam Scott defeated Chad Campbell on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff on a Monday. Due to the event's length, this win is counted as unofficial for Scott.
In 2007, Rich Beem made a hole-in-one at the 14th hole on Saturday to win a new red Altima coupe, which he immediately ascended, embraced, and sat atop of in triumph.[ 9] The sequence was later made into a Nissan commercial. (video ) Beem credited Peter Jacobsen for inspiring his reaction; Jacobsen aced the same hole thirteen years earlier in 1994 then hopped into the nearby 300ZX convertible and pretended to drive it.[ 10] [ 11] [ 12] [ 13]
In September 2007, it was originally announced that Bearing Point , a consulting firm based in McLean Virginia , would become the new title sponsor of the tournament. However, on October 15, 2007, Northern Trust became the title sponsor beginning in February 2008.
The five-year agreement, which extended through the 2012 event, was announced October 15, 2007, by PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem and William A. Osborn, Chairman and CEO of Northern Trust Corporation.[ 14] The tournament became known as the Northern Trust Open, and the new partnership marks the beginning of a process of transformation for this high-profile tournament. As part of the initial move to enhance the tournament, the Northern Trust Open increased its purse to $6.2 million in 2008, an increase of $1 million over 2007. Additionally, the tournament pro-am went from four amateurs to three per group. After the initial 5-year agreement, it was extended 4 years to cover Northern Trust's partnership through the 2016 event.
Phil Mickelson won the 2008 tournament and successfully defended the title in 2009 with a 1-stroke victory over Steve Stricker . In 2010, Stricker came back to win the Northern Trust Open and secure his ranking of the number two player in the world. In 2016, Bubba Watson won the tournament for a second time in three years, seeing off Adam Scott and Jason Kokrak to win by one shot with a 15-under-par total.[ 15]
Charlie Sifford Memorial Exemption In 2009, the tournament created an exemption for a player who represents the advancement of diversity in golf. The exemption is called the Charlie Sifford Memorial Exemption, in honor of pioneering black golfer and 1969 tournament winner Charlie Sifford .[ 16] [ 17] While most of the recipients have been of African-American descent, the 2015 exemption went to PGA Tour rookie Carlos Sainz, Jr., of Filipino and Bolivian descent;[ 18] and the 2016 recipient, J. J. Spaun , is also of Filipino descent.[ 19]
2016 course layout
Hole
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Out
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
In
Total
Yards
503
471
434
236
434
199
408
433
458
3,576
315
583
479
459
192
487
166
590
475
3,746
7,322
Par
5
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
35
4
5
4
4
3
4
3
5
4
36
71
Source: [ 2] [ 3]
Winners
Year
Player
Country
Score
To par
Margin of victory
Runner(s)-up
Winner's share ($ )
Purse ($)
Ref
Genesis Open
2017
Dustin Johnson
United States
267
−17
5 strokes
Scott Brown Thomas Pieters
1,260,000
7,000,000
Northern Trust Open
2016
Bubba Watson (2)
United States
269
−15
1 stroke
Jason Kokrak Adam Scott
1,224,000
6,800,000
2015
James Hahn
United States
278
−6
Playoff
Paul Casey Dustin Johnson
1,206,000
6,700,000
2014
Bubba Watson
United States
269
−15
2 strokes
Dustin Johnson
1,206,000
6,700,000
2013
John Merrick
United States
273
−11
Playoff
Charlie Beljan
1,188,000
6,600,000
2012
Bill Haas
United States
277
−7
Playoff
Keegan Bradley Phil Mickelson
1,188,000
6,600,000
2011
Aaron Baddeley
Australia
272
−12
2 strokes
Vijay Singh
1,170,000
6,500,000
2010
Steve Stricker
United States
268
−16
2 strokes
Luke Donald
1,152,000
6,400,000
2009
Phil Mickelson (2)
United States
269
−15
1 stroke
Steve Stricker
1,134,000
6,300,000
2008
Phil Mickelson
United States
272
−12
2 strokes
Jeff Quinney
1,116,000
6,200,000
Nissan Open
2007
Charles Howell III
United States
268
−16
Playoff
Phil Mickelson
936,000
5,200,000
2006
Rory Sabbatini
South Africa
271
−13
1 stroke
Adam Scott
918,000
5,100,000
2005
Adam Scott
Australia
133^
−9
Playoff
Chad Campbell
864,000
4,800,000
2004
Mike Weir (2)
Canada
267
−17
1 stroke
Shigeki Maruyama
864,000
4,800,000
2003
Mike Weir
Canada
275
−9
Playoff
Charles Howell III
810,000
4,500,000
2002
Len Mattiace
United States
269
−15
1 stroke
Brad Faxon Scott McCarron Rory Sabbatini
666,000
3,700,000
2001
Robert Allenby
Australia
276
−8
Playoff
Brandel Chamblee Toshimitsu Izawa Dennis Paulson Jeff Sluman Bob Tway
612,000
3,400,000
2000
Kirk Triplett
United States
272
−12
1 stroke
Jesper Parnevik
558,000
3,100,000
1999
Ernie Els
South Africa
270
−14
2 strokes
Davis Love III Ted Tryba Tiger Woods
504,000
2,800,000
1998
Billy Mayfair
United States
272
−12
Playoff
Tiger Woods
378,000
2,100,000
1997
Nick Faldo
England
272
−12
3 strokes
Craig Stadler
252,000
1,400,000
1996
Craig Stadler
United States
278
−6
1 stroke
Mark Brooks Fred Couples Scott Simpson Mark Wiebe
216,000
1,200,000
1995
Corey Pavin (2)
United States
268
−16
3 strokes
Jay Don Blake Kenny Perry
216,000
1,200,000
Nissan Los Angeles Open
1994
Corey Pavin
United States
271
−13
2 strokes
Fred Couples
180,000
1,000,000
1993
Tom Kite
United States
206*
−7
3 strokes
Dave Barr Fred Couples Donnie Hammond Payne Stewart
180,000
1,000,000
1992
Fred Couples (2)
United States
269
−15
Playoff
Davis Love III
180,000
1,000,000
1991
Ted Schulz
United States
272
−12
1 stroke
Jeff Sluman
180,000
1,000,000
1990
Fred Couples
United States
266
−18
3 strokes
Gil Morgan
180,000
1,000,000
1989
Mark Calcavecchia
United States
272
−12
1 stroke
Sandy Lyle
180,000
1,000,000
Los Angeles Open presented by Nissan
1988
Chip Beck
United States
267
−17
4 strokes
Mac O'Grady Bill Sander
135,000
750,000
1987
Chen Tze-chung
Taiwan
275
−9
Playoff
Ben Crenshaw
108,000
600,000
Los Angeles Open
1986
Doug Tewell
United States
270
−14
7 strokes
Clarence Rose
81,000
450,000
1985
Lanny Wadkins (2)
United States
264
−20
7 strokes
Hal Sutton
72,000
400,000
1984
David Edwards
United States
279
−5
3 strokes
Jack Renner
72,000
400,000
Glen Campbell -Los Angeles Open
1983
Gil Morgan (2)
United States
270
−14
2 strokes
Gibby Gilbert Mark McCumber Lanny Wadkins
54,000
300,000
1982
Tom Watson (2)
United States
271
−13
Playoff
Johnny Miller
54,000
300,000
1981
Johnny Miller
United States
270
−14
2 strokes
Tom Weiskopf
54,000
300,000
1980
Tom Watson
United States
276
−8
1 stroke
Bob Gilder Don January
45,000
250,000
1979
Lanny Wadkins
United States
276
−8
1 stroke
Lon Hinkle
45,000
250,000
1978
Gil Morgan
United States
278
−6
2 strokes
Jack Nicklaus
40,000
225,000
1977
Tom Purtzer
United States
273
−11
1 stroke
Lanny Wadkins
40,000
225,000
1976
Hale Irwin
United States
272
−12
2 strokes
Tom Watson
37,000
185,000
1975
Pat Fitzsimons
United States
275
−9
4 strokes
Tom Kite
30,000
150,000
1974
Dave Stockton
United States
276
−8
2 strokes
John Mahaffey Sam Snead
30,000
150,000
1973
Rod Funseth
United States
276
−8
3 strokes
Don Bies David Graham Dave Hill Tom Weiskopf
27,000
135,000
1972
George Archer
United States
270
−14
Playoff
Tommy Aaron Dave Hill
25,000
125,000
1971
Bob Lunn
United States
274
−10
Playoff
Billy Casper
22,000
110,000
Los Angeles Open
1970
Billy Casper (2)
United States
276
−8
Playoff
Hale Irwin
20,000
100,000
1969
Charlie Sifford
United States
276
−8
Playoff
Harold Henning
20,000
100,000
1968
Billy Casper
United States
274
−10
3 strokes
Arnold Palmer
20,000
100,000
1967
Arnold Palmer (3)
United States
269
−15
5 strokes
Gay Brewer
20,000
100,000
1966
Arnold Palmer (2)
United States
273
−11
3 strokes
Miller Barber Paul Harney
11,000
75,000
1965
Paul Harney (2)
United States
276
−8
3 strokes
Dan Sikes
12,000
75,000
1964
Paul Harney
United States
280
−4
1 stroke
Bobby Nichols
7,500
50,000
1963
Arnold Palmer
United States
274
−10
3 strokes
Al Balding Gary Player
9,000
50,000
1962
Phil Rodgers
United States
268
−16
9 strokes
Bob Goalby Fred Hawkins
7,500
50,000
1961
Bob Goalby
United States
275
−9
3 strokes
Eric Brown Art Wall, Jr.
7,500
50,000
1960
Dow Finsterwald
United States
280
−4
3 strokes
Bill Collins Jay Hebert Dave Ragan
5,500
44,500
1959
Ken Venturi
United States
278
−6
2 strokes
Art Wall, Jr.
5,300
35,000
1958
Frank Stranahan
United States
275
−9
3 strokes
E. J. Harrison
7,000
35,000
1957
Doug Ford
United States
280
−4
1 stroke
Jay Hebert
7,000
37,500
[ 20]
1956
Lloyd Mangrum (4)
United States
272
−12
3 strokes
Jerry Barber
6,000
32,500
[ 21]
1955
Gene Littler
United States
276
−8
2 strokes
Ted Kroll
5,000
25,000
[ 22]
1954
Fred Wampler
United States
281
−3
1 stroke
Jerry Barber Chick Harbert
4,000
20,000
[ 23]
1953
Lloyd Mangrum (3)
United States
280
−4
5 strokes
Jack Burke, Jr.
2,750
20,000
[ 24]
1952
Tommy Bolt
United States
289
+5
Playoff
Jack Burke, Jr.
4,000
17,500
[ 25]
1951
Lloyd Mangrum (2)
United States
280
−4
1 stroke
Henry Ransom
2,600
15,000
[ 26]
1950
Sam Snead (2)
United States
280
−4
Playoff
Ben Hogan
2,600
15,000
[ 27]
1949
Lloyd Mangrum
United States
284
E
3 strokes
E. J. Harrison
2,600
15,000
[ 28]
1948
Ben Hogan (3)
United States
275
−9
4 strokes
Lloyd Mangrum
2,000
10,000
[ 29]
1947
Ben Hogan (2)
United States
280
−4
3 strokes
Toney Penna
2,000
10,000
[ 30]
1946
Byron Nelson
United States
284
E
5 strokes
Ben Hogan
2,667
13,333
[ 31]
1945
Sam Snead
United States
283
−1
1 stroke
Jug McSpaden Byron Nelson
2,666
13,333
[ 32]
1944
Jug McSpaden
United States
278
−6
3 strokes
Johnny Bulla
4,300
12,500
[ 33]
1943
No tournament due to World War II
1942
Ben Hogan
United States
282
−6
Playoff
Jimmy Thomson
3,500
10,000
[ 34] [ 35]
1941
Johnny Bulla
United States
281
−3
2 strokes
Craig Wood
3,500
10,000
[ 36]
1940
Lawson Little
United States
282
+2
1 stroke
Clayton Heafner
1,500
5,000
[ 37]
1939
Jimmy Demaret
United States
274
−10
7 strokes
Jug McSpaden
1,650
5,000
[ 38]
1938
Jimmy Thomson
Scotland
273
−11
4 strokes
Johnny Revolta
2,100
5,000
[ 39]
1937
Harry Cooper (2)
United States
274
−10
5 strokes
Ralph Guldahl Horton Smith
2,500
8,000
[ 40]
1936
Jimmy Hines
United States
280
E
4 strokes
Henry Picard Jimmy Thomson
1,500
5,000
[ 41]
1935
Vic Ghezzi
United States
285
+5
Playoff
Johnny Revolta
1,075
5,000
[ 42] [ 43]
1934
Macdonald Smith (4)
Scotland
280
E
8 strokes
Wille Hunter Bill Mehlhorn
1,450
5,000
[ 44] [ 45]
1933
Craig Wood
United States
282
−2
4 strokes
Leo Diegel Willie Hunter
1,525
5,000
[ 46] [ 47]
1932
Macdonald Smith (3)
Scotland
281
−3
4 strokes
Leo Diegel Olin Dutra Joe Kirkwood, Sr. Dick Metz
2,000
7,500
[ 48] [ 49]
1931
Ed Dudley
United States
285
+1
2 strokes
Al Espinosa Eddie Loos
3,500
10,000
[ 50] [ 51]
1930
Denny Shute
United States
296
+12
4 strokes
Bobby Cruickshank Horton Smith
3,500
10,000
[ 52] [ 53]
1929
Macdonald Smith (2)
Scotland
285
+1
6 strokes
Tommy Armour
3,500
10,000
[ 54] [ 55]
1928
Macdonald Smith
Scotland
284
E
3 strokes
Harry Cooper
3,500
10,000
[ 56] [ 57]
1927
Bobby Cruickshank
Scotland
282
−6
6 strokes
Ed Dudley Charles Guest
3,500
10,000
[ 58] [ 59]
1926
Harry Cooper
United States
279
−9
3 strokes
George Von Elm
3,500
10,000
[ 60] [ 61]
*Rain-shortened to 54 holes
^Rain-shortened to 36 holes; unofficial win
Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.
Main sources[ 62] [ 63] [ 64]
Multiple winners Sixteen men have won this tournament more than once through 2016.
4 wins
3 wins
2 wins
Harry Cooper : 1926, 1937
Sam Snead : 1945, 1950
Paul Harney : 1964, 1965
Billy Casper : 1968, 1970
Tom Watson : 1980, 1982
Gil Morgan : 1978, 1983
Lanny Wadkins : 1979, 1985
Fred Couples : 1990, 1992
Corey Pavin : 1994, 1995
Mike Weir : 2003, 2004
Phil Mickelson : 2008, 2009
Bubba Watson : 2014, 2016
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^ "Dudley's Finish Wins Golf Title L' Angeles Open" . Palm Beach Daily News . Palm Beach, Florida . United Press . January 13, 1931. p. 4. Retrieved February 7, 2010 .
^ "Denny Shute's 296 is best in coast tourney" . Chicago Daily Tribune . Associated Press. January 15, 1928. p. 21.
^ Wagoner, Ronald W. (January 15, 1930). "Denny Shute wins rich Los Angeles Open tourney" . Pittsburgh Press . United Press. p. 12.
^ "Mac Smith's 285 wins $10,000 golf meet" . Chicago Daily Tribune . Associated Press. January 14, 1929. p. 25.
^ "MacDonald Smith Again Wins Los Angeles Open" . The Miami Daily News . Miami, Florida . Associated Press . January 14, 1929. p. 11. Retrieved February 7, 2010 .
^ "Mac Smith's 284 wins golf meet at Los Angeles" . Chicago Daily Tribune . Associated Press. January 9, 1928. p. 27.
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^ Shaffer, George (January 10, 1927). "Cruickshank wins coast golf tourney" . Chicago Daily Tribune . p. 19.
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^ Shaffer, George (January 11, 1926). "Harry Cooper, 21, wins $10,000 L.A. golf Open" . Chicago Daily Tribune . p. 27.
^ "Texas Golfer Wins Tourney". Nevada State Journal . Reno, Nevada . Associated Press . January 11, 1926. p. 2.
^ Northern Trust Open – Past Champions – at www.northerntrustopen.com
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^ Johnson, Sal; Seanor, Dave, eds. (2009). The USA Today Golfers Encyclopedia . New York, New York : Skyhorse Publishing . ISBN 978-1-60239-302-8 . (for 1960-69)
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