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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 Riviera Country Club is a private club with a championship golf course and tennis courts in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of the Westside of Los Angeles, California. 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 1967 PGA Tour was the 52nd season of the PGA Tour, ... Los Angeles Open: California: 100,000: Arnold Palmer ... Winners-only event Apr 16: Azalea Open Invitational:
The first U.S. Open at Oakmont was won by Tommy Armour, who defeated Harry Cooper in an 18-hole Friday playoff. Their 72-hole score was 301 (+13); the par-72 course played to 6,929 yards (6,336 m) in 1927 (the first and ninth holes were both par 5). [4]
Jack Nicklaus, three-time Open Champion in 1966, 1970, and 1978 Seve Ballesteros, three-time Open Champion in 1979, 1984, and 1988 Nick Faldo, three-time Open Champion in 1987, 1990, and 1992 Tiger Woods, three-time Open Champion in 2000, 2005, and 2006. He is one of six champions to win wire-to-wire after 72-holes played with his victory in 2005.
The 1962 PGA Tour was the 47th season of the PGA Tour, ... Los Angeles Open: California: 45,000: Phil Rodgers (1) ... Winners-only event May 6: Waco Turner Open ...
MONY Tournament of Champions: California: 300,000: Tom Watson (15) Winners-only event Apr 22: Tallahassee Open: Florida: 100,000: Chi-Chi Rodríguez (8) Alternate event Apr 29: First NBC New Orleans Open: Louisiana: 250,000: Hubert Green (16) May 6: Houston Open: Texas: 300,000: Wayne Levi (2) May 13: Byron Nelson Golf Classic: Texas: 300,000 ...
As of the 2024 season, 233 golfers have won one of men's professional golf's four major championships – the modern accepted definition of the majors has only existed since the 1960s but wins in these tournaments have been retrospectively recognized by all the major sanctioning organizations.