Leading golfers, Hollywood celebrities gather at Riviera Country Club
The Northern Trust Open is gaining plenty of attention for featuring leading golf players and Hollywood stars at the exciting venue of Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, in California.
The tournament, being staged by the Professional Golf Association Tour, is making the environment even more entertaining. The golf course is renowned for featuring show business stars.
Some of the golf stars such as Phil Mickelson, Fred Couples and Bubba Watson will also be playing this year. They are the leading players in the field, bringing tough competition in the event.
In the past, several show business stars appeared at the amazing site of Riviera, which is near the Hollywood.
Charlie Chaplin, W.C. Fields, Elizabeth Taylor, Clark Gable, Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy and Howard Hughes are the famous Hollywood personalities who walked on the fairways.
Most of the time, when golf professionals were busy performing on the course, it was Humphrey Bogart, who used to watch them while sitting under his favourite tree on the 12th hole.
Bogart loved to watch golf. He spent much of his free time at Riviera. The sycamore tree at the 12th hole is still remembered by his name.
Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Tiger Woods, Ben Hogan and Bob Hope are among the professionals who delivered remarkable performances on this amazing site in the past.
This course was established in 1926 and was designed by George C. Thomas, Jr. The 71-par course has the toughest fairways and greens. This course has one of the highest ratings of 74.6.
The 7,013 yards long Riviera Country Club is also famous for hosting four major tournaments. They were U.S Open in 1948, PGA Championship in 1983, 1995 and the U.S Senior Open in 1998.
Another interesting fact is that most of the golf venues passed through a redesigning process, but Riviera is still the same without any innovation.
This again makes it the favourite choice for the top golf players and show business celebrities.
The Northern Trust Open is scheduled from February 16 to 19, 2012. Most of the world's top-ranked golfers will be teeing off on Thursday.
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