Venues don’t come much more recognizable or prestigious than Riviera Country Club.
The Los Angeles club, which has many famous members, has been admired since it opened almost 100 years ago.
It’s not just the big PGA Tour event that Riviera Country Club is known for, though. It also hosted the US Open in 1948, while it has been the venue for the PGA Championship twice, as well as the 1998 US Senior Open and 2017 US Amateur.
Riviera Country Club will host some big events in the coming years
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That proud history of hosting some of the game’s biggest events is set to continue, too, with Riviera Country Club having been confirmed for several more in the coming years, including a couple of firsts.
Here are the details of the big events confirmed for the venue.
Genesis Invitational – Annually
The Genesis Invitational is held at Riviera Country Club annually
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Ever since 1973, the Genesis Invitational (then known as the Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open), has been able to count the Riv as its permanent home.
Only three times since has it been played elsewhere: in 1983, when it hosted the PGA Championship, in 1998, when it was the venue for the US Senior Open, and in 2025, when the Los Angeles wildfires forced a move to Torrey Pines.
The Genesis Invitational returned to Riviera in 2026, and it is expected to remain its home indefinitely.
US Women’s Open – 2026
Riviera Country Club will host the US Women’s Open for the first time in 2026
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It’s not just the Genesis Invitational that Riviera Country Club welcomes in 2026. For the first time in the tournament’s history, the US Women’s Open will also be held at the venue.
It’s the latest iconic venue to host the Major, with other standouts including the 2014 edition at Pinehurst No.2 and the 2023 tournament, which came from Pebble Beach.
So enticing is the prospect of teeing it up at Riviera that the winner of the 2014 tournament, Michelle Wie-West, admitted in 2023…
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