Los Angeles Open

"Northern Trust Open" redirects here. For the PGA Tour event played in metropolitan New York City, see The Northern Trust.
For the tennis tournament, see Los Angeles Open (tennis). For the LPGA Tour event, see Los Angeles Open (LPGA Tour).
Genesis Invitational
Tournament information
LocationPacific Palisades, California
Established1926[1]
Course(s)Riviera Country Club
Par71
Length7,322 yards (6,695 m)[2][3]
Organized byTiger Woods Foundation
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$20,000,000
Month playedFebruary
Tournament record score
Aggregate264 Lanny Wadkins (1985)
To par−20 as above
Current champion
Japan Hideki Matsuyama
Location map
Riviera CC is located in the United States
Riviera CC
Riviera CC
Location in the United States
Riviera CC is located in California
Riviera CC
Riviera CC
Location in California

The Genesis Invitational is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour in southern California, first played 98 years ago in 1926 as the Los Angeles Open.[1] Other previous names include Genesis Open, 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, took 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 through 1983.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ a b Shaffer, George (January 11, 1926). "Harry Cooper, 21, wins $10,000 L.A. golf open". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 27.
  2. ^ "Northern Trust Open Course". PGA Tour. 2016. Archived from the original on February 17, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  3. ^ "2016 PGA Hole Statistics - Northern Trust Open". ESPN. February 21, 2016. Archived from the original on June 4, 2016. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  4. ^ Strege, John (August 9, 2017). "Glen Campbell, the Rhinestone Cowboy, was an avid golfer who helped restore prestige to the Los Angeles Open". Golf Digest. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  5. ^ "Lunn wins L.A. Open in playoff". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 11, 1971. p. 10.
  6. ^ Glick, Shav (January 17, 1983). "Morgan steals away with LA Open victory". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). p. 3C.