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Riviera Country Club …  Graeme McDowell delighted in producing a round to reflect his determination this year in signing for a two-under par 69 on day one of the Genesis Open at Riviera. ‘G Mac’ birdied three outward nine holes and dropping just the one bogey at 13 in a huge boost after missing the halfway cut last week at Pebble Beach and where he’d won the 2010 U.S. Open. McDowell hit 11 of 14 fairways with a laser-like display with the driver but struggled on the greens in recording ...

Riviera Country Club …. Tiger Woods got his Genesis Open round off the a great start when he birdie his first hole, and holing a putt of nine-foot to go one-under on the course when he made his PGA Tour debut as a 16-year old in 1992. Woods, however, did not count on what transpired on the next hole, the par-4 11th, when he hit he tee shot right and into one of the dozens of towering eucalyptist (gum) trees that line the fairways of Riviera. A large crowd had gathered around the tree that Woods ...

Hollywood sceen legend Mark Wahlberg lives a life the majority of us can only dream of. He’s the star of movies such Boogie Nights, The Perfect Storm, The Planet of the Apes, The Departed, Patriots Day and got to snuggle-up close to Charlize Theron in The Italian Job. He received a star on Hollywaood’s ‘Walk of Fame’ in July, 2010. Though you can be the greatest actor in the world, win multiple Academy Awards but you can also drive into the grounds of the famed Riviera Country Club in a Bentley ...

Pacific Palisades, CA  …  This week’s 2023 Genesis Invitational at the Riviera Country Club located off Sunset Blvd in palatial Pacific Palisades brings back memories of a very first visit to the course in 1995. It was the staging of the annual PGA Championship 28-years ago this year. Steve Elkington defeated Colin Montgomerie in a play-off after coming from six shots behind third round leader, Ernie Els to post a last day 64 while Monty, who had been five off the lead, tied Elkington ...

Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, CA … Padraig Harrington has been plying his trade in the professaional ranks for 23 years. Who knows how many golf balls Harrington has hit in competition over this period let alone how many golf balls he’s hit in practice. And that practice would include for many, many years leaving the comfort of the Dublin home and in the deepest depths of winter to brave the elements and work on his game. But the now 46-year old is mellowing.  He likes being ...

Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades …. Rory McIlroy admits he is ready to deal with a newer version of ‘Tigermania’ despite being taken by surprise in learning he will partner Tiger Woods for the opening two rounds of the Genesis Open in suburban L.A. McIlroy was not at Torrey Pines last month but Woods official return to the Tour was marked by commotion and wild scenes with a great many of the Farmers Insurance Open fans following the American not being born when Woods dominated ...

Riviera Country Club, Santa Monica … Shane Lowry tees-up in this week’s Genesis Open delighted to have quickly found a new ‘user-friendly’ driver after cracking the face of his driver last week at Pebble Beach. Lowry revealed he cracked the face of the driver he’s had in his bag for some two years on the eve of last week’s AT & T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. It could explain, in part, his roller-coaster scores of 67, 73, 68 and 74 but then a check of his stats for last week shows Lowry ...