Riviera Country Club.
Photo Courtesy: USGA/JD CUBAN
Polo Ground residents thought traffic was bad during the Genesis Golf Tournament. The small community will be impacted when golf will be played at the Riviera Country Club in the Pacific Palisades for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. The LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games announced more than a dozen venue assignments for Olympic sports on July 12
Considered one of the top golf courses in the nation, Riviera will host the world’s top women and men golfers.
“We are honored to work alongside LA28 and the world-renowned Riviera Country Club to host the golf competitions during the 2028 Los Angeles Games,” remarked Antony Scanlon, executive director of the International Golf Federation. “The Riviera Country Club will offer a prestigious and continuously challenging backdrop for golf’s most elite players, and we look forward to sharing one of the finest courses with our fans around the world.”
Founded in 1926 by the Los Angeles Athletic Club, The Riviera Country Club is ranked as one of the top-tier golf courses in the world and continuously hosts first-class events such as the 1995 PGA Championship, 1998 U.S. Senior Open, 2017 U.S. Amateur, 2026 U.S. Women’s Open and the 2031 U.S. Open. The club will celebrate its centennial in 2026.
LA 2028 will mark the sixth occasion in which golf has been featured as an Olympic sport and just the fourth time since 1904. The Opening Ceremony will be held on July 14, 2028.
Los Angeles will be home to eight of the 19 events disclosed Friday, followed by Long Beach (seven) and Carson (four).
LA28 Chief Athlete Officer Janet Evans said, “The City of Los Angeles will host more Olympic sports than anywhere else, and Carson and Long Beach, which hosted competitions in previous Games, will host more competitions than ever before. The venues in these cities are world-class, and provide the ideal conditions for athletes and fans, and we look forward to welcoming them in 2028.”
This will be the third time that Los Angeles has hosted the Olympic Games, previously hosting in 1932 and 1984. It will be the first time to host the Paralympic Games. The LA28 Games are independently operated by a privately funded, non-profit organization with revenue from corporate partners, licensing agreements, hospitality and ticketing programs and a significant contribution from the International Olympic Committee.
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On behalf of the Pacific Palisades Historical Society, our town’s official name is Pacific Palisades, NOT “the Pacific Palisades.” We’re trying to eradicate that errant “the,” especially since nobody ever writes “the Beverly Hills,” “the Thousand Oaks” or “the Palos Verdes.”