Why Riviera Country Club Is So Great | The Fried Egg Golf Podcast

Golf architect Jay Blasi explains about why this week's PGA Tour venue, Riviera Country Club, is such a great golf course. Garrett Morrison and Blasi dive into some of the history of the club, underappreciated holes on the course and a modern architectural approach to Riviera.
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[@texleeger8973]

I can remember my grandfather watching his old black and white. He was not a golfer (He was poor in living in a Depression-lingering northern Maine.) but he loved, just loved watching on Sunday afternoons. And Riviera is one of the courses I do remember, not because I recognized its historical reputation at eleven or twelve years old. Instead, it was the exotic name, Riviera. I love the course still for it evokes the romance of golf in the 1930s. Thank you for this fine discussion.

[@jimiverson3085]

Interesting comments at the end about the Eucalyptus trees. In addition to everything else, they are an incredible fire hazard because they catch quickly and burn very hot. There was a terribly destructive fire in the Oakland hills in 1991 that was made worse because the Eucalyptus trees ignited so quickly and released so much heat.

[@jimiverson3085]

The best? Pebble Beach is chopped liver? Riviera gets better weather, but that really isn't a part of the course.