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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]

Tournament sites

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Listed by most recent

Times
hosted		 Venue Location Years
60 Riviera Country Club Pacific
Palisades		 1929–1930, 1941, 1945–1953,
1973–1982, 1984–1997, 1999–2024
1 Valencia Country Club Valencia 1998
17 Rancho Park Golf Course Los Angeles 1956–1967, 1969–1972, 1983
1 Brookside Golf Course Pasadena 1968
1 Inglewood Country Club Inglewood 1955
1 Fox Hills Country Club Culver City 1954
4 Wilshire Country Club Los Angeles 1928, 1931, 1933, 1944
2 Hillcrest Country Club Los Angeles 1932, 1942
5 Los Angeles Country Club Los Angeles 1926, 1934–1936, 1940
3 Griffith Park (Wilson course)^ Los Angeles 1937–1939
1 El Caballero Country Club Tarzana 1927
Not held in 1943
^ one round of the first two was played on the adjacent Harding course

History

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Los Angeles Open is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Riviera CC
Riviera CC
Valencia CC
Valencia CC
Rancho Park GC
Rancho Park GC
Brookside GC
Brookside GC
Inglewood CC
Inglewood CC
Fox Hills CC
Fox Hills CC
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Locations in L.A. metro area since 1945

Prior to World War II, the event led a nomadic existence in southern California, moving from course to course. The inaugural event 98 years ago in 1926 was played at Los Angeles Country Club in Los Angeles;[7] in 1927 the event moved to El Caballero Country Club in Tarzana for the only time.[8] In 1928, the event moved again to Wilshire Country Club in the Hancock Park neighborhood, and 1929 and 1930 saw the event's first foray to the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades before returning again to Los Angeles for the next decade. From 1931 to 1933, the event alternated between Wilshire CC and Hillcrest Country Club, before returning to Los Angeles CC from 1934–1936. From 1937–1939, the event was played at Griffith Park (Wilson course)[9] and again at Los Angeles CC in 1940.[10] Babe Zaharias played in the 1938 event,[11] being the first woman to play in a professional golf tournament for men.

In 1941, the event returned to Riviera CC and in 1942 was played again at Hillcrest CC before World War II intervened.

The event started up again in 1944 at Wilshire CC before spending the next nine years (1945–1953) at Riviera CC, which also hosted the U.S. Open in June 1948, won by Ben Hogan in a record score. In 1954, the event was played at Fox Hills Country Club (now in Culver City) and in 1955 moved to Inglewood Country Club. From 1956–1972, the event returned to Los Angeles at Rancho Park Golf Course, with the exception of 1968, which was at Brookside Golf Course in Pasadena, adjacent to the Rose Bowl.[12] In early January 1962, 21-year-old Jack Nicklaus made his professional debut at the Los Angeles Open – his 289 tied for 50th (last place after the cut) and earned $33.33 in prize money.[13][14]

The L.A. Open was traditionally the first event of the season, played in early January; it was a late January event in 1967 and 1968, and moved to the latter half of February in 1974. The year before, it began its current relationship with Riviera CC. The tournament has only twice been played at other courses since: Rancho Park Golf Course in 1983, while Riviera prepared to host the PGA Championship, and Valencia Country Club in 1998, while Riviera prepared to host the U.S. Senior Open. The event remained at Riviera in 1995, despite Riviera hosting the PGA Championship that year,[15] and also remained in 2017, when the course hosted the U.S. Amateur.

In 1992, the Nissan Los Angeles Open at Riviera CC was the site of Tiger Woods' first PGA Tour event as an amateur player, as a 16-year-old high school sophomore.[16] Neither Woods nor Jack Nicklaus have won the event; Woods lost in a playoff in 1998 (at Valencia)[17] and was again a runner-up the next year at Riviera,[18] while Nicklaus' best finish was two strokes back in solo second in 1978.[19] He had earned his first paycheck as a pro in the event in 1962 at Rancho Park, less than thirty four dollars.[20]

The 2001 event was only the second time that a six-player playoff was needed in PGA Tour history to determine the tournament winner. Robert Allenby won the playoff ahead of Toshi Izawa, Brandel Chamblee, Bob Tway, Jeff Sluman, and Dennis Paulson.[21][22]

In 2005, the tournament was shortened by 36 holes due to rain. Adam Scott defeated Chad Campbell on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff on a Monday. Due to the event's length, this win is counted as unofficial for Scott.[23]

In 2007, Rich Beem made a hole-in-one at the 14th hole on Saturday to win a new red Altima coupe, which he immediately ascended, embraced, and sat atop of in triumph.[24] The sequence was later made into a Nissan commercial. (video) Beem credited Peter Jacobsen for inspiring his reaction; Jacobsen aced the same hole thirteen years earlier in 1994 then hopped into the nearby 300ZX convertible and pretended to drive it.[25][26][27][28]

In September 2007, it was originally announced that Bearing Point, a consulting firm based in McLean, Virginia, would become the new title sponsor of the tournament, but Northern Trust became the title sponsor beginning in February 2008. The five-year agreement, which extended through the 2012 event, was announced October 15, 2007, by PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem and William A. Osborn, Chairman and CEO of Northern Trust Corporation.[29] The tournament became known as the Northern Trust Open, and the new partnership marks the beginning of a process of transformation for this high-profile tournament. As part of the initial move to enhance the tournament, the Northern Trust Open increased its purse to $6.2 million in 2008, an increase of $1 million over 2007. Additionally, the tournament pro-am went from four amateurs to three per group. After the initial 5-year agreement, it was extended 4 years to cover Northern Trust's partnership through the 2016 event.

Phil Mickelson won the 2008 tournament and successfully defended the title in 2009 with a one-stroke victory over Steve Stricker. In 2010, Stricker came back to win the Northern Trust Open and secure his ranking of the number two player in the world. In 2016, Bubba Watson won the tournament for a second time in three years, holding off Adam Scott and Jason Kokrak to win by one shot with a 15-under-par total.[30]

Following the demise of The National tournament after 2018, which was run by the Tiger Woods Foundation, the Genesis Open was converted to an invitational for 2020, with a larger purse and a smaller field.[31]

Invitational status

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The Genesis Invitational is one of only five tournaments given "invitational" status by the PGA Tour, and consequently it has a reduced field of only 69 players in 2024 (as opposed to most full-field open tournaments with a field of 156 players). The other four are the Arnold Palmer Invitational, RBC Heritage, Charles Schwab Challenge, and the Memorial Tournament.

Invitational tournaments have smaller fields (between 69 and 132 players), and have more freedom than full-field open tournaments in determining which players are eligible to participate in their event, as invitational tournaments are not required to fill their fields using the PGA Tour Priority Ranking System. Furthermore, unlike full-field open tournaments, invitational tournaments do not offer open qualifying (aka Monday qualifying). The winner is granted a three-year tour exemption, rather than two.

Field

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The field consists of at least 120 players invited using the following criteria:[32]

  1. Genesis winners from past five years
  2. The Players Championship and major championship winners in the last five years
  3. FedEx Cup winners in the last five years (beginning with the 2019 winner)
  4. World Golf Championships winners in the past three years
  5. Arnold Palmer Invitational and Memorial Tournament winners in the past three years
  6. Tournament winner since last Genesis
  7. Prior year U.S. Amateur winner (may have turned professional)
  8. Current PGA Tour members who were playing members of last named Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup teams
  9. Top 125 from prior year FedEx Cup points list
  10. Top 10 from the current FedEx Cup points list (as of Friday prior)
  11. 12 sponsor exemptions – 2 from Web.com Tour finals, 2 members not otherwise exempt, and 8 unrestricted
  12. If necessary, field filled to 120 from current year FedEx Cup point list (as of Friday prior)

Charlie Sifford Memorial Exemption

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In 2009, the tournament designated one unrestricted exemption for a player who represents the advancement of diversity in golf. The exemption is called the Charlie Sifford Memorial Exemption, in honor of pioneering black golfer and 1969 tournament winner Charlie Sifford.[33][34][35][36] While most of the recipients have been of African-American descent, the 2015 exemption went to PGA Tour rookie Carlos Sainz Jr., of Filipino and Bolivian descent;[37] and the 2016 recipient, J. J. Spaun, is also of Filipino descent.[38]

The 2018 exemption went to Cameron Champ, who nine months later became the first past recipient of this exemption to win on the PGA Tour when he won the Sanderson Farms Championship in the fall portion of the 2019 season. In 2020, Joseph Bramlett became the first two-time recipient of the award.[39]

Year Player Result
2009 Vincent Johnson[35] CUT
2010 Joshua Wooding CUT
2011 Joseph Bramlett[39] CUT
2012 Andy Walker CUT
2013 Jeremiah Wooding T42
2014 Harold Varner III T70
2015 Carlos Sainz Jr.[37] CUT
2016 J. J. Spaun[38] CUT
2017 Kevin Hall[36] CUT
2018 Cameron Champ[40] CUT
2019 Timothy O'Neal[41] CUT
2020 Joseph Bramlett[39] (2) T51
2021 Willie Mack III[42] CUT
2022 Aaron Beverly[43] CUT

Course layout

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Main article: Riviera Country Club
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Yards 503 471 434 236 434 199 408 433 458 3,576 315 583 479 459 192 487 166 590 475 3,746 7,322
Par 5 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 35 4 5 4 4 3 4 3 5 4 36 71

Source:[2][3]

Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Purse
($)		 Winner's
share ($)		 Ref.
Genesis Invitational
2024 Japan Hideki Matsuyama 267 −17 3 strokes United States Luke List
United States Will Zalatoris		 20,000,000 4,000,000
2023 Spain Jon Rahm 267 −17 2 strokes United States Max Homa 20,000,000 3,600,000
2022 Chile Joaquín Niemann 265 −19 2 strokes United States Collin Morikawa
United States Cameron Young		 12,000,000 2,160,000
2021 United States Max Homa 272 −12 Playoff United States Tony Finau 9,300,000 1,674,000
2020 Australia Adam Scott (2) 273 −11 2 strokes United States Scott Brown
South Korea Kang Sung-hoon
United States Matt Kuchar		 9,300,000 1,674,000
Genesis Open
2019 United States J. B. Holmes 270 −14 1 stroke United States Justin Thomas 7,400,000 1,332,000
2018 United States Bubba Watson (3) 272 −12 2 strokes United States Kevin Na
United States Tony Finau		 7,200,000 1,296,000
2017 United States Dustin Johnson 267 −17 5 strokes United States Scott Brown
Belgium Thomas Pieters		 7,000,000 1,260,000
Northern Trust Open
2016 United States Bubba Watson (2) 269 −15 1 stroke United States Jason Kokrak
Australia Adam Scott		 6,800,000 1,224,000
2015 United States James Hahn 278 −6 Playoff England Paul Casey
United States Dustin Johnson		 6,700,000 1,206,000
2014 United States Bubba Watson 269 −15 2 strokes United States Dustin Johnson 6,700,000 1,206,000
2013 United States John Merrick 273 −11 Playoff United States Charlie Beljan 6,600,000 1,188,000
2012 United States Bill Haas 277 −7 Playoff United States Keegan Bradley
United States Phil Mickelson		 6,600,000 1,188,000
2011 Australia Aaron Baddeley 272 −12 2 strokes Fiji Vijay Singh 6,500,000 1,170,000
2010 United States Steve Stricker 268 −16 2 strokes England Luke Donald 6,400,000 1,152,000
2009 United States Phil Mickelson (2) 269 −15 1 stroke United States Steve Stricker 6,300,000 1,134,000
2008 United States Phil Mickelson 272 −12 2 strokes United States Jeff Quinney 6,200,000 1,116,000
Nissan Open
2007 United States Charles Howell III 268 −16 Playoff United States Phil Mickelson 5,200,000 936,000 [24]
2006 South Africa Rory Sabbatini 271 −13 1 stroke Australia Adam Scott 5,100,000 918,000
2005 Australia Adam Scott 133[a] −9 Playoff United States Chad Campbell 4,800,000 864,000 [23]
2004 Canada Mike Weir (2) 267 −17 1 stroke Japan Shigeki Maruyama 4,800,000 864,000
2003 Canada Mike Weir 275 −9 Playoff United States Charles Howell III 4,500,000 810,000
2002 United States Len Mattiace 269 −15 1 stroke United States Brad Faxon
United States Scott McCarron
South Africa Rory Sabbatini		 3,700,000 666,000
2001 Australia Robert Allenby 276 −8 Playoff United States Brandel Chamblee
Japan Toshimitsu Izawa
United States Dennis Paulson
United States Jeff Sluman
United States Bob Tway		 3,400,000 612,000 [21]
2000 United States Kirk Triplett 272 −12 1 stroke Sweden Jesper Parnevik 3,100,000 558,000
1999 South Africa Ernie Els 270 −14 2 strokes United States Davis Love III
United States Ted Tryba
United States Tiger Woods		 2,800,000 504,000 [18]
1998 United States Billy Mayfair 272 −12 Playoff United States Tiger Woods 2,100,000 378,000 [17]
1997 England Nick Faldo 272 −12 3 strokes United States Craig Stadler 1,400,000 252,000
1996 United States Craig Stadler 278 −6 1 stroke United States Mark Brooks
United States Fred Couples
United States Scott Simpson
United States Mark Wiebe		 1,200,000 216,000
1995 United States Corey Pavin (2) 268 −16 3 strokes United States Jay Don Blake
United States Kenny Perry		 1,200,000 216,000
Nissan Los Angeles Open
1994 United States Corey Pavin 271 −13 2 strokes United States Fred Couples 1,000,000 180,000
1993 United States Tom Kite 206[b] −7 3 strokes Canada Dave Barr
United States Fred Couples
United States Donnie Hammond
United States Payne Stewart		 1,000,000 180,000 [44]
1992 United States Fred Couples (2) 269 −15 Playoff United States Davis Love III 1,000,000 180,000 [45]
1991 United States Ted Schulz 272 −12 1 stroke United States Jeff Sluman 1,000,000 180,000
1990 United States Fred Couples 266 −18 3 strokes United States Gil Morgan 1,000,000 180,000 [46]
1989 United States Mark Calcavecchia 272 −12 1 stroke Scotland Sandy Lyle 1,000,000 180,000
Los Angeles Open
1988 United States Chip Beck 267 −17 4 strokes United States Mac O'Grady
United States Bill Sander		 750,000 135,000
1987 Taiwan Chen Tze-chung 275 −9 Playoff United States Ben Crenshaw 600,000 108,000
1986 United States Doug Tewell 270 −14 7 strokes United States Clarence Rose 450,000 81,000
1985 United States Lanny Wadkins (2) 264 −20 7 strokes United States Hal Sutton 400,000 72,000
1984 United States David Edwards 279 −5 3 strokes United States Jack Renner 400,000 72,000
Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open
1983 United States Gil Morgan (2) 270 −14 2 strokes United States Gibby Gilbert
United States Mark McCumber
United States Lanny Wadkins		 300,000 54,000
1982 United States Tom Watson (2) 271 −13 Playoff United States Johnny Miller 300,000 54,000
1981 United States Johnny Miller 270 −14 2 strokes United States Tom Weiskopf 300,000 54,000
1980 United States Tom Watson 276 −8 1 stroke United States Bob Gilder
United States Don January		 250,000 45,000
1979 United States Lanny Wadkins 276 −8 1 stroke United States Lon Hinkle 250,000 45,000
1978 United States Gil Morgan 278 −6 2 strokes United States Jack Nicklaus 225,000 40,000 [19]
1977 United States Tom Purtzer 273 −11 1 stroke United States Lanny Wadkins 225,000 40,000
1976 United States Hale Irwin 272 −12 2 strokes United States Tom Watson 185,000 37,000
1975 United States Pat Fitzsimons 275 −9 4 strokes United States Tom Kite 150,000 30,000
1974 United States Dave Stockton 276 −8 2 strokes United States John Mahaffey
United States Sam Snead		 150,000 30,000
1973 United States Rod Funseth 276 −8 3 strokes United States Don Bies
Australia David Graham
United States Dave Hill
United States Tom Weiskopf		 135,000 27,000 [47][48]
1972 United States George Archer 270 −14 Playoff United States Tommy Aaron
United States Dave Hill		 125,000 25,000
1971 United States Bob Lunn 274 −10 Playoff United States Billy Casper 110,000 22,000
Los Angeles Open
1970 United States Billy Casper (2) 276 −8 Playoff United States Hale Irwin 100,000 20,000 [49]
1969 United States Charlie Sifford 276 −8 Playoff South Africa Harold Henning 100,000 20,000 [33][34]
1968 United States Billy Casper 274 −10 3 strokes United States Arnold Palmer 100,000 20,000 [12]
1967 United States Arnold Palmer (3) 269 −15 5 strokes United States Gay Brewer 100,000 20,000 [50][51]
1966 United States Arnold Palmer (2) 273 −11 3 strokes United States Miller Barber
United States Paul Harney		 70,000 11,000 [52]
1965 United States Paul Harney (2) 276 −8 3 strokes United States Dan Sikes 70,000 12,000 [53]
1964 United States Paul Harney 280 −4 1 stroke United States Bobby Nichols 50,000 7,500 [54]
1963 United States Arnold Palmer 274 −10 3 strokes Canada Al Balding
South Africa Gary Player		 50,000 9,000 [55]
1962 United States Phil Rodgers 268 −16 9 strokes United States Bob Goalby
United States Fred Hawkins		 45,000 7,500 [20]
1961 United States Bob Goalby 275 −9 3 strokes Scotland Eric Brown
United States Art Wall Jr.		 45,000 7,500 [56][57]
1960 United States Dow Finsterwald 280 −4 3 strokes United States Bill Collins
United States Jay Hebert
United States Dave Ragan		 37,500 5,500 [58][59]
1959 United States Ken Venturi 278 −6 2 strokes United States Art Wall Jr. 35,000 5,300 [60]
1958 United States Frank Stranahan 275 −9 3 strokes United States Dutch Harrison 35,000 7,000 [61][62]
1957 United States Doug Ford 280 −4 1 stroke United States Jay Hebert 37,500 7,000 [63]
1956 United States Lloyd Mangrum (4) 272 −12 3 strokes United States Jerry Barber 32,500 6,000 [64]
1955 United States Gene Littler 276 −8 2 strokes United States Ted Kroll 25,000 5,000 [65]
1954 United States Fred Wampler 281 −3 1 stroke United States Jerry Barber
United States Chick Harbert		 20,000 4,000 [66]
1953 United States Lloyd Mangrum (3) 280 −4 5 strokes United States Jack Burke Jr. 20,000 2,750 [67]
1952 United States Tommy Bolt 289 +5 Playoff United States Jack Burke Jr.
United States Dutch Harrison		 17,500 4,000 [68]
1951 United States Lloyd Mangrum (2) 280 −4 1 stroke United States Henry Ransom 15,000 2,600 [69]
1950 United States Sam Snead (2) 280 −4 Playoff United States Ben Hogan 15,000 2,600 [70]
1949 United States Lloyd Mangrum 284 E 3 strokes United States Dutch Harrison 15,000 2,600 [71]
1948 United States Ben Hogan (3) 275 −9 4 strokes United States Lloyd Mangrum 10,000 2,000 [72]
1947 United States Ben Hogan (2) 280 −4 3 strokes United States Toney Penna 10,000 2,000 [73]
1946 United States Byron Nelson 284 E 5 strokes United States Ben Hogan 13,333 2,667 [74]
1945 United States Sam Snead 283 −1 1 stroke United States Jug McSpaden
United States Byron Nelson		 13,333 2,666 [75]
1944 United States Jug McSpaden 278 −6 3 strokes United States Johnny Bulla 12,500 4,300 [76]
1943: No tournament due to World War II
1942 United States Ben Hogan 282 −6 Playoff Scotland Jimmy Thomson 10,000 3,500 [77][78]
1941 United States Johnny Bulla 281 −3 2 strokes United States Craig Wood 10,000 3,500 [79]
1940 United States Lawson Little 282 +2 1 stroke United States Clayton Heafner 5,000 1,500 [10]
1939 United States Jimmy Demaret 274 −10 7 strokes United States Jug McSpaden 5,000 1,650 [9]
1938 Scotland Jimmy Thomson 273 −11 4 strokes United States Johnny Revolta 5,000 2,100 [80][81]
1937 United States Harry Cooper (2) 274 −10 5 strokes United States Ralph Guldahl
United States Horton Smith		 8,000 2,500 [82]
1936 United States Jimmy Hines 280 E 4 strokes United States Henry Picard
Scotland Jimmy Thomson		 5,000 1,500 [83]
1935 United States Vic Ghezzi 285 +5 Playoff United States Johnny Revolta 5,000 1,075 [84][85]
1934 Scotland Macdonald Smith (4) 280 E 8 strokes Scotland Wille Hunter
United States Bill Mehlhorn		 5,000 1,450 [86][87]
1933 United States Craig Wood 282 −2 4 strokes United States Leo Diegel
Scotland Willie Hunter		 5,000 1,525 [88][89]
1932 Scotland Macdonald Smith (3) 281 −3 4 strokes United States Leo Diegel
United States Olin Dutra
Australia Joe Kirkwood Sr.
United States Dick Metz		 7,500 2,000 [90][91]
1931 United States Ed Dudley 285 +1 2 strokes United States Al Espinosa
United States Eddie Loos		 10,000 3,500 [92][93]
1930 United States Denny Shute 296 +12 4 strokes Scotland Bobby Cruickshank
United States Horton Smith		 10,000 3,500 [94][95]
1929 Scotland Macdonald Smith (2) 285 +1 6 strokes United States Tommy Armour 10,000 3,500 [96][97]
1928 Scotland Macdonald Smith 284 E 3 strokes United States Harry Cooper 10,000 3,500 [98][99]
1927 Scotland Bobby Cruickshank 282 −6 6 strokes United States Ed Dudley
United States Charles Guest		 10,000 3,500 [100][101]
1926 United States Harry Cooper 279 −9 3 strokes United States George Von Elm 10,000 3,500 [102][103]

Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.
Sources:[104][105][106]

Notes

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  1. ^ Shortened to 36 holes due to rain. Due to the event's length, this win is not officially recognized as a PGA Tour victory.
  2. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

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  73. ^ "Hogan Worries Over Shoulder". Gettysburg Times. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. January 7, 1947. p. 3. Retrieved February 6, 2010.
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  75. ^ "Sam Snead with 283 Wins Los Angeles Open". The Florence Times. Florence, Alabama. Associated Press. January 9, 1945. p. 5. Retrieved February 7, 2010.
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  84. ^ "Ghezzi Wins Golf Title". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. January 16, 1935. p. 16. Retrieved February 7, 2010.
  85. ^ In 1935, Vic Ghezzi and Johnny Revolta split first and second place money after both finished at 285, Ghezzi won the 18-hole playoff
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  87. ^ "Mac Smith's 280 wins golf title at Los Angeles". Chicago Daily Tribune. Associated Press. January 9, 1934. p. 17.
  88. ^ "Wood wins 3d straight coast tourney". Chicago Daily Tribune. Associated Press. January 10, 1933. p. 19.
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