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2008 OFFICIAL TOURNAMENT MAGAZINE
WELCOME FROM THE RIVIERA COUNTRY CLUB
Iam very pleased to welcome you to The Riviera Country Club in beautiful Pacific Palisades for
the first Los Angeles Open presented by our new sponsors, Northern Trust. We at Riviera
hope you will enjoy this year’s tournament, one of the PGA TOUR’s oldest and most distinguished
events.
Proceeds from the Northern Trust Open, which is managed by members and staff of the LAJCC
Charity Foundation, support many community service projects that Junior Chamber members plan
each year. Since 1991, Riviera has also been making sizable contributions to these projects
through the Champions Foundation. This foundation, organized by the LAJCC Charity Foundation,
focuses on projects supporting the quality of life of the inner-city youth of Los Angeles through
many educational programs. We are proud to support programs such as the LAJCC Riordan
Volunteer Leadership Development Program, Urban Youth Golf and the Safe Passage Tennis
Program.
On June 23, 1927, the Riviera Country Club was opened to its members and immediately
received universal acclaim. The Los Angeles Open was first hosted by the club in 1929 and drew
over 10,000 spectators, a national record. In addition to being the home of the current Northern
Trust Open, Riviera has hosted many other notable tournaments, such as the 1948 U.S. Open, the
1998 U.S. Senior Open and the 1983 and 1995 PGA Championships.
I hope you enjoy being a part of the tournament experience at Riviera. On behalf of the
membership of The Riviera Country Club, it is our pleasure to be your host.
Noboru Watanabe
President
The Riviera Country Club