Loving golf isn’t just about playing the sport, it’s about watching it as well. Lots of golfers get better by watching those better than them play. It’s definitely useful to watch as much golf as possible.
Even if you don’t play golf, it’s always fun to watch. The tense moments, the unpredictable bounce and roll of the ball, it all gets your heart pumping.
Southern California is lucky because along with the variety of great golf courses, there are many great tournaments too.
Farmers Insurance Open
This famous tournament is played at Torrey Pines in down in San Diego. Many of the best golfers in the world have traveled from all over to come play at this tournament. There have been many great moments at this particular course and tournament.
With Tiger’s and Phil Mickelson’s dominance, John Daly’s tense win, and the second career win for Bubba Watson, you never know what you’ll see here at Torrey Pines when the Farmers Insurance Open is being held.
Even when there’s no golf being played, you’ll be able to enjoy this scenery of this course and the amazing food and nightlife in the San Diego area. Take a trip around the coast and take it all in.
Northern Trust Open
The Northern Trust Open, or the Genesis Open, takes place at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California. It has hosted many big names and it’s alway an exciting watch.
Players like Dustin Johnson, Adam Scott, Bubba Watson, and Rory McIlroy have all played here and have had some seriously exciting battles.
The Riviera course isn’t just famous for all of the tournaments it has hosted, but it’s also the course of choice for many famous people such as Humphrey Bogart and Charlie Chaplin. There has to be a reason why this course is so popular with golfers and celebrities, so go and see for yourself!
The Riviera Country Club is scheduled to host the U.S. Amateur in 2017.
U.S. Open
Although it’s not coming up for a while, the Los Angeles Country Club will be hosting the U.S. Open in 2023. So save the date now and start making arrangements, because you don’t want to miss one of the biggest professional golf tournaments in the world.
Smack dab in the middle of West Hollywood, the country club is just right down the freeway from Santa Monica. So when you’re not enjoying the golf, just head down to the beach and catch some sun, dine at top-tier restaurants, and enjoy all the fun activities that you can choose from.
If you can think up a scenario, it’s probably happened at the U.S. Open. There’s no telling what could happen, and it’s one tournament that every golf fan must attend.
CareerBuilder Challenge
It’s always fun to watch the best conquer the most difficult courses. That’s why it’s a great idea to get out to La Quinta to watch. The TPC Stadium Course at PGA West is a relative of the The Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass, and it poses a challenge to even the best golfers in the world.
Some of the greatest shots in the world have taken place here at this course. The 17th hole makes for some of the most interesting shots in the history of golf. It makes the best bring out their best, and that’s always worth watching.
To truly master this course, golfers need to master just about every shot. The course is designed to test even the best golfers.
The CareerBuilder Challenge will be be held here in early 2017, so make sure you don’t miss it!