Monthly Archives: February 2011

It’s a beautiful day at Riviera, with the NTO’s final group on the first tee.

Aaron Baddeley, Fred Couples and Kevin Na are all in contention for the Northern Trust Open title. Baddeley shot a 4-under 67 for a one-shot lead over Couples and Na. Na’s father is battling Leukemia, so a win would be … Continue reading →

Here’s a column on Fred Couples last week about his back problems, love for Riviera and such. More insight on the 51-year-old who led the Northern Trust after the second round by two shots and trails Aaron Baddeley by one … Continue reading →

Jerry West presented a Ronald Reagan Foundation official with a $5,000 check on Saturday at the military outpost here at Riviera. Nice ceremony with a bunch of First Tee kids in attendance as well as Northern Trust CEO Rick Waddell.

Jerry West, executive director of the Northern Trust Open, was happy to see his friend in the lead at the Northern Trust Open. West and Couples attended a Lakers game together recently. Couples had a two-shot lead after the second … Continue reading →

Anthony Kim, who grew up in Studio City, withdrew from the Northern Trust Open this morning after telling a PGA Tour official he was up all night and sick. Jason Gore (Hart High, Pepperdine) finished his second round yesterday with … Continue reading →

Finally! It started raining here at Riviera Country Club just before 2:30 p.m., but we’ve been expecting it most of the day. Good thing for guys like Fred Couples, who are already in. He’s probably getting his back worked on … Continue reading →

Dustin Johnson is the king of drama. He had to sprint up the hill to Riviera first tee, and made it within six seconds of being DQ’d. He had 6 seconds. Johnson was penalized two shots for not being on … Continue reading →

John Senden, who’s in with a first-round 67, said he was warming up in the dark at Riviera this morning. He was on the putting green at 6:15 a.m. but couldn’t really see. Thank goodness there was a man holding … Continue reading →

This is probably Corey Pavin’s last hurrah at Riviera. Pavin, a two-time winner of the Northern Trust Open, is 51 and will spend most of his time at on the Champions Tour. See the ycool thing that happened to him … Continue reading →