Tiger´s tournament: Riviera´s PGA Tour stop is elevated as an invitational
(WorldNews Sport)

The first Los Angeles Open was played at Riviera Country Club in 1926, but this year, for the first time in the tournament´s illustrious history, the tournament will be played under elevated status as an invitational event. Now called the Genesis Invitational, the tournament´s new status is a result of the PGA Tour wanting host Tiger Woods´ tournament to enjoy the same high-level status as the tournaments associated with fellow PGA Tour legends Arnold Palmer (the Arnold Palmer Invitational) and Jack Nicklaus (The Memorial Tournament). `To have that elevated status and be part of two iconic figures in the game of golf in Jack and Arnold, to have that type of association, it’s incredible...