Dream 18: Riviera Country Club

Every golfer has a dream course-or, more likely, dream courses. It’s part of golfing tradition, where you stand at the tee box of your local nine-hole spot or driving range (or maybe from the 19th hole) and pretend you’re limbering up from a …

No. 12: 479 yards, par 4

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Golfers are playing back into the sea breeze on No. 12, which is another challenging par 4. The fairway isn’t as narrow as others, but there is out-of-bounds and deep rough to contend with when teeing off. Then “Bogey’s Tree,” a rather large sycamore to the left of the green awaits your approach shot. It’s nice to look at once you’re on the putting surface, but a tad more daunting when you’re standing in the fairway.