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. 5: 434 yards, par 4

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Another test that is protected by both trees and out-of-bounds, the fifth hole begins with a semi-blind tee shot and ends with an approach that’s protected by the signature grass mound in front of the green. Even though the distance isn’t too overwhelming, when factoring all the elements, it’s easy to see why No. 5 holds the honor of the fifth most challenging hole.