

John Bodenhamer, chief championships officer for the USGA, calls LACC's North Course a "cathedral" of the game. Open held in a similarly small footprint at Merion Golf Club gave the USGA the evidence it needed to make such a bold decision. Bell, However, it was Gil Hanse's five-year restoration of the North course, completed in 2010, that convinced the United States Golf Association to return to L.A.

But there's a new major championship venue in town - the Los Angeles Country Club's North Course - that is feeding the buzz surrounding the 2023 U.S. Both were held at Riviera Country Club, the Golden Age classic that welcomes the PGA Tour every February. Open since 1948 or a major, for that matter, since 1995. Open a decade in the making is ready for a triumphant return June 14-18 to America's second-largest city. There's drama, mystery, intrigue and, of course, star power, including both the players in the field and the celebrities hanging out in the crowd.Ī U.S. Open has all the makings of a Hollywood blockbuster.
