Iconic Venues Are Becoming the New Normal for Women’s Golf

The second major championship of the LPGA season will be played this week as women’s golf continues to level up and share more iconic locations with the men’s game.

For the first time, the U.S. Women’s Open is being played at the famed Riviera Country Club—the longtime home of the PGA Tour’s annual stop in Los Angeles.

Today, the PGA Tour event at Riviera, formerly known as the Los Angeles Open, is called the Genesis Invitational and is hosted by Tiger Woods’ TGR Foundation. Riviera has also previously hosted two PGA Championships and the 1948 U.S. Open, among other notable men’s events.

The U.S. Women’s Open’s debut at Riviera is part of a recent run of esteemed courses for women’s golf majors.

In 2023, the U.S. Women’s Open was played at the iconic Pebble Beach Golf Links for the first time. The championship will return to Oakmont Country Club in 2028 and Pinehurst No. 2 in 2029—two “anchor sites” of the USGA.