Quite a few eyebrows were raised during the Northern Trust Open last weekend at the manner in which a revered old layout withstood the assault of an elite field headed by world number one, Luke Donald. In truth, nobody managed to tear apart Riviera Country Club with its driveable, par-four 10th hole and its quirky, short sixth where a bunker sits stubbornly in the middle of the green.
This is where, on leaving the 18th green, it is necessary to negotiate a grassy incline followed by 5…
By Dermot Gilleece
