- 7Documented amenities
- 1926Founded
The Riviera Country Club is a private country club in Pacific Palisades, California, in Los Angeles County.
It has 1 documented golf course, with amenities including clubhouse, dining, tennis and other documented facilities.
The initiation fee runs around $350,000, with recurring dues documented below. Documented membership types include golf, social and junior memberships.
Culture research describes it as golf-first, traditional, formal and competitive.
Location & Directions
Membership & Golf Access Cost
Available information estimates the initiation fee for Full Golf membership at approximately $350,000.
Available information estimates the annual membership dues for Full Golf membership at approximately $32,500. That is approximately $2,708.33 per month before other fees. Other sources report figures as low as $25,000 and as high as $40,000.
Initiation fee
$350,000
Membership dues
$32,500
These published costs may only apply to a specific membership category, access type or year. Fees, dues, passes, green fees, assessments and availability can change, so confirm current terms with the Club before you commit.
Additional Fees & Minimums
These are charges we found on top of membership dues or golf-access pricing shown above. Add them to your budget if they apply to your membership category or how you plan to use the Club.
Food & beverage minimum
$1,200
Guest fee
$350
Charges can change and may not apply to every member. Confirm the current amount, billing period and membership category directly with the Club.
Membership
Here's what's documented about how to join The Riviera Country Club, including the membership types on offer and what applying involves.
Membership options and availability
- Membership types
- Club Social; Tennis; Golf/Tennis; Associate; Junior
- Golf membership
- Yes
- Social membership
- Yes
- Junior membership
- Yes
Joining requirements
- Sponsorship required
- Yes
- Application process
- Membership is by invitation only; two current members sponsor the prospect, followed by questionnaires/interviews, recommendations, and approval.
Amenities & Facilities
Reported amenities at The Riviera Country Club include clubhouse, dining, tennis and other documented facilities.
- Available amenities
Golf
Golf at The Riviera Country Club includes 1 documented course.
Course overview
- Courses
- 1
- Course details
- Riviera Golf Course18 holes | par 71
Course design
- Architects
- George C. Thomas Jr.
- William P. Bell
Club Culture & Public Commentary
This section shows what published articles and reviews say about the social atmosphere at this Club, so you can get a sense of the culture before you apply. It only appears when we found real evidence to back it up.
This documented Culture trait is shared by about 5.4% of 260 researched California Club records.
- Golf-first
- Traditional
- Formal
- Competitive
Culture context
A traditional, golf-first, competitive and formal club culture.
Club History
How long The Riviera Country Club has been around and what's shaped it, based on published sources. A well-documented history can be a sign of stability, but it doesn't tell you about today's management or member experience.
Riviera's opening-day ceremony was held in 1926.
The first tee balls were struck on Riviera's golf course in the summer of 1927.
Riviera hosted the U.S. Open in 1948.
Riviera hosted the PGA Championship in 1995.
Additional statistics
Additional Statistics
Every state and national benchmark we have enough research behind to show for The Riviera Country Club: price, age, golf, access and amenities, compared against other Clubs in California and nationwide. A few of the most decision-relevant ones are already called out next to their facts earlier on this page; this section has the complete picture, using only facts we have enough research behind to compare fairly.
Club age context
Founded in 1926
That represents about 100 years of documented history. The Club predates approximately 78% of 272 other California Club records with a usable founding year and 66% of 3523 compatible records nationwide. The documented median founding years are 1965 in California and 1960 nationwide.
Club culture
Formal
This documented Culture trait is shared by 5.4% of 260 researched California Club records and 3.3% of 3402 researched records nationwide.
Find Clubs with this culture traitBlank or unresearched fields are excluded, the number of Clubs compared varies by fact, and this Club is never counted in its own comparison group. These are benchmarks from our own directory, not market-wide estimates, so treat them as directional rather than exact.
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Sources & Verification
These are the sources behind the facts above. Check them yourself before making a decision, since some information may have changed since it was published.
- www.goprivategolf.com Pricing SourceSupports: Membership & access pricing, Additional fees
- www.pgatour.com Research SourceSupports: Club history
- www.golfdigest.com Research SourceSupports: General research
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- www.therivieracountryclub.com Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.top100golfcourses.com Research SourceSupports: General research
What people discuss
Golf Digest and Top100GolfCourses reviewers overwhelmingly treat Riviera as an elite strategic classic, praising its iconic holes, conditioning, variety and tournament pedigree. A minority of commentary is less enthusiastic about the flatter portions of the property, kikuyu rough or club atmosphere, but the overall course sentiment is exceptionally strong.
This is what people commonly say about this Club in public reviews and articles, not a member survey or a rating from us. Weigh it alongside the facts above, not in place of them.