Golf is Hard | No. 10 at Riviera Country Club (all-time edition)

The par-4 10th hole at Riviera Country Club is one of the most famous drivable par-4's on the PGA TOUR due to it's unique green complex and tricky bunkers. Check out some of the best "golf is hard" moments from this dangerous hole.
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This week’s Genesis Invitational at The Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles sees all of the world’s top 10 players in action. The 2021 winner and local favorite, Max Homa, will look to retain the title he won in dramatic fashion after beating Tony Finau in a two-hole playoff. Homa will be hoping to become the first player to win back-to-back titles at The Genesis Invitational since Phil Mickelson in 2009. World No. 1 Jon Rahm will be looking to improve upon his T5 finish last year, in which he shot an impressive 6-under par 66 in his final round, but fell five shots short of the lead. Having not won a professional title since the Masters in November 2020, Dustin Johnson will hope to rediscover some of the form that saw him win at The Riviera Country Club in 2017. FedExCup leader Hideki Matsuyama, Rory McIlroy, Rickie Fowler, Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth are but a few more names to watch among the star-studded field in California.
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[@CrazyAboutVinylRecords]

"The conditions are pretty firm." Of course they are, the greenskeeper just poured some fresh concrete on No. 10 the night before.

[@kytansexton5687]

Yeah they’re lightning fast

[@guntherkriwinski9759]

And then put some green coloring on top!

[@likearollingstone007]

The 10th green is a old bath tub

[@user-yc3qd6vd6u]

@@kytansexton5687 pop.0ooo9o

[@andrewgibb8846]

I wouldn’t doubt he’s up in a tree, eating popcorn and laughing hysterically as the players struggle. Pure evil.

[@corytoews5222]

This editing is stupendous. 1:08 "This is looking like what we saw from Scott Piercy" 1:10: Scott Piercy

[@-Thunder]

There are a lot of near perfect shots that wouldn't stay on the green. Imagine amateurs trying to get through there.

[@be4st856]

The conditions aren’t as difficult when the course isn’t manicured for tournament play

[@soothingmusicpalette7264]

Amateurs cant opt for the foot wedge out of the bunker. Totally legal. 🤫

[@tokyworld]

Greens are incredibly fast when a pga tournament is around the corner. Somehow breaks are harder to read.

[@JeffSSartor]

Think how many clubs would be in the nearest lake lol

[@mealsonwheels4970]

a few buddies of mine who are 2&3 hcp played Rivera a few years back and they said the greens are definitely not as fast as tournament play, but 10 was still ridiculously hard and in both rounds they played the best score they turned in for #10 was a 6, worst was a 9.

[@christophergolfer]

This hole is ridiculous

[@Tom-ok2rh]

I heard a Golf Channel commentator sum this hole up perfectly….he said it was the toughest short par 5 on tour🤣🤣

[@jasonroberts6080]

Toughest driveable par 4 on tour!

[@DanielSong39]

The hole is way more fun when it's set up that way. This year it's a par 3.8 and it's a simple hole, just hit it just short and a little to the left and you have a straightforward 30 yard pitch

[@Tom-ok2rh]

@@DanielSong39 I think the reason they go for it is because the way the green is shaped anything short unless perfectly placed is very difficult to even hit the green. Even back in the trees long they seem to be able to chip it and it is at least uphill from there. Still a fun hole to watch.

[@dannyp3915]

Whoever gets to cut the hole for that back pin location must have a grand old time knowing all the sheer misery that will come

[@mrvlsmrv]

And the PGA thinks 500 yard par 4's makes the course tougher. I love these treacherous short fours. This hole is as much fun as #17 at Sawgrass (Island green par 3).

[@DanielSong39]

@@mrvlsmrv That's another hole that would benefit from a harder green I would like them to add a slope on the right side of the green that sends the ball into the water. That way if you bail out left you have to aim 5-10 feet left of the tucked right side pin or you can putt your ball in the water

[@thehotcorner3337]

The crew probably toasting every day they cut a new hole.

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

I've played it (10 at Riviera). The green is devilish, and razor thin--way more than the TV shows you. I saw Jack Nicklaus hit a pitch from hard pan to a few feet. Not the skill he was known for, but it impressed me more than anything else I saw him do. Pros are just leagues better than we are throughout the bag.

[@geoffwaldman]

All sides of the green seems to slope towards the bunkers and no fringe to stop it, seems silly. Once you're in the bunker, bogey is a good score.

[@DanielSong39]

That's the point. Don't hit it in the bunker This is a 300 yard par 4 and almost always plays under par. Punishing the occasional stray shot is more than fair

[@ixPeekABooBix]

Honestly I like it. Considering the pros are driving longer distances and averaging lower scores than ever before, a hole like this only a couple times a year is always fun to have. All about finesse and shows which pros have the strongest mental game; also it's funny!

[@donchonealyotheoneal5456]

I'm sorry that is a sadistic excuse for having such a ridiculously built green like the one guy said the Greenskeeper just poured another layer of concrete and they also made everything slope towards the sand traps from the hole either you chip it in or you chip it across to the other Sand trap that is the most ridiculous hole I've ever seen on the PGA tour or on any Golf Course for that matter at least in the United States that really takes any skill out of the game and it makes it all luck you might as well be playing with a pool cue on that hole

[@stormeagle]

True

[@ts4gv]

nah. a hole like this is bad game design. Variance to this degree is a bad thing

[@LuxuryBeatsMusic]

@@donchonealyotheoneal5456 looks like if Vegas Casino's started making Golf Courses lol

[@KW-lj6sr]

Honestly, just watching this has me frustrated! I wouldn’t know how to tackle this hole, most likely lay up with about 10-15 yards to play, and pull out the putter 😅

[@YourDadsBoyfriend]

Then a happy Gilmore 4 putt... Just tap it in.. 🤣

[@phmc123]

I noticed a few finally figured it out. Dont play out of the bunkers towards the pin. Play up the green instead and putt back. You would have to say that this hole is not a test of skill, its a test of luck. Needs to be redesigned.

[@ryzikx]

or a test of problem solving

[@TheWayofGrace89]

The best short par 4 anywhere.

[@ericknopik2852]

The shape of those bunkers in the front and back of the green seem to push the balls to the back of the bunker when they roll into them, which makes a recovery shot extremely difficult. This hole is genius.

[@CersFan21]

*Hideki hits shot* Crowd: “Nice… nice… oh, oh. Maybe not. Maybe not…”

[@mrvlsmrv]

I heard that too. Lol

[@Couldnt_let_J.Marston_die]

Videos like this make me feel better about the way I play. Please keep making them.

[@weekendwarriorprospecting817]

That green is ridiculous 🤯

[@fentontaylor9021]

I worked that hole this year and it can be brutal. You have to land your tee shot in the perfect spot to have a chance. I saw at least 15 players leave it in that front bunker by trying to barely get it over the top edge. We did see a few eagles with guys chipping it in from the perfect spot including Colin Morikawa on Sunday. Several players had to chip their second shots after driving the front left edge of the green because you couldnt putt it far enough right to get close to the hole.

[@simes007us]

anyone else think this green is borderline unplayable? What is it a 52 on the meter?

[@ballsbeersbogeys5293]

They make you play it left, anything right of the hole is dead. Anything left you have that whole kidney shaped Green to work with

[@Real28]

@@ballsbeersbogeys5293 lots of perfect shots from both sides that ended up...in the other side.

[@kolby4078]

I'm sure that they set the green speeds low on a normal day

[@ballsbeersbogeys5293]

@@Real28 True, but you're better off on the left. Way better off

[@codyherman2977]

It gets birdied over 100 each pga event. What you’re seeing in this video is mostly the result poor tee shot placement.

[@JGunit]

This makes me mad, madly serene

[@ajrestivo]

It's amazing to me that it's still actually grass.

[@connielynnchadwick5582]

When your best recovery shot is one that leaves you a 100 putt, you know the pin location is a joke.

[@georgesealy4706]

I agree. At least the green should be cut a bit higher that day. Why make a joke out of the game?

[@DanielSong39]

If you hit a bad shot you should be punished. That's the point

[@connielynnchadwick5582]

@@DanielSong39 "punished"...not disqualified.

[@DanielSong39]

@@connielynnchadwick5582 Actually the occasional DQ is fun too, water has the same effect You get bigger swings on the leaderboard that way There are lots of birdies on 10 too.

[@aorchotika]

Legend has it he's still going bunker to bunker

[@robbie8142]

This is a good time to employ a local golfer on the bag. A REALLY good time. 🇭🇲🤗🤗🤗

[@ipotato95]

My favorite series

[@mersedmuratovic3819]

This is the most entertaining golf hole I have ever seen.

[@houndofzeus]

It’s fine to have a setup that punishes bad shots, but when guys are hitting perfectly decent shots and they run an extra ten feet into a bunker, it’s just silly.

[@ridonkulable]

The 10th was easiest par 4 at Riviera in each of the last three years. It was also inside the easiest 15 percent of 540 pars 4s played last season. A good hole that should (and does) reward good play and should (and does) punish poor play.

[@codyherman2977]

It’s a 300 yard hole that is birdied over 100 times per event. Not unfair at all

[@bahardin3992]

@hound ; true, the unwritten rule of golf - you should be rewarded for a good shot and punished for bad. A good approach to green should see the ball roll towards the green and stays. Same like you drive off the tee, making it long and centre of fairway, there shouldn't be a trap, bunker or pond there..!! ah well, golf... 😁🙄

[@zackf3688]

Yep, if the best players in the world can't get out of the sand under most circumstances, may as well make everything off the green OB.

[@drforjc]

except with this set up it is punishing good plan

[@francoislachance5727]

Normal day at the course for most of us !

[@bahardin3992]

@Francois; not when you make a good approach, the ball rolls onto the green and it should stay on the green. Here, it's not normal at all.

[@keith5991]

Who knew...would love to see more holes like this short gem

[@alisioardiona727]

''Let's put the whole on that mountain''

[@haroldwilkes598]

I feel sooo much better now...Thank you. Marquis de Sade.

[@TooHonestButtTrue]

im not even playing this hole and i want to punch a table

[@ericvisser9641]

Love your vids, keep it up

[@jewellgr]

@5:26 when someone said "oh, nice!....maybe not", it was funny

[@nickhexum01]

That was really enjoyable.

[@Bruce-Kent]

Can't wait til Sunday

[@Roach0420]

Wow What a hole

[@johnrichardson9386]

Didn’t know this course was so difficult. First time catching this course since the US Open.

[@DanielSong39]

Not this year, it's a par 67

[@4freki]

If I ever played this hole all you would find is my skeleton in the bunker.😂🤣

[@mikaelpersson5764]

Heeps of fun to watch

[@ShortyMcDan]

I could not stay professional after this whole. Every cuss word imaginable woulda came out. 😂

[@YourSideHoe]

I would cry

[@jasonbruney8842]

1 word! BRUTAL

[@benriel176]

Scott piercy’s drive looked like a half swing, mind blown

[@hopdowntheresomewhere5435]

Difficulty on a course or hole is a hard thing to balance on tour. As equipment and players improve the courses can end up too easy. I like having some courses easier and having some more difficult ones. It is a true test for the best players in the world; however, there is definitely a line. As long as some golfers can find success on a hole I don't see it as too hard for the pros. Nothing wrong with being punished by a hole if you don't play it right. If you're good enough to par or birdie something as tough as this hole you deserve a shot or two advantage over those who can't. If your success on the hole relies on luck more than skill it's too difficult. I don't necessarily have a problem with an "impossible shot" if you had a real chance before to put yourself in a better position. As an amateur myself, there's no way I'd play this hole in this condition though. This difficulty should really be reserved for the best in the world unless people really want to play it.

[@tokyworld]

If I know beforehand the difficulty of the hole (as a bogey golfer) I'd play to lay up and try to chip from the front of the green. A double bogey wouldn't be good but it wouldn't be a tragedy either.

[@Zerpersande]

Robin Williams made a great comedy routine about these ‘little flat bits to give you hope’.

[@tonygarner3942]

That green’s like a damn April fools joke!

[@jfrombackintheday1579]

🤣 🤣 that poor man 4-peating the bunkers. He had to make sure he hit everyone he wants a perfect record

[@joesavary6081]

Think the other 17 greens like it are at a local golf club. No stimp on the 10th, although I wonder what number concrete would receive

[@quakecon2009]

that green looks like a nightmare.

[@johnathanha9340]

Sometimes in this game, we get closer to the pin when we forget getting close to the pin and play towards the fattest part of the green. They put the tricks around the pin to drive the ball off the green.

[@bensantowski467]

Bunker to bunker to bunker that's just a normal Saturday morning round for me.

[@gothic8]

BEATS MODE!

[@spellingchampeon]

Very cheeky play by michael block to hit his patented block

[@robbypro3370]

This is me on every hole

[@CrazyMaori24]

That hole must give all pros nightmares

[@QuietCat-en3vz]

So what's the safe strategy for this hole? Lay up and then putt conservatively from off the green? You're almost better off planning for a bogey and moving on with minimal damage.

[@haroldwilkes598]

Agreed. Played a hole like this in Florida, learned never to go for the pin, the only workable approach was from the far west, better two putts than six chips,.

[@user-oj8ff9rc7k]

フェアウェイですらグリーンレベル グリーンはもはやコンクリートくらい転がりそう笑

[@davidR9410]

The greenskeeper must laugh all day, every day.

[@frankhernandez7511]

what a NIGHTMARE hole! 👻👻

[@ryanmarshall3487]

5:25 is just cruel but understandable, “Ooooh nice, very nice…oh maybe not”

[@JvoxProductions]

Seems like once you're in the bunker it might be best to land your next shot back towards the front of the green so you have a realistic angle to approach from.

[@jetdr]

This is what a Pro course should play like!!! get those scores back down to Earth..

[@ryzikx]

???? go play one and see for yourself

[@johnpurdy3336]

The 10th hole at riviera is just ridiculous. These guys are hitting great shots and STILL end up going back and forth out of the bunkers. Not saying it should be easy for them but this is just stupid hard.

[@Trizzer89]

I think the shot out to the long part of the green is the play here

[@whatintheworld7624]

that hole is ridiculous lol. so many legendary golfers struggling in the exact same way. It's just cruel that the fringe goes all the way to the bunker, at least add like 6 inches of rough between the fringe and bunker!

[@DanielSong39]

Nope, just don't hit it in the wrong spot It's ridiculous to expect an easy up and down no matter how bad you hit it

[@whatintheworld7624]

@@DanielSong39 it's an opinion buddy, you act like I personally attacked you. You're ridiculous for responding that way lmao. Try being a little more respectful with your disagreements instead of being another keyboard warrior acting like you know better than everyone. It comes off as immature.

[@DanielSong39]

@@whatintheworld7624 Nothing against you personally, man.

[@whatintheworld7624]

@@DanielSong39 Appreciate you clarifying that it wasn't personal. I was being a bit overly defensive. Your reply wasn't really that bad. It was the nope at the beginning that put me in defense mode. I respect your opinion though, because golf is meant to be hard!

[@DanielSong39]

@@whatintheworld7624 Well it was all tongue and cheek, I like to see ridiculous setups because I watch golf for the humor But I understand that seeing the pros birdie every other hole can be fun too. I like seeing a mix, seeing them make 5-6 birdies only to become unglued by that one unavoidable blowup hole

[@hedduyou6450]

Whoever keeps these greens is sadistic haha

[@bearsbrawn]

What a evil hole

[@johnkurtz7705]

Holes like this are why golfers get accused of using bad words. Actually, they are using correct words

[@slapaho1234]

I would find it so hard not to try to flop from bunker to bunker lol. Looks like a very challenging but fun hole

[@Mikesmeyer88]

Can't they pitch it to the front of the green? You don't always have to hit the hole. Could of of hit the front rolled out and you're putting.

[@francisbaconstrip7224]

Sounds reasonable to me. Play to the front no matter where the 🕳 is.

[@LuxuryBeatsMusic]

Too much logic....iM a PrO GoLf3R AnD I'M GoiNG tO iMprEsS mY BeSt FriEnds WiFE ToDAY - HOLe IN OnE! LEtZ GOOOOO

[@raccs5438]

Was it the green speed and conditions or the layout of the green?

[@CatNact]

Rumor has it the course designer and groundskeeper are in PGA witness protection.

[@toomanyhobbies2011]

The gallery is there just to see the frustration. "Conditions are pretty firm", that green is like smooth cement surrounded by a beach.

[@danburch9989]

These are professional golfers. The stimpmeter readings on these courses is 13+. For the run of the mill club golfer, that reading is about 9½±1. The greens are manicured differently to achieve the desireable stimpmeter readings.

[@simpliberal]

not the blockie lowlight reel 💀

[@MCLIcpfan000]

Lol looks like the condition are pretty firm. I have seen softer cart paths then that.

[@jorgeecheverri6805]

diamond green

[@granthatcher]

5:25 "maybe not" lol

[@splagyetsi3287]

I guess you aim for a 5 and be happy you get it.

[@qbb01]

It's a bit much, they should widen this green just a bit because those bunker shots were hit well for the most part and if it's not holding the green for a pro then it's a problem.

[@tonytitado6478]

Whoever was in charge of setting the course failed.....at least on the 10th hole....that was not a playable hole!

[@reedr7142]

I'm not super familiar with this hole. Is it much easier if you lay up and then hit your approach?

[@codyherman2977]

Of course. These bogeys and doubles are the result of greed. It’s an easy par if you hit an iron off the tee and hit your approach short of the back third of the green.

[@aguineapig1]

don't go pin high, duff it short of the throat of the green and putt it 3 times leaving it well short the first two lol

[@gerardacronin334]

That hole is evil.

[@shawn1869]

That green is something else...🤣😭😂

[@touristguy87]

spin spin spin

[@TheTTstudio]

Piercy: Took 4 shots to get out of the bunkers Me: Now let me show you how to do that with 1 bunker

[@dalemartell8639]

Greatest short par 4 in golf. The margin for error is zero! Great to see.

[@officialBelacsMemes]

So I’ll just take a “10” strokes 🤣

[@TheOnlyDJChillWill]

Remind me to never go here. The amount of anger I have just watching this is too high already.

[@JohnDoe-xu2vx]

Decades ago before the large drivers no pro's went for the green. They all hit mid-irons off the tee leaving a wedge in. Its become one of the most exciting short par 4's in the world.

[@DanielSong39]

It was a better hole back then. A lot of pros hit 3 woods leaving a pitch in. Also the wedge shot was a scary one and you could easily make bogey if you missed the target by 10 yards

[@prestonbrown5379]

Was anyone else thinking of the poor caddies that have to go back and forth taking the bunkers?

[@TheHalo14aus]

Only the ones that have their player miss the cut haha

[@JGunit]

8:05 sorry but if that dosen't stay on, the hole is not playable.

[@jcdova29]

If the pros go trap hopping a couple times how many times will your average hacker go??

[@bornofstardust5910]

If I hit it in the bunker I'm taking my 10 and moving on

[@lckimler]

I gave it a thumbs up because it makes me feel better about my game. But there's no way I can experience this pain for 10 minutes straight so I'm cutting it off at 3 minutes.

[@alanwomack5055]

Sometimes it is just plain ridiculous the way some greens are set up for tournament play.

[@DldirzhB]

한국에도 이런 홀 하나쯤 만들어야 ㅋㅋ

[@kirthooper4625]

Good lord. I would start putting from 100yds out

[@aesop712]

Jet moto golf!?

[@lariberaaltamalc]

This is amazing! Why are these guys copying me in yesterday's medal game?