Bill Haas

John Merrick, a son of Westwood, enjoys his day in sun at Riviera

2013-02-17 20:30:00

The playoff that led to the payoff at Riviera Country Club was always so freeway close, yet it took seven years of weaving through all the traffic. Isn't that life in L.A.? John Merrick was born in Long Beach, played at UCLA and had scuffed around the...

Diabolical No. 10 proves to be real winner at Riviera Country Club

2013-02-17 21:23:00

The man who won the Northern Trust Open in a playoff Sunday called it "one of the great par fours we play." The man who lost in the playoff called it "funky" and added, "They might as well put a windmill out there." So, although the record books will...

No shortage of compelling third-round stories at storied Riviera

2013-02-17 00:00:00

Saturday's third round of golf in the Northern Trust Open was like the line in the old TV series "Naked City." There were eight million stories at Riviera. Here are three. � Barber can cut it Blayne Barber, 69-70-72—211; two under, tied...

Bill Haas leaves field in his Wake with a 64

2013-02-16 18:05:00

Saturday was moving day at the Northern Trust Open and no player was more moved than Bill Haas. He was also inspired and motivated even if he was relatively unchallenged. The tournament's defending champion shot up the leaderboard with a brilliantly...

Bill Haas trying for two in a row at Riviera

2013-02-16 19:19:00

Third-round leader Bill Haas is trying to become only the eighth player to win what is now called Northern Trust Open in consecutive years. The first player to do it was Macdonald Smith in 1928-29. The last to do it was Phil Mickelson in 2008-09....

The names are there at Riviera

2013-02-15 21:40:00

What an autograph-rush weekend it should be at the Northern Trust Open, with headliners such as Phil Mickelson, Bill Haas, Keegan Bradley, Adam Scott, Ernie Els, Sergio Garcia and Fred Couples all ... well, making the cut. Never mind the top of the...

Matt Kuchar takes early lead at Northern Trust Open

2013-02-14 13:51:00

Matt Kuchar shot a bogey-free morning round of seven-under 64 to seize the early lead at the Northern Trust Open. Kuchar birdied his first three holes at Riviera on his way to a front-nine 31. He finished with seven birdies. "I got off to a hot...

Fred Couples can tell you some Riviera Country Club history

2013-02-14 00:00:00

Ben Hogan bought the fairway to heaven, Humphrey Bogart no longer stands pickled and perched beneath the sycamore on No. 12 and member Jim Murray isn't around to describe Riviera Country Club, as he once did, as "like a coquettish woman who winks at you...

Live discussion: Will Phil Mickelson win the Northern Trust Open?

2013-02-11 08:45:00

� No Tiger Woods. No red-hot Brandt Snedeker. Does that make Phil Mickelson the favorite at this weekend's Northern Trust Open at the Riviera Country Club? Join us for a live discussion at noon today when Times sports columnist Bill Dwyre and golf...

Russell Henley arrives with a flourish

2013-01-16 20:10:00

Wednesday in the desert was a day for fist bumps and well-wishing for Russell Henley, the new wonder on the PGA Tour. The tournament that Southern California learned to love under the banner of the Bob Hope Desert Classic, now called the Humana...

Jonathan Byrd leads PGA Tour's opener

2012-01-06 21:35:00

Phil Mickelson, Greg Norman to play Humana Challenge

2012-01-06 21:33:51

Bill Haas prepares to tee off on the 1st hole during third round play in the Arnold Palmer Invitational PGA golf tournament in Orlando, Fla. on Saturday, March 23, 2013.

2013-03-24 00:00:00

Bill Haas tees off on the first hole during the final round of play in the Arnold Palmer Invitational PGA golf tournament in Orlando, Fla. on Sunday, March 24, 2013.

2013-03-24 00:00:00

Keegan Bradley celebrates after making a birdie putt at No. 18 to force a three-way tie after 72 holes with Phil Mickelson and Bill Haas in the Northern Trust Open on Sunday at Riviera Country Club.

2012-02-19 17:04:00