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The course is well known for Ben Hogan, and the course has been called "Hogan's Alley"[11] (a moniker shared with Colonial Country Club in Texas). Hogan won the L.A. Open three times (1942, 1947, 1948), finished second once (1946), and won the U.S. Open in 1948. When the country club and course opened 95 years ago in 1926, it was known as the Los Angeles Athletic Club Golf Course. William P. Bell helped Thomas in the design and planning of the course. The 1952 movie Pat and Mike, starring Katharine Hepburn and Babe Zaharias, was filmed at Riviera, as was The Caddy, starring Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin, with a cameo appearance by Ben Hogan, and Follow the Sun, about Hogan, starring Glenn Ford and Anne Baxter. Riviera has had many famous members, which included Humphrey Bogart, Glen Campbell, Vic Damone, Peter Falk, Jack Ging, Dean Martin, Gregory Peck, Walt Disney, Hal Roach, Douglas Fairbanks, and Mary Pickford. The actor Conrad Veidt died suddenly of a heart attack in 1943 while playing golf at the club. Ben Hogan has hand signed The Rivera Country Club Full Score Card. Full Black Signature, pristine condition, Matted to overall size 21x26, including the Pacific Palisades, CA Course Map Rendering. is signed by James Patterson Izatt (Blue signature) Scottish Golf Course Architect. Passed Beckett Signature Review ID #36844 with Order ID #43898
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