Dates: Feb 16 - 19, 2012
Location: Pacific Palisades, California
Course: Riviera Country Club
Purse: $6,500,000
Winning Share: $1,188,000
The Northern Trust Open, formerly known as the Nissan Open and originally known as the Los Angeles Open, is a regular golf tournament on the PGA Tour. It is played annually in February in Pacific Palisades, California. The tournament has been contested at the Riviera Country Club on a near-continuous basis since 1973. Chicago based Northern Trust Corporation is the current sponsor of the event.
With a corporate history dating back to 1889, Northern Trust's partnership with the tournament in the setting of the Riviera Country Club is a natural. The Northern Trust Open is ready to continue the tradition of excellence by providing exciting PGA TOUR professional golf to the fans in Southern California and throughout the world.