PGA Tour Golf Top Story News Leaderboard Player Bios Schedule Statistics Field Results Tee Times Top-10 Finishes World Money Leaders World Rankings Preview Recap Odds PGA - Northern Trust Open Preview From The Sports Network DATES: Thursday, February 14th through Sunday, February 17th SITE: Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California COURSE ARCHITECT: George C. Thomas Jr. and William P. Bell (1926),          Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw (1994), Tom Fazio (2001, 08) PAR: 71 YARDAGE: 7,349 Hole-By-Hole: 1 - Par 5 503 Yds 10 - Par 4 315 Yds 2 - Par 4 471 Yds 11 - Par 5 583 Yds 3 - Par 4 434 Yds 12 - Par 4 479 Yds 4 - Par 3 236 Yds 13 - Par 4 459 Yds 5 - Par 4 434 Yds 14 - Par 3 192 Yds 6 - Par 3 199 Yds 15 - Par 4 487 Yds 7 - Par 4 408 Yds 16 - Par 3 166 Yds 8 - Par 4 460 Yds 17 - Par 5 590 Yds 9 - Par 4 458 Yds 18 - Par 4 475 Yds ------------- ------------- 35 3,603 Yds 36 3,746 Yds Annual:  87th Television:  Golf Channel - Thursday/Friday -- 3-6 p.m. (et),   - Thursday -- 6:30-9:30 p.m. (et) - replay,   - Friday -- 8:30-11:30 p.m. (et) - replay,   - Saturday/Sunday -- 1-2:30 p.m. (et),   CBS - Saturday -- 3-6 p.m. (et),   Golf Channel - Saturday -- 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m. (et) - replay,   CBS - Sunday -- 3-6:30 p.m. (et)   Golf Channel - Sunday -- 9:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m. (et) - replay Defending Champion:  Bill Haas Runner-Up:  Keegan Bradley, Phil Mickelson Tournament Record:  264 (Lanny Wadkins, 1985) 54-Hole Record:  196 (Mike Weir, 2004) 36-Hole Record:  130 (Davis Love III, 1992; Mike Weir, Shigeki Maruyama, 2004) Course Record:  61 (Ted Tryba, 1999) 18-Hole Record:  61 (George Archer, 1983 - Rancho Municipal GC) Total Purse:  $6,600,000 Shares:  1st Place - $1,188,000; 2nd Place - $712,800; 3rd Place - $448,800 2012 Finish Player Score Player Score Bill Haas * 277 Jarrod Lyle 279 Keegan Bradley 277 Jimmy Walker 279 Phil Mickelson 277 Jonathan Byrd 280 Sergio Garcia 279 J.B. Holmes 280 Dustin Johnson 279 Bo Van Pelt 280 * - Won in Playoff Past Northern Trust Open Winners Year Winner (Score) -- Runners-Up 2012 *Bill Haas (277) -- Keegan Bradley, Phil Mickelson 2011 Aaron Baddeley (272) -- Vijay Singh 2010 Steve Stricker (268) -- Luke Donald 2009 Phil Mickelson (269) -- Steve Stricker 2008 Phil Mickelson (272) -- Jeff Quinney 2007 *Charles Howell III (268) -- Phil Mickelson 2006 Rory Sabbatini (271) -- Adam Scott 2005 #*Adam Scott (133) -- Chad Campbell 2004 Mike Weir (267) -- Shigeki Maruyama 2003 *Mike Weir (275) -- Charles Howell III 2002 Len Mattiace (269) -- Brad Faxon, Scott McCarron, Rory Sabbatini 2001 *Robert Allenby (276) -- Brandel Chamblee, Toshimitsu Izawa, Bob Tway, Dennis Paulson, Jeff Sluman 2000 Kirk Triplett (272) -- Jesper Parnevik 1999 Ernie Els (270) -- Ted Tryba, Tiger Woods, Davis Love III 1998 *Billy Mayfair (272) -- Tiger Woods 1997 Nick Faldo (272) -- Craig Stadler 1996 Craig Stadler (278) -- Mark Brooks, Fred Couples, Scott Simpson, Mark Wiebe 1995 Corey Pavin (268) -- Jay Don Blake, Kenny Perry 1994 Corey Pavin (271) -- Fred Couples 1993 #Tom Kite (206) -- Dave Barr, Fred Couples, Donnie Hammond, Payne Stewart 1992 *Fred Couples (269) -- Davis Love III 1991 Ted Schulz (272) -- Jeff Sluman 1990 Fred Couples (266) -- Gil Morgan 1989 Mark Calcavecchia (272) -- Sandy Lyle 1988 Chip Beck (267) -- Mac O'Grady, Bill Sander 1987 *Tze-Chung Chen (275) -- Ben Crenshaw 1986 Doug Tewell (270) -- Clarence Rose 1985 Lanny Wadkins (264) -- Hal Sutton 1984 David Edwards (279) -- Jack Renner 1983 Gil Morgan (270) -- Gibby Gilbert, Mark McCumber, Lanny Wadkins 1982 *Tom Watson (271) -- Johnny Miller 1981 Johnny Miller (270) -- Tom Weiskopf 1980 Tom Watson (276) -- Bob Gilder, Don January 1979 Lanny Wadkins (276) -- Lon Hinkle 1978 Gil Morgan (278) -- Jack Nicklaus 1977 Tom Purtzer (273) -- Lanny Wadkins 1976 Hale Irwin (272) -- Tom Watson 1975 Pat Fitzsimons (275) -- Tom Kite 1974 Dave Stockton (276) -- John Mahaffey, Sam Snead 1973 Rod Funseth (276) -- Don Bies, David Graham, Dave Hill, Tom Weiskopf 1972 *George Archer (270) -- Tommy Aaron, Dave Hill 1971 *Bob Lunn (274) -- Billy Casper 1970 *Billy Casper (276) -- Hale Irwin 1969 *Charles Sifford (276) -- Harold Henning 1968 Billy Casper (274) -- Arnold Palmer 1967 Arnold Palmer (269) -- Gay Brewer 1966 Arnold Palmer (273) -- Miller Barber, Paul Harney 1965 Paul Harney (276) -- Dan Sikes 1964 Paul Harney (280) -- Bobby Nichols 1963 Arnold Palmer (274) -- Al Balding, Gary Player 1962 Phil Rodgers (268) -- Bob Goalby, Fred Hawkins 1961 Bob Goalby (275) -- Eric Brown, Art Wall 1960 Dow Finsterwald (280) -- Bill Collins, Jay Hebert, Dave Ragan 1959 Ken Venturi (278) -- Art Wall 1958 Frank Stranahan (275) -- E.J. Harrison 1957 Doug Ford (280) -- Jay Hebert 1956 Lloyd Mangrum (272) -- Jerry Barber 1955 Gene Littler (276) -- Ted Kroll 1954 Fred Wampler (281) -- Jerry Barber, Chick Harbert 1953 Lloyd Mangrum (280) -- Jack Burke Jr 1952 *Tommy Bolt (289) -- Jack Burke Jr 1951 Lloyd Mangrum (280) -- Henry Ransom 1950 *Sam Snead (280) -- Ben Hogan 1949 Lloyd Mangrum (284) -- E.J. Harrison 1948 Ben Hogan (275) -- Lloyd Mangrum 1947 Ben Hogan (280) -- Tony Penna 1946 Byron Nelson (284) -- Ben Hogan 1945 Sam Snead (283) -- Harold McSpaden, Byron Nelson 1944 Harold McSpaden (278) -- Johnny Bulla 1943 Not held due to World War II 1942 *Ben Hogan (282) -- Jimmy Thomson 1941 Johnny Bulla (281) -- Craig Wood 1940 Lawson Little (282) -- Clayton Heafner 1939 Jimmy Demaret (274) -- Harold McSpaden 1938 Jimmy Thomson (273) -- Johnny Revolta 1937 Harry Cooper (274) -- Ralph Guldahl, Horton Smith 1936 Jimmy Hines (280) -- Henry Picard, Jimmy Thomson 1935 *Vic Ghezzi (285) -- Johnny Revolta 1934 Mac Smith (280) -- Willie Hunter, Bill Mehlhorn 1933 Craig Wood (281) -- Leo Diegel, Willie Hunter 1932 Mac Smith (281) -- Leo Diegel, Olin Dutra, Joe Kirkwood Sr, Dick Metz 1931 Ed Dudley (285) -- Al Espinosa, Eddie Loos 1930 Densmore Shute (296) -- Bobby Cruickshank, Horton Smith 1929 Mac Smith (285) -- Tommy Armour 1928 Mac Smith (284) -- Harry Cooper 1927 Bobby Cruickshank (282) -- Ed Dudley, Charles Guest 1926 Harry Cooper (279) -- George Von Elm * - Won in Playoff # - Rain Shortened Note:Formerly called Nissan Open (1995-2007), Nissan Los Angeles Open (1989-94), Los Angeles Open presented by Nissan (1987-88), Los Angeles Open (1926-70, 84-86), Glen Campbell Los Angeles Open (1971-83). Top Contenders in the Field Player 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Bill Haas --- --- --- T-51 T-22 T-36 mc mc T-12 Won Phil Mickelson --- --- --- --- 2nd Won Won T-45 T-35 T-2 Keegan Bradley --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- mc T-2 Dustin Johnson --- --- --- --- --- T-59 T-10 T-3 mc T-4 Sergio Garcia mc T-20 --- --- 6th T-46 --- --- --- T-4 J.B. Holmes --- --- --- T-51 --- T-7 T-6 T-3 T-12 T-8 Bo Van Pelt --- T-44 T-13 11th T-51 T-70 T-30 T-15 mc T-8 Aaron Baddeley T-28 T-32 T-7 T-51 T-13 T-46 T-51 T-54 Won T-11 Jim Furyk T-32 --- T-58 T-12 T-3 mc T-41 T-20 T-35 T-11 Bubba Watson --- --- --- --- mc T-14 T-17 mc wd T-13 Zach Johnson --- T-56 T-22 T-30 T-33 T-46 mc --- T-29 T-17 Adam Scott --- --- Won 2nd T-69 T-14 --- mc --- T-17 K.J. Choi T-5 T-65 T-29 T-30 T-22 T-7 T-3 T-27 T-7 T-24 Kevin Stadler --- --- mc --- T-29 --- --- T-10 T-12 T-24 Matt Kuchar --- --- --- --- T-56 T-14 T-57 T-20 T-35 T-24 Hunter Mahan --- --- mc --- mc T-31 T-17 mc T-55 T-24 Vijay Singh --- T-24 --- --- T-29 T-36 mc mc 2nd 33rd Retief Goosen --- --- --- --- T-51 mc 69th --- T-12 T-34 Padraig Harrington --- --- --- --- 7th T-3 mc mc T-55 T-44 Luke Donald mc T-67 T-13 T-12 mc T-3 T-6 2nd mc T-56 Ernie Els --- --- --- T-23 T-3 --- T-51 T-10 --- T-59 Fred Couples 7th T-59 T-37 4th --- T-31 T-3 T-37 T-7 mc Charles Howell III 2nd 73rd T-47 T-51 Won T-55 T-59 mc T-66 mc Rory Sabbatini mc T-15 mc Won T-9 T-44 T-6 T-76 mc mc Chris Kirk --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- mc mc Mike Weir Won Won T-37 T-39 T-22 mc T-72 mc mc --- Webb Simpson --- --- --- --- --- --- --- T-15 --- --- Graeme McDowell --- --- mc mc --- --- T-41 --- --- --- Lee Westwood --- T-44 T-47 T-5 --- mc --- --- --- --- Peter Hanson --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Charl Schwartzel --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Sports Network Selections Pick to Win - Bill Haas Darkhorse - Kevin Stadler   Last Week's Pick to Win (Brandt Snedeker) - Won Last Week's Darkhorse (Ryan Palmer) - Missed the cut   NOTES:The PGA Tour travels to Pacific Palisades, California, and famed Riviera Country Club this week, as the tour's best battle it out at "Hogan's Alley." Ben Hogan dominated this event in the 1940s, winning three times and finishing second once. An outstanding field will be competing, with 12 of the top 20 players in the world expected to participate, including five of the top 10 - Luke Donald (3), 2005 champion Adam Scott (7), Lee Westwood (8), Bubba Watson (9) and two-time champion Phil Mickelson (10). Donald and Scott are making their season debuts this week. Donald won two titles last year - one on both the PGA Tour and European Tour. Scott did not win in 2012, but only missed one cut the entire season. He finished second to Ernie Els at the British Open in a heartbreaking loss. With 11 career starts -- two as an amateur -- Tiger Woods has played this tournament more times without a victory than any other PGA Tour event. He has not played here since 2006, when he withdrew after two rounds because of the flu. In 1992, a then-16-year-old Woods shot 72-75 to miss the cut in his first PGA Tour start after receiving a sponsor's exemption. Ten former champions are in the field this week - Fred Couples (1990, 92), Els (1999), Robert Allenby (2001), Mike Weir (2003-04), Scott (2005), Rory Sabbatini (2006), Charles Howell III (2007), Mickelson (2008-09), Aaron Baddeley (2011) and Bill Haas (2012). This week will be the 87th staging of this tournament. Outside of the major championships, this is the fourth-oldest tournament on the PGA Tour. Only the BMW Championship, Canadian Open and Texas Open are older. Last year, Haas holed an unlikely 43-foot birdie putt on the second playoff hole to defeat Mickelson and Keegan Bradley. After a 28-foot birdie putt from Mickelson and a 13-footer from Bradley on the 18th hole at Riviera forced the playoff, Haas made his long birdie try for his fourth PGA Tour title. In 2011, Baddeley fired rounds of 67-69-67-69 to earn a 2-stroke victory over Vijay Singh. Baddeley, who collected his third PGA Tour win, finished at 12- under-par 272. He was the only player in the field to shoot four rounds in the 60s. A year prior, after entering the final round with a 6-stroke lead, Steve Stricker managed a 1-under 70 in the final round to win by two shots over Donald. Stricker fired rounds of 67-65-66 on the first three days to finish at 16-under-par 268. Stricker matched the record for consecutive rounds in the 60s at this tournament in 2010. Johnny Miller established the mark of eight in 1981-82. Stricker joined him at that number with a 69 in the final round of 2008, rounds of 68-66-69-67 in 2009, and began the 2010 event with rounds of 67-65-66. In 2009, Mickelson needed a pair of birdies late in the final round to rally and beat Stricker. Mickelson shot rounds of 63-72-62-72 to finish at 15-under 269 and win by one stroke. With his victory, Mickelson became the seventh player to win this event two straight years. Macdonald Smith (1928-29), Hogan (1947-48), Paul Harney (1964-65), Arnold Palmer (1966-67), Corey Pavin (1994-95) and Weir (2003-04) are the only other players to accomplish this feat. Mickelson is the all-time money leader with $3,504,703 in earnings. Couples has won twice and finished second three times. Overall, Couples has 14 top-10s in 30 appearances. This year, he will pass Gene Littler to become the all-time leader in appearances with 31. The win in 2008 was Mickelson's first at Riviera in his 10th appearance. He became the third player to win all four of the current stops in California on the PGA Tour, joining fellow California natives Billy Casper and Miller. Those events are the Farmers Insurance Open, Humana Challenge, AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am and Northern Trust Open. In 2006, Sabbatini fired a second-round 65 to lead by four strokes and never looked back. Sabbatini struggled to a 1-over 72 in the final round to finish at 13-under-par 271. He became the first player to win this event with an over-par final round since Tom Purtzer shot a 72 in 1977. Back in 2005, Scott posted a par on the first playoff hole to win the weather- shortened event over Chad Campbell. The third round had begun Sunday afternoon, but more rain Sunday night into Monday rendered the course unplayable, and the tournament was officially shortened to 36 holes. It was the first time in tournament history that the event was shortened to 36 holes. In the first 78 years of the tournament, only in 1993 had the event played less than the scheduled 72 holes. That year, Tom Kite won a five-way playoff after 54 holes. Riviera has hosted 50 times, including all but two years since 1973. This tournament gave Nicklaus an exemption in 1962 when he picked up his first professional check. Surprisingly, this is one of the few events that Nicklaus never won. There have been 17 playoffs, including six since 1998. Legendary athlete Babe Didrickson Zaharias became the first woman ever to play in a professional men's golf tournament in the 1938 Los Angeles Open. She shot rounds of 84 and 81 and failed to make the cut at Griffith Park. That was also the year Jimmy Thomson won the tournament using a second-hand putter he had purchased for $1 in a Pasadena pro shop three weeks earlier. The PGA Tour travels to Arizona next week for the World Golf Championships- Accenture Match Play Championship, where Hunter Mahan will defend his title against the best players in the world. 02/13 20:19:08 ET As of February 13, 2013, at 08:19 PM ET