Anyone can enter a private golf course

I remembered the last time I was in the Los Angeles area, I wanted to drop in to the Riviera Country Club in the Pacific Palisades, where they used to play the Nissan Open but now has been renamed to something else. Anyone can enter a private club anywhere, to visit the pro shop. They don’t mind letting you in to spend your money, as long as you are wearing proper dress code.

All I wanted to do was to visit the pro shop to pick up a cap and perhaps, look through the clearance rack for some memorabilia on the Nissan Open tournament or whatever it is called. The pro shop is pretty well stocked with golf equipment, framed pictures on the wall, golf balls, golf shirts, jackets, etc. As far as caps, they have a whole wall dedicated to caps. They have caps with their own logo, the Riviera Country Club and they have caps that read ‘Hogan’s Alley’. I picked up one of those because it’s classic.

On the way out, I noticed two kids that were hanging around the starter hut. I wanted to get a scorecard and some of the ball markers for souvenir. I overheard them say that they were going out for a twilight round. I turned to the mrs and told her that I was dying of envy. Being members there was one thing but I could imagine the allowances they were getting each week.