By: Golf.com | Duration: 00:09:08

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Riviera Country Club is unlike anywhere else in golf, and it starts with the grass.

Ahead of the 2026 U.S. Women’s Open, we got an inside look at how Riviera’s crew maintains one of the most unusual playing surfaces in professional golf. Kikuyu grass, technically still a noxious weed in most of the country, is the backbone of the property, and managing it for a major championship requires a combination of deep institutional knowledge, precision data, and a philosophy the staff calls kaizen: continuous improvement.

From bunker string-trimming technique to GS3 ball firmness testing to the microclimate on the 6th hole, this is the side of Riviera nobody talks about.
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