Bubba Watson
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Noboru Watanabe founded and works as president of the Riviera Group. Passionate about golf since his youth, Noboru Watanabe stays active as a golfer and helps with the Pro-Am Northern Trust Open held at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California.
The corporate history of Northern Trust’s partnership with the tournament began in 1926. The tournament has featured numerous milestones over the years, including course records set by Ben Hogan, Joe Louis becoming the first African American to compete in a PGA-sanctioned event, and Jack Nicklaus earning his first PGA paycheck. In 2015, James Hahn won his first-ever PGA Tour tournament in a three-hole playoff against Dustin Johnson and Paul Casey.
The Northern Trust Open 2016 was played February 15 through 21, with a purse of $6.8 million. Bubba Watson carded 68 in the final round, including five birdies, and posted a 15-under-par tournament win, beating Adam Scott and Jason Kokrak by one stroke. It was his second victory at this tournament, as he had previously won in 2014.
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