TIGER TAKES AIM AT RIVIERA

Los Angeles: Tiger Woods says there’s “no secret” to playing Riviera Country Club, but it’s just not something he’s done well over the years.

“There’s no secret to this golf course, it’s right there in front of you,” the 14-time major champion said on Wednesday as he prepared to tee it up in the Genesis Open, the US PGA Tour event he hosts for the benefit of his TGR Foundation.

Woods made his first PGA Tour start as a 16-year-old at Riviera in 1992, playing on a sponsor’s exemption and missing the cut.

He has gone on to amass 80 US PGA Tour titles, but in 11 prior appearances he has never lifted the trophy at the course he played so often as a youngster.

“Hopefully I can finally play this golf course well,” said Woods, who despite his lack of success remains a fan of the classic course tucked into Pacific Palisades west of downtown Los Angeles.