George Clifford Thomas Jr. was an American golf course architect, botanist, and writer. He designed the original course at Whitemarsh Valley Country Club, outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and more than twenty courses in California, including Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades and Red Hill Country Club in Rancho Cucamonga.
George C. Thomas Jr.
"Bloomfield Abundance Rose", hybridized by Thomas in 1920
Wilson and Harding Golf Courses (center, far left), Griffith Park, Los Angeles, California
18th hole, Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California. Because of the half-bowl shape of the topography, this hole is nicknamed "The Amphitheater".
The Riviera Country Club is a private club with a championship golf course and tennis courts in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of the Westside of Los Angeles, California.
18th hole and clubhouse in 2006
Ninth hole in 2006