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The Long and Short of It: Why Riviera’s 273-Yard Par-3 is a Misguided “Innovation” As the Equipment Editor for The Daily Duffer, my job is to cut through the marketing fluff and tell you what actually works. I spend countless hours on launch monitors, dissecting club performance, and, more importantly, fitting hundreds of golfers to understand what translates from the spec sheet to real-world performance. So when I hear about course modifications designed to “challenge” elite players, my ears perk up. But the recent lengthening of the 4th hole at Riviera for the Genesis Invitational? That’s not innovation; it’s just…