FEBRUARY 18-21, 2021, LOS ANGELES
Hosted by Tiger Woods and played out at The Riviera Country Club, some of the world’s best golfers compete at the prestigious Genesis Invitational. Suspense and skill converge in Los Angeles every year as one of the PGA TOUR’s most challenging courses delivers high stakes and even higher emotion.
A YEAR TO REMEMBER
After outlasting an elite field of PGA TOUR pros, we offer warm congratulations to Max Homa, for taking home The Genesis Invitational trophy and winner’s share of a $9.3 million purse.
Looking back at the 2021 Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club
Nobody seemed to want to win the Genesis Invitational last year. Sam Burns had a five-shot lead over four players heading into the weekend. None of these five players won, nor made the playoff. Burns held a two-shot lead over Fitzpatrick, Dustin Johnson, and Max Homa entering the final round and was up two entering the turn.
Riviera is a course with an abundance of elevation so some holes will play significantly longer or shorter than the number on the scorecard
The tee box on the par-5 1st is so elevated that every player in the field can hit less than driver off the tee and still get home in two. Players can’t go driver off the tee because there is 60 yards of rough bisecting the fairway 325 yards down, but this hole still plays close to the easiest on tour every year. A par on 1 is essentially a bogey.
The Genesis is one of five invitational tournaments on the PGA Tour
The standard tour event has around 156 players, but invitationals have about 20% less. There are 121 guys playing this week at the Genesis Invitational, and this is the strongest field of the young season as all the top 10 in the OWGR are in the field.
Stats that matter at the 2022 Genesis Invitational
Strokes gained: tee-to-green (TTG) is the most indicative of success at Riviera. Over the last two years, the top four players in TTG finished in the top five for the tournament.
2022 Genesis Invitational Odds
The following is a list of the top of the board on WynnBet Sportsbook. Odds are current at the time of publication but are subject to fluctuate throughout the week.
How many strokes did Bubba Watson win in 2018?
Holmes' total of 270 was 14-under par. It was Holmes' fifth career PGA Tour victory. 2018 Tournament. Bubba Watson's 2-stroke victory put him in exclusive company, joining Ben Hogan and Arnold Palmer as three-time winners of the event. Watson finished at 12-under 272, two ahead of runners-up Kevin Na and Tony Finau.
What was Jack Nicklaus' first professional appearance?
His best finish was second place in 1978. Jack Nicklaus' professional debut came in the 1962 Los Angeles Open. He finished 50th and earned $33.33. Tiger Woods' first PGA Tour appearance was in the 1992 Nissan Open, when the 16-year-old Woods received a sponsor exemption.
When was the first golf tournament?
Regardless of the name, the golf tournament - first played in 1926 - has for decades taken place at historic and venerated Riviera Country Club .
Where is the Genesis Open?
The PGA Tour Genesis Open is played at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif. , a Los Angeles suburb. Riviera is one of the true classic courses of the PGA Tour. It first hosted this tournament in 1929, and has hosted this event every year but one since 1973.
Who was the first left handed champion in the Los Angeles Open?
The tournament has been played since 1926, but it took until 2003 before the tournament had its first lefthanded champion (Mike Weir).
Who is Genesis Motors?
Genesis Motors is the luxury car division of Hyundai. Along with a new title sponsor in 2017, the tournament got a new beneficiary: the college access programs of the Tiger Woods Foundation.
Who is Brent Kelley?
Brent Kelley is an award-winning sports journalist and golf expert with over 30 years in print and online journalism. This tournament has gone through many names over the years - most recently, it was the Northern Trust Open - but beginning in 2017 it became the Genesis Open, later switching to Genesis Invitational.
Joaquín Niemann has been stellar, but a crowded pack could still make things interesting on Sunday
After 54 holes of the 2022 Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club, the closing narrative is set, and it's the same as it's been the last two days: Everybody will be chasing Joaquin Niemann.
The Leader
Joaquin Niemann (-19): The best recent facsimile we have for what Niemann has done at this event is actually what Jon Rahm did at the 2021 Memorial Tournament when he destroyed the field through three rounds but had to withdraw because of a positive COVID-19 test.
The Chasers
Cameron Young (-16): How do you feel if you go out and nearly tie the 54-hole scoring record at Riviera, and you're still three back of the lead? Well, if you're Cameron Young, you can either choose to despair, or you can choose to remember that they don't hand out trophies for 54-hole leads.
Who is interviewing after round 2 of Genesis?
Vaughn Taylor interview after Round 2 of the Genesis. Harold Varner III interview after Round 2 of the Genesis. Rory McIlroy rolls in 16-foot birdie putt at Genesis. Brooks Koepka nearly holes out for eagle at Genesis.
Who finishes strong at Genesis?
Adam Scott finishes strong with birdie on No. 18 at Genesis. Sung Kang closes with lengthy birdie at Genesis. Joseph Bramlett nerly holes approach shot on the 9th hole at Genesis. Jon Rahm's excellent tee shot yields birdie at Genesis.
What is the Charlie Sifford Memorial Exemption?
The exemption is called the Charlie Sifford Memorial Exemption, in honor of pioneering black golfer and 1969 tournament winner Charlie Sifford.
How many players are in an invitational golf tournament?
Invitational tournaments have smaller fields (between 120 and 132 players), and have more freedom than full-field open tournaments in determining which players are eligible to participate in their event, as invitational tournaments are not required to fill their fields using the PGA Tour Priority Ranking System.
How old was Jack Nicklaus when he made his debut?
In early January 1962, 21-year-old Jack Nicklaus made his professional debut at the Los Angeles Open – his 289 tied for 50th (last place after the cut) and earned $33.33 in prize money.
When did Tiger Woods play in the PGA?
In 1992, the Nissan Los Angeles Open at Riviera CC was the site of Tiger Woods ' first PGA Tour event as an amateur player, as a 16-year-old high school sophomore.
Where is Fox Hills CC?
Fox Hills CC. Locations in L.A. metro area since 1945. The Genesis Invitational is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour in southern California, first played 95 years ago in 1926 as the Los Angeles Open. Other previous names include Northern Trust Open and Nissan Open.
Where is the West Coast Swing played?
Played annually in February at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, it is often the concluding event of the tour's "West Coast Swing" early in the calendar year, before the tour moves east to Florida . The tournament has been held at Riviera on a near-continuous basis since 1973.
Where was the first golf tournament held?
The inaugural event 95 years ago in 1926 was played at Los Angeles Country Club in Los Angeles; in 1927 the event moved to El Caballero Country Club in Tarzana for the only time.
