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Feb 20

The Genesis Invitational | Preview | Final Round

PACIFIC PALISADES - Joaquin Niemann’s three-day score of (194) total set a new 54-hole tournament record at the Riviera Country Club. Niemann aims to become first wire-to-wire winner since Charlie Sifford (1969).

The previous 54-hole record at The Genesis Invitational was (196), shared by Mike Weir (2004), Dustin Johnson (2017), and Justin Thomas (2019).

PGA Tour rookie Cameron Young is seeking first Tour title in 12th career start and trails the red-hot Niemann by only three strokes.

Viktor Hovland hit 16 of 18 greens in search of his second title of the season while Justin Thomas birdied his final two holes but sits seven strokes off the lead going into today’s final round.

The 69.28 scoring average in Saturday’s round three marked the lowest in a round at The Genesis Invitational since 1984.

The Genesis Invitational | Leaderboard After 54 Holes

Joaquin Niemann 63-63-68—194 (-19)

Cameron Young 66-62-69—197 (-16)

Viktor Hovland 71-64-65—200 (-13)

Justin Thomas 67-64-70—201 (-12)

Collin Morikawa 67-67-68—202 (-11)

Full leaderboard: (link)

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The Genesis Invitational

COURSE: Riviera County Club, Pacific Palisades, California

ARCHITECTS: G.C.Thomas, Jr. and W.P. Bell

YARDS/PAR: 7,322 yards/Par 71

PRIZE Money/First Place Winnings: $12,000,000/$2,160,000

DEFENDING CHAMPION: Max Homa

PAST RESULTS: (link)

PAST CHAMPIONS: (link)

FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 550 (Elevated Status)

SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @thegenesisinv

TV COVERAGE: Today, Golf Channel broadcasts from 1:00pm to 3:00pm (ET) and CBS follows with the final round 3:00 to 6:30pm (ET).

PGA TOUR LIVE STREAMING on ESPN+: Streaming coverage will be featured on ESPN-Plus today with Main Feed, Featured Hole and Featured Groups from 11:30am to 6:30pm (ET).

PGA TOUR RADIO COVERAGE: Sunday’s live coverage runs from 1:00 to 6:30pm (ET). PGA Tour Radio is available on Sirius 208/XM 92 or online via PGATourCom.

How to Watch: In case of changes, visit: (PGATourCom)

The Basics:

The Genesis Invitational Tee Times start today at 8:13am (local)/11:13am (ET) and go to 10:25am (local)/1:25pm (ET) w2hen the leaders tee-off.

Weather: Today’s forecast is for mostly sunny skies turning partly cloudy and 59 degrees with winds two to 10 mph and a 3-8% chance of rain (link).

PGA Tour Brunch will post at Noon (ET) on Monday.

This Week: The Tour swings to Florida for The Honda Classic (link)

What They’re Saying:

Riviera Record Beckons for Niemann (PGATourCom)

Two Decades Old Record Could Fall Today at The Genesis (Golf Digest)

Tiger Woods: You’ll See Me on the PGA Tour (Golf Week/USA Today)

How to Watch The Genesis today (Golf Week/USA Today)

On This Day in Golf History:

February 20, 1994 - Scott Hoch broke out from a five year winless drought to win the bob Hope Desert Classic by shooting a final round (70). It was good enough for a three-stroke victory over Fuzzy Zoeller, Jim Gallagher Jr. and Lennie Clements. Hoch had not won on Tour since the 1989 Las Vegas Invitational. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE

Parting Putt: