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First Round Preview of the 2023 Genesis Invitational at Riviera

@TerryLyons
Feb 16
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By TERRY LYONS

PACIFIC PALISADES - FedEx Cup leader Jon Rahm opened the season with five consecutive Top-10s, including wins in back-to-back starts (Sentry Tournament of Champions, The American Express) as he skipped the SONY Open. In four prior starts at The Genesis Invitational, Rahm has compiled a scoring average of 69.38, the lowest of any player on record (1983-present). He has finished no worse than T-21 (2022) at the event, highlighted by a T-5 in 2021.

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Reigning PGA Tour Player of the Year Scottie Scheffler earned his fifth career PGA Tour victory last week by successfully defending his title at the WM Phoenix Open and regained the No. 1 position in the Official World Golf Ranking with the victory.

Scheffler, who is also the defending champion at three tournaments over the next eight weeks (Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, Masters Tournament), finished T7 at the 2022 Genesis Invitational, his best result in four starts at the event.

Lowest Scoring Average at The Genesis Invitational, (1983-present (min. 10 rounds))

Avg/Player/Rounds

69.38 Jon Rahm 16

69.39 Dustin Johnson 54

69.42 Collin Morikawa 12

69.50 Xander Schauffele 20

69.54 Adam Scott 52


Genesis Invitational | Tournament Facts

COURSE: Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades

YARDS/PAR: 7,322 yards/Par 71

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

PRIZE Money - Purse: $20,000,000/$3,600,000

DEFENDING CHAMPION: Joaquin Niemann

PAST RESULTS: (link)

PAST CHAMPIONS: (link)

FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 550

SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @thegenesisinv


How to Watch

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

PGA Tour Radio: Today, Friday and Saturday, tune-in at 2:00pm (ET). On Sunday, coverage begins at 1:00pm (ET).


Genesis Invitational | The Basics

The Tee Times at Riviera will run from 9:40am (ET) to 4:10pm (ET) today.

Weather: Today’s forecast is for partly cloudy skies. Lows in mid 40s but warming to a very nice 62-degrees by midday with nine mph winds expected. Zero chance of rain for the first round. Friday will be mostly cloudy, but still 0% chance of rain at Riviera.

Tournament Web Site: (link)

FedEx Cup Info: (link)

PGA Tour Brunch will post by 9:00am (ET) Friday


Genesis: Field, Tee Times, Updates and Leaderboard

The Field: (link)

Tee Times: (link)

Updates:

WD - Maverick McNealy. Field size reduced to 133

WD - Webb Simpson. Field size reduced to 132

Saturday 2.11.23

WD - Chris Kirk. Field size reduced to 131

Monday 2.13.23

WD - Davis Riley. Field size reduced to 130

Tuesday 2.14.23

WD - Brendan Steele. Field size reduced to 129

Tournament Leaderboard: (link)



What They’re Saying

Tiger Woods Played 16 holes at Wednesday Pro-Am (ESPNCom)

Thomas, Spieth Share History at Riviera (Golf Channel)

Adam Scott Voted Player’s Council Chairman (PGATourCom)

How to Watch R-1 of the Genesis Invitational (PGATourCom)


Sports Gambling and Daily Fantasy

Expert Picks for Genesis - (PGATourCom)

Sleeper Picks for Genesis - (PGATourCom)


On This Day in Golf History

February 16, 2003 - Tiger Woods won the Buick Invitational at Torrey Pines for the second time for the 33rd career PGA Tour victory. Woods shot a four-under par (68) in the final round to close out the win.


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