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First Look at the 2023 Genesis Invitational From Riviera Country Club

@TerryLyons
Feb 15
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By TERRY LYONS

PACIFIC PALISADES - The Genesis Invitational is the 16th event of the 2022-23 PGA Tour Season and third designated event, featuring 23 of the top 25 players in the Official World Golf Ranking (39 of top 50), the Top 30 players in the FedEx Cup standings and all 13 players that have won on Tour this season. The field was expanded from the original size of 120 players to 130 to include all players defined as eligible in the tournament regulations. This is the second week in a row that the field has been expanded due to the strength of the field, with the WM Phoenix Open expanded from 132 to 134.

That stated, the field has been reduced to 129 because of several player WDs, including Maverick McNealy (full listing below).

Purse of $20m and 550 FedEx Cup points are on the line

Tournament host and 82-time PGA Tour winner Tiger Woods is making his first start on Tour since the 2022 Open Championship and first in a non-major since the 2020 ZOZO Championship. Woods' opening tee shot in the first round will take place 844 days since his last competitive round in a non-major (October 25, 2020).

With a victory, Woods would break a tie with Sam Snead for most wins in PGA Tour history. Woods has not finished in the Top-10 on Tour since the 2020 Farmers Insurance Open (T-9) and his most recent victory, his 82nd, came at the 2019 ZOZO.

Woods has 14 starts at The Genesis Invitational, the most of any tournament in his career without a victory. He made his PGA Tour debut at the event in 1992 as a 16-year-old amateur (MC) and most recently competed in 2020 (68th).

Tiger Woods’ most starts in a PGA Tour event without a victory:

  • 14 The Genesis Invitational

  • 11 FedEx St. Jude Championship (formerly The Barclays)

  • 5 The Honda Classic

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: In case of changes, visit: (PGATourCom)


Genesis Invitational | The Basics

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

Weather: Thursday’s forecast is for partly cloudy skies. Lows about 45-degrees but warming to a very nice 62-degrees in midday. Nine mph winds expected with zero chance of rain for 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 at 9:00am (ET) Thursday


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)


Genesis Invitational | Tournament Odds

Source: CBS Sportsline

Jon Rahm +700

Rory McIlroy +1000

Scottie Scheffler +1000

Xander Schauffele +1400

Justin Thomas +1500

Tony Finau +1800

Max Homa +2000

Collin Morikawa +2100

Sungjae Im +2400

Viktor Hovland +2600

Patrick Cantlay +2600

Jordan Spieth +2900

Sam Burns +3000

Cameron Young +3100

Will Zalatoris +3400

Jason Day +3700

Tom Kim +3700

Hideki Matsuyama +3700

Matthew Fitzpatrick +3700

Tyrrell Hatton +4500

Rickie Fowler +5000

Adam Scott +5500

Justin Rose +6500

Keegan Bradley +6500

Sahith Theegala +7500

Shane Lowry +8000

Corey Conners +8000

Wyndham Clark +8000

Si Woo Kim +9500

Tommy Fleetwood +9500

Taylor Montgomery +9500

Seamus Power +9500

Nick Taylor +9500

Adam Hadwin +10000

Russell Henley +10000

Keith Mitchell +10000

K.H. Lee +11000

Alex Noren +11000

Tiger Woods +12000

Kurt Kitayama +12000

Brian Harman +12000

Tom Hoge +12000

Billy Horschel +12000

Cameron Davis +12000

J.T. Poston +14000

Denny McCarthy +14000

Gary Woodland +14000

Beau Hossler +14000

Lucas Herbert +14000

Matt Kuchar +16000

Scott Stallings +16000

Taylor Moore +16000

Jhonattan Vegas +16000

Patrick Rodgers +16000

Thomas Detry +17000

Adrian Meronk +17000

J.J. Spaun +17000

Sam Ryder +19000

Hayden Buckley +19000

Brendan Steele +19000

Christiaan Bezuidenhout +19000

Davis Riley +21000

Alex Smalley +21000

Andrew Putnam +21000

Joel Dahmen +25000

Davis Thompson +25000

Harris English +25000

Luke List +25000

Trey Mullinax +25000

Brendon Todd +25000

TL’s Wedge for an Edge:  The picks for the PGA Tour (dot) Com’s new Golfbet section, but the same game (Four Starters, Two bench players). Playing: Jordan Spieth, Max Homa, Rory McIlroy and a sleeper in 26-1 Viktor Hovland who has NOT been very hot of late. The two reserves: Tommy Fleetwood and another sleeper who played well last week at the WM Jhonattan Vegas.

For the Tour One and Done? Jordan Spieth


What They’re Saying

Tiger Woods Returns with Belief he Can Win (PGATourCom)

First Look at The Genesis (PGATourCom)

Power Rankings for Genesis Invitational (PGATourCom)

Five Things to Know about Riviera Country Club (PGATourCom)


Sports Gambling and Daily Fantasy

Best Bets, Strategies at Riveria - (Action Net)

Expert Picks for Genesis - (PGATourCom)

Sleeper Picks for Genesis - (PGATourCom)

Horses for the Course at Genesis - (PGATourCom)


On This Day in Golf History

February 15, 2004 - John Daly won the Buick Invitational at Torrey Pines - his first tournament victory over 189 starts and nine years on Tour. Daly won in a three-way Playoff against Luke Donald and Chris Riley. It marked Daly’s fifth PGA Tour victory but his first since winning The Open at St. Andrews in 1995.


Parting Putt

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