2022 Genesis Invitational Preview

2022 Genesis Invitational Preview

• February 14-20
• Pacific Palisades, California
• The Riviera Country Club
• Par 71
• 7,322 yards
• Purse $12 million Winner $2.16 million + 550 FedExCup pts.
• 120 players
• 72-hole stroke-play
• Defending champion Max Homa

TV Times For The 2022 Genesis Invitational

• Round 1: 2/17
  • ESPN+ 9:30 am – 8 pm ET
  • Golf 4 pm – 8 pm ET
• Round 2: 2/18
  • ESPN+ 9:30 am – 8 pm ET
  • Golf 4 pm – 8 pm ET
• Round 3: 2/29
  • ESPN+ noon – 7 pm ET
  • Golf 1 pm – 3 pm ET
  • CBS 3 pm – 7 pm ET
• Round 4: 2/20
  • ESPN+ noon – 6:30 pm ET
  • Golf 1 pm – 3 pm ET
  • CBS 3 pm – 6:30 pm ET

Current Odds For 2022 Genesis Invitational

Player	Odds
John Rahm	9/1
Patrick Cantlay	11/1
Justin Thomas	16/1
Dustin Johnson	16/1
Collin Morikawa	18/1
Xander Schauffele	20/1
Cameron Smith	20/1
Rory McIlroy	20/1
Hideki Matsuyama	22/1
Viktor Hovland	15/1

Tournament Notes For 2022 Genesis Invitational

• The Genesis Invitational, hosted by Tiger Woods, is one of three PGA TOUR events with elevated status, along with the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday and the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard.
• Those three events offer a larger purse ($12 million; up from $9.3 million in 2021), an increased allotment of FedExCup points (550 to the winner) and a three-year PGA TOUR exemption for the winner.
• World’s best: Each of the top 10 in the Official World Golf Ranking are scheduled to compete at The Genesis Invitational. Last season, nine PGA TOUR events featured all top 10 players:
  • Tour Championship
  • US Open
  • Masters Tournament 2021
  • Masters Tournament 2020
  • PGA Championhsip
  • The Open Championship
  • The Players
  • WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play
  • BMW Championship
• Those tournaments are all either major championships, THE PLAYERS, a World Golf Championships event or FedExCup Playoffs event. The last time the top 10 players all played in a PGA TOUR event that did not fall into one of those categories was the 2007 Wells Fargo Championship (won by Tiger Woods).
• Jon Rahm holds the No. 1 position in the OWGR for the 31st consecutive week, but two players can take over the top spot with a win this week (if Rahm finishes worse than solo-fourth):
  • No. 2 Collin Morikawa and No. 3 Patrick Cantlay, who have combined for seven top-10s in seven starts this season. Neither player has been ranked No. 1 previously.
• The par-4 10th: No. 10 at Riviera will be the second-shortest par 4 on TOUR so far this season at 315 yards (shortest: No. 14, Sentry Tournament of Champions).
• There were 373 tee shots hit at No. 10 in 2021, with 297 (79.6%) attempting to hit the green; Of those 297 attempts, just five (1.68%) hit the green; Of those five, only one ended up within 60 feet of the hole (Harold Varner III, R4, 18’4″, made birdie)
• One eagle was recorded at No. 10 (Sergio Garcia holed a 44-yard shot from the bunker in the first round)

Notes On The 2022 Genesis Invitational Field

John Rahm

• No. 17 FedExCup
• No. 1 OWGR
• Two top-10s in three starts at the event (T9/2019, T5/2021)
• 31st consecutive week as World No. 1
• Last victory by World No. 1 on TOUR: Dustin Johnson, 2020 Masters Tournament
• Top Results This Season
  • 2nd Sentry Tournament of Champions
  • T3 Farmers Insurance Open
  • T10 WM Phoenix Open
  • T14 The American Express

Colin Morikawa

• No. 24 FedExCup
• No. 2 OWGR
• Making third start at the event (T26/2020, T43/2021)
• Leads the PGA TOUR in Greens in Regulation Percentage (79.17%)
• Can move to World No. 1 with a win (if Jon Rahm finishes worse than solo-fourth)
• Top Results This Season
  • 2nd Summit
  • T5 Sentry Tournament of Champions
  • T7 ZOZO Championship

Patrick Cantlay

• No. 9 FedEx Cup
• No. 3 OWGR Lost in a playoff at last week’s WM Phoenix OpenP2 at TPC Scottsdale was his sixth consecutive top-10 on TOUR (fourth this season)
• Can move to World No. 1 with a win (if Jon Rahm finishes worse than solo-fourth)
• Top Results This Season
  • 2nd in a playoff: WM Phoenix Nopen
  • 4th Sentry Tournament of Champions
  • T4 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro Am
  • 9th The American Express

Viktor Hovland

• No. 13 FedExCup
• No. 4 OWGR
• Finished T5 in tournament debut in 2021
• Earned third PGA TOUR title at 2021 World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba
• MC at last week’s WM Phoenix Open was his first on TOUR since the 2021 PLAYERS
• Best Results This Season
  • Won WorldWide Technology Championship
  • T18 The CJ CUp @ Summit
  • T30 Sentry Tournament of Champions

Rory McIlroy

• No. 23 FedExCup
• No. 5 OWGR
• Won THE CJ CUP @ SUMMIT in his only start of the season
• Last won consecutive PGA TOUR starts in 2014 (The Open, WGC-Bridgestone, PGA)
• Last to win first two starts of the season: Tiger Woods, 2008
• Best Finish This Season
  • Won The CJ CUP @ Summit

Strength of 2022 Genesis Invitational Field

Category	Number	Top Ranked/ Most Recent
Top 30 FedEx Cup	25	Hideki Matsuyama (1)
Top 125 FedEx Cup	90
Top 10 OWGR	10	John Rahm (1)
Top 50 OWGR	35
PGA TOUR Winners	81	Dustin Johnson (24)
Past Champions	5	Max Homa, defending
FedExCup Champions	5	Patrick Cantlay (2021) most recent
PLAYERS Champions	7	Justin Thomas (2021) most recent
Major winners	13	Brooks Koepka, Rory McIlroy (4 each)

2021 Genesis Invitational Tournament Results

POS	PLAYER	TO PAR	R1	R2	R3	R4	TOT
1	Max Homa	-12	66	70	70	66	272
2	Tony Finau	-12	71	67	70	64	272
3	Sam Burns	-11	64	66	74	69	273
4	Cameron Smith	-9	69	68	71	67	275
T5	Jon Rahm	-7	70	69	72	66	277
T5	Viktor Hovland	-7	71	69	70	67	277
T5	Matthew Fitzpatrick	-7	66	71	69	71	277
T8	Francesco Molinari	-6	68	73	70	67	278
T8	Wyndham Clark	-6	67	69	73	69	278
T8	Matt Jones	-6	67	72	69	70	278
T8	Dustin Johnson	-6	68	67	71	72	278
T12	Patrick Rodgers	-5	71	69	70	69	279
T12	Alexander Noren	-5	67	70	71	71	279
T12	Talor Gooch	-5	68	71	69	71	279

Genesis Invitational Tournament Records

Category	Value	Player	Year
Low 18 Hole Score	61	2 players	most recent Ted Tryba 1999 (r3)
Low 36-hole score	130	4 players	most recent: Sam Burns 2021
Low 54-hole score	196	3 players	most recent: Justin Thomas 2019
Low 72-hole score	264	Lanny Wadkins	1985
Holes-in-one (1983-present)	42	40 players	most recent: Scott Harrington 2021 (R4, No. 6)
Largest 18-hole lead	4	Terry Mauney	1982
Largest 36-hole lead	5	Sam Burns	2021
Largest 54-hole lead	7	Arnold Palmer	1966
Largest margin of victory	9	Phil Rogers	1962
Best come from behind win	8	Ken Venturi	1959
Playoffs	18	Most recent: Max Homa def. Tony Finau	2021
Wire-to-wire winners	3	Most recent: Charlie Sifford	1969

via PGA TOUR