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
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