Perhaps you’ve heard the big news. Charley Hoffman, Grayson Murray, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Kevin Yu and Matthieu Pavon will be teeing off this week at the Genesis Invitational after clinching spots through the Aon Swing 5.
Also, Tiger Woods is back.
The 15-time major champion will tee off on the PGA Tour for the first time since his Masters third-round WD last April. An ankle injury with surgery to follow sidelined Woods for most of the year, but the TaylorMade man will play host (and golf) at this year’s Genesis, putting him back in the mix for this season’s majors.
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The PGA Tour’s third signature event of the season boasts a $20 million purse and one of the strongest fields of the budding year. Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Viktor Hovland, Xander Schauffele, Wyndham Clark, Patrick Cantlay, Max Homa, Matt Fitzpatrick, Brian Harman and Ludvig Åberg will all be on hand to Riviera Country Club, looking for a nice early-season win … and a $4 million first-place prize money payout.
Last year’s winner (and three-time Genesis victor) Jon Rahm will not be partaking in this year’s festivities, because of, well, yeah, his jump to LIV Golf. He won the 2023 event with a 17-under score, besting Max Homa by two shots. The Spaniard will be there in spirit, but certainly not in person.
The winner will receive 700 FedEx Cup points and that $4 million share of the $20 million purse.
Private Riviera Country Club Pacific Palisades, CA 4.8 198 Panelists
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A compact and shrewd design by George C. Thomas Jr. and associate William P. Bell, Riviera features everything from a long Redan par 3 to a bunker in the middle of a green to an alternate-fairway par 4. With its 18th green at the base of a natural amphitheater, and its primary rough consisting of club-grabbing Kikuyu, Riviera seems tailor-made as a tournament venue. It hosted a PGA Championship in 1995, a U.S. Senior Open in 1998 and a U.S. Amateur in 2017, but no U.S. Open since 1948. Riviera was recently awarded the 2031 U.S. Open, and it will also host the 2028 Olympics. But it’s the site of an annual PGA Tour event, which is even better exposure to the golf world. View Course TV Schedule
Golf Channel will carry live coverage on Thursday and Friday from 4-8 p.m. EST. On Saturday, Golf Channel will start the coverage from 1-3 p.m. with CBS taking over with late afternoon coverage from 3-7 p.m. EST. On Sunday, Golf Channel begins coverage from 1-3 p.m. with CBS finishing the event from 3-6:30 p.m.
Steaming Schedule
PGA Tour Live streaming coverage takes place on ESPN+ from 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m. EST on Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. on Saturday and 9:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. on Sunday. This week’s coverage includes the main feed, marquee groups, featured groups and featured hole.
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Tee Times (all times EST) FIRST ROUND/THURSDAY
First tee
10:20 a.m. — Nicolai Højgaard, Chase Johnson
10:32 a.m. — Charley Hoffman, Beau Hossler, Ben Griffin
10:44 a.m. — Lucas Glover, Byeong Hun An, Adam Schenk
10:56 a.m. — Emiliano Grillo, Russell Henley, Sungjae Im
11:08 a.m. — Keegan Bradley, Tom Hoge, Harris English
11:20 a.m. — Chris Kirk, Corey Conners, J.T. Poston
11:32 a.m. — Adam Svensson, Seamus Power, Denny McCarthy
11:44 a.m. — Cam Davis, Adam Hadwin, Cameron Young
12:01 p.m. — Nick Taylor, Viktor Hovland, Sam Burns
12:13 p.m. — Tom Kim, Patrick Cantlay, Jordan Spieth
12:25 p.m. — Justin Thomas, Tiger Woods, Gary Woodland
12:37 p.m. — Ludvig Åberg, Nick Hardy, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
12:49 p.m. — Nick Dunlap, Grayson Murray
1:01 p.m. — Will Zalatoris, Matt Kuchar, Sam Ryder
1:13 p.m. — Luke List, J.J. Spaun, Kevin Yu
1:25 p.m. — Jason Day, Tony Finau, Brendon Todd
1:42 p.m. — Lee Hodges, Brian Harman, Hideki Matsuyama
1:54 p.m. — Sepp Straka, Si Woo Kim, Andrew Putnam
2:06 p.m. — Rickie Fowler, Mackenzie Hughes, Patrick Rodgers
2:18 p.m. — Taylor Moore, Kurt Kitayama, Eric Cole
2:30 p.m. — Sahith Theegala, Xander Schauffele, Tommy Fleetwood
2:42 p.m. — Collin Morikawa, Matt Fitzpatrick, Scottie Scheffler
2:54 p.m. — Wyndham Clark, Rory McIlroy, Max Homa
3:06 p.m. — Adam Scott, Alex Smalley, Taylor Montgomery
SECOND ROUND/FRIDAY
First tee
10:20 a.m. — Nick Dunlap, Grayson Murray
10:32 a.m. — Will Zalatoris, Matt Kuchar, Sam Ryder
10:44 a.m. — Luke List, J.J. Spaun, Kevin Yu
10:56 a.m. — Jason Day, Tony Finau, Brendon Todd
11:08 a.m. — Lee Hodges, Brian Harman, Hideki Matsuyama
11:20 a.m. — Sepp Straka, Si Woo Kim, Andrew Putnam
11:32 a.m. — Rickie Fowler, Mackenzie Hughes, Patrick Rodgers
11:44 a.m. — Taylor Moore, Kurt Kitayama, Eric Cole
12:01 p.m. — Sahith Theegala, Xander Schauffele, Tommy Fleetwood
12:13 p.m. — Collin Morikawa, Matt Fitzpatrick, Scottie Scheffler
12:25 p.m. — Wyndham Clark, Rory McIlroy, Max Homa
12:37 p.m. — Adam Scott, Alex Smalley, Taylor Montgomery
12:49 p.m. — Nicolai Højgaard, Chase Johnson
1:01 p.m. — Charley Hoffman, Beau Hossler, Ben Griffin
1:13 p.m. — Lucas Glover, Byeong Hun An, Adam Schenk
1:25 p.m. — Emiliano Grillo, Russell Henley, Sungjae Im
1:42 p.m. — Keegan Bradley, Tom Hoge, Harris English
1:54 p.m. — Chris Kirk, Corey Conners, J.T. Poston
2:06 p.m. — Adam Svensson, Seamus Power, Denny McCarthy
2:18 p.m. — Cam Davis, Adam Hadwin, Cameron Young
2:30 p.m. — Nick Taylor, Viktor Hovland, Sam Burns
2:42 p.m. — Tom Kim, Patrick Cantlay, Jordan Spieth
2:54 p.m. — Justin Thomas, Tiger Woods, Gary Woodland
12:06 p.m. — Ludvig Åberg, Nick Hardy, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
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