This week back to California for the Genesis Invitational
Held at Torrey Pines – The South Course
Par 72 7765 yards
San Diego
Last Years Winner Was Hideki Matsuyama
In the TH Our Defending Champion is Phil
On 18, right rough, over water, two putt for par
In case you’re curious, I drove it in the fairway, flew the green with my second and made bogey
This is a premium event, so big money and a limited field. As this is an invitational, there will be a 36 hole cut.
This event has it’s roots as the L.A. Open that goes back to 1926, where Harry Cooper won $3500, and that was a whole lot back then. Prize money continued to be generous for the next few years but then went down during the depression. When Harry repeated as champ in ’37, he took a pay cut to $2500. First place money took a big jump in 1944, when Jug McSpaden won $4300 . . . in war bonds.
FUN FACT: Jug holds the PGA record for finishing second the most times in a season. In 1945, he finished second 13 times. Byron Nelson has the record for most wins in a season, 18, which he did in 1945. There are two HoF golfers who have played but never won this event . . . Jack and Tiger. You have to believe that would make Jug feel extra special.
The Riviera Country Club will be the venue for the 2026 U.S. Women’s Open and the 2028 Olympics. Of course we aren’t there this week because of the disaster in L. A. Not sure what golf can do to help, but the Tour has always been focused on charity so here’s hoping they find a way to make a difference.
Four and an Alt
| Slinger | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Alternate | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil | Scheffler -9 | Aberg -12 | Cantlay -8 | Lowry 2 | MCILROY | -27 |
| JJ | Scheffler -9 | Morikawa -3 | Matsuyama -4 | Fleetwood -8 | ABERG | -24 |
| Deb | Morikawa -3 | Scheffler -9 | Matsuyama -4 | Thomas -6 | MCILROY | -22 |
| Wendy | Matsuyama -4 | Scheffler -9 | Morikawa -3 | McIlroy -3 | LOWRY | -19 |
| Scrums | Scheffler -9 | Morikawa -3 | Lowry 2 | McIlroy -3 | PENDRITH | -13 |
| Hedge | Scheffler -9 | McIlroy --3 | Thomas -6 | Spieth MC 9 | FOWLER | -9 |
| MX2 | Morikawa -3 | Scheffler -9 | Pendrith 6 | McIlroy -3 | THOMAS | -9 |
| Taf | Macintyre MC 9 | McIlroy -3 | Scheffler -9 | Morikawa -3 | BRADLEY | -6 |
| Metro | McIlroy -3 | M Lee 4 | Spieth MC 9 | Thomas -6 | SCOTT | 4 |
| Max | Hovland MC 9 | Scheffler -9 | Burns -2 | Im MC 9 | CANTLAY | 7 |
| EMC | Detry 9 | Greyserman -2 | Spieth MC 9 | Eckroat MC 9 | STRAKA | 25 |