GENESIS INVITATIONAL THE RIVIERA COUNTRY CLUB RESULTS 2023

GENESIS INVITATIONAL THE RIVIERA COUNTRY CLUB RESULTS

FEBRUARY 23 TO 26

The tournament started in 1926 as The Los Angeles Open.  Riviera first played host in 1929 and has hosted it 59 times.  It is one of only 5 PGA events with “invitational” stats along with  Arnold Palmer, RBC Heritage, Charles Schwab and The Memorial.  Last year Joaquin Niemann became one of 4 players to lead wire to wire.  He was on his way to finishing -21 for a course record but bogied 14 & 15 and finished -19.  Also it is one of the courses named “Hogans Ally” because he played it so well.  He won this tournament in 1947 & 1948 and the 1947 US Open.

ROUND 1 Max Homa and Jon Rahm started on #10 drove the green and 2 putted for birdies.  Homa 8 birdies 1 bogie and made several long putts.  Rahm 8 birdies 2 bogies.

Tiger limping, hitting ball well, birdied last 3 holes.  41 golfers within 5 shots of the 2 leaders.

#1 Max Homa & Keith Mitchell-7 64

#3 Jon Rahm-6 65

#4 Colin Morikawa & 2 others-5 66 

#7 Rory McIlroy & 4 others-4 67

#14 Cantaly & Thomas &  5 others-3 68

#27 Tiger, Zalatoris and 15 others-2.

#44 Scheffler-1 #56 Rose E #77 Day & Finau+1 #101 Jordan Spieth +3 #115 Keegan Bradley+4 

ROUND  2 Play suspended at 8:39 PM ET.  Lowest round Lee Hodges 6 birdies 1 bogie 66 to move from 7th to 2nd.  2nd lowest Homa, Rahm & Morikawa 68.  I think Homa will win.  

#1 Max Homa-10 68, NEW ODDS 13/5

#2 Keith Mitchel-9 69, NEW ODDS 11/1

#2 Jon Rahm -9 68, NEW ODDS 23/10

#5 Colin Morikawa-8 68, NEW ODDS 6/1

#6 Patrick Cantlay-7 67, NEW ODDS 10/1

#7 Rory McIlroy 69 & Matt Kuchar -6 70, NEW ODDS 17/2 

#9  Will Zalatoris -5 68, NEW ODDS 45/1

CUT Fitzpatrick, Matsuyama, Spieth, Rose+2 Bradley, Herschel+4  

ROUND 3 Rahm made 6 birdies including 18 to shoot 2nd lowest round 65.

Tiger eagled 1st hole #10 and shot 67.  Almost missed cut projected E changed to +1.

Denny McCarthy eagled #10, 6 birdies 1 bogie lowest round 64.   

#1 Rahm-15 65 Don’t think he will loose a 3 stroke lead FINAL ODDS 33/100

#2 Homa-12 69 Bogied 15 & 16 to go from tied for 1st to 3 behind. FINAL ODDS 4/1

#3 Mitchell-11 69 First bogie of his round on 18. FINAL ODDS 16/1

#4 Cantlay-10 68 Three birdies 1 bogie FINAL ODDS 16/1

#5 Woodland-9 67 Shot -5 from 11 to 16.  First Round 27 to 5th.

#6 Morikawa-7 72 Bogied 3 of last 4 holes to shoot over par.  Only +Par among top 6. 

FINAL ROUND Rahm had 2 stroke lead after 9 holes.  Lead went back and forth, but

Rahm made a 30’putt from off the green on 14 to take back lead, then birdied 16 for a 2 stroke lead.  It is his fifth win in his last 9 tournaments and he is back to world #1.  Homa’s bogie on 13 cost him the lead & Rahm’s 2 birdies on the last 5 holes, while Homa Pared, sealed the win.  

Tiger finished tied for 45 at-1.  It appears he won’t play again until the Masters.

#1 Rahm-17 69  267 $3,600,000

#2 Homa-15 68 269 $2,180,000

#3 Cantlay-14 67 270 $1,380,000 Birdied 18 for sole position of 3rd place.

#4 Zalatoris-13 64 271 $980,000 Shot lowest round of day.

#5 Mitchell-12 70 272 $820,000