By TERRY LYONS
PACIFIC PALISADES – The Genesis Invitational is the 16th event of the 2022-23 PGA Tour Season and third designated event, featuring 23 of the top 25 players in the Official World Golf Ranking (39 of top 50), the Top 30 players in the FedEx Cup standings and all 13 players that have won on Tour this season. The field was expanded from the original size of 120 players to 130 to include all players defined as eligible in the tournament regulations. This is the second week in a row that the field has been expanded due to the strength of the field, with the WM Phoenix Open expanded from 132 to 134.
That stated, the field has been reduced to 129 because of several player WDs, including Maverick McNealy (full listing below).
Purse of $20m and 550 FedEx Cup points are on the line
Tournament host and 82-time PGA Tour winner Tiger Woods is making his first start on Tour since the 2022 Open Championship and first in a non-major since the 2020 ZOZO Championship. Woods’ opening tee shot in the first round will take place 844 days since his last competitive round in a non-major (October 25, 2020).
With a victory, Woods would break a tie with Sam Snead for most wins in PGA Tour history. Woods has not finished in the Top-10 on Tour since the 2020 Farmers Insurance Open (T-9) and his most recent victory, his 82nd, came at the 2019 ZOZO.
Woods has 14 starts at The Genesis Invitational, the most of any tournament in his career without a victory. He made his PGA Tour debut at the event in 1992 as a 16-year-old amateur (MC) and most recently competed in 2020 (68th).
Tiger Woods’ most starts in a PGA Tour event without a victory:
- 14 The Genesis Invitational
- 11 FedEx St. Jude Championship (formerly The Barclays)
- 5 The Honda Classic
Genesis Invitational | Tournament Facts
COURSE: Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades
YARDS/PAR: 7,322 yards/Par 71
ARCHITECTS: G.C.Thomas, Jr.\ W.P. Bell
PRIZE Money – Purse: $20,000,000/$3,600,000
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Joaquin Niemann
PAST RESULTS: (link)
PAST CHAMPIONS: (link)
FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 550
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