Field Level Media’s Golf Glance offers weekly news and storylines from every of the main North American golf excursions.
PGA TOUR
LAST TOURNAMENT: Waste Management Phoenix Open (Scottie Scheffler)
THIS WEEK: The Genesis Invitational, Pacific Palisades, Calif., Feb. 16-19
Courses: Riviera CC (Par 71, 7,322 yards)
Purse: $20 Million (Winner: $3.6M)
Defending Champion: Joaquin Niemann
FedEx Cup chief: Jon Rahm
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday, 4-8 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); Saturday, 1-3 p.m. (GC); 3-7 p.m. (CBS); Sunday, 1-3 p.m. (GC); 3-6:30 p.m. (CBS)
Streaming on ESPN: Thursday-Friday: 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. ET; Saturday, 12-1 p.m.; Sunday, 11:30 a.m-1 p.m.
Twitter: @thegenesisinv
NOTES: Tiger Woods is within the subject, able to play in an official PGA Tour occasion for the primary time because the Open Championship final July. Woods, the match host, badly injured his proper leg and foot in a automobile crash in Los Angeles two days after the Genesis in 2021. This can be his first begin in a non-major since successful the Zozo Championship in October 2019. … The Genesis is the match Woods has performed probably the most with no victory, with 14 begins. He tied for second again in 1999. … This would be the second straight week that includes a “designated” occasion and an elevated $20 million purse. The $3.6 million winner’s share is tied for the most important in PGA Tour historical past. … Of the highest 20 golfers within the Official World Golf Ranking, everybody however Australian Cameron Smith (No. 4), a member of LIV Golf, can be competing. … The match can even be lacking defending champ Niemann, who left the PGA Tour for LIV final yr. … 2021 champion Max Homa and 2020 champ Adam Scott of Australia are amongst these within the subject. Homa already has one win beneath his belt this season, eventually month’s Farmers Insurance Open. … Scheffler surpassed Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy for the world No. 1 rating by successful in Phoenix final week. Scheffler positioned seventh on the Genesis final yr. … Riviera is house to the longest-standing match scoring document on tour. Lanny Wadkins shot a 20-under 264 at this occasion in 1985.
BEST BETS: Rahm (750 at BetMGM) completed third on the Phoenix Open for his ninth consecutive top-10 worldwide, together with two PGA Tour wins in January. He’s completed within the prime 10 twice in 4 begins on the Genesis. … Rory McIlroy (900) settled for a tie for thirty second final week coming off a victory in Dubai. He has three top-10s in his previous 4 Genesis begins. … Scheffler (1000) shot a third-round 65 at Riviera final yr en path to his seventh-place end. For the second straight yr, he heads to L.A. off a victory in Phoenix. Last yr’s Phoenix title launched him on a run of 4 victories in six begins. … Justin Thomas (1400), the runner-up at Riviera in 2019, hasn’t missed a reduce on American soil because the Charles Schwab Challenge final May. His final-round 65 on Sunday propelled him to complete fourth at Phoenix. … Tony Finau (1600) misplaced to Homa right here in a playoff in 2021. He can also be enjoying the most effective golf of his profession, with top-20 finishes in six straight begins and top-10s in 4 of these begins, starting when he received the Houston Open in November. … Xander Schauffele (1600), a Southern California native, completed ninth in his match debut in 2018 and has positioned between thirteenth and twenty third within the 4 occasions since. … Homa (2000), from close by Burbank, made the 2021 Genesis his second profession victory on tour. He’s received 4 extra titles since and has averaged a 68.5 in his previous 12 rounds at Riviera. … Another California native is Collin Morikawa (2200), tied for second final yr simply two pictures behind Niemann after capturing 67-67-68-65. After inserting second and third in two begins in January, he missed the reduce final week in Phoenix. … Jordan Spieth (3300) has made six straight cuts on the Genesis, although he hasn’t grabbed a top-10 end since 2018. He carded a 10-over 81 within the last spherical in 2019. … Adam Scott (5500) was named the unofficial winner right here in 2005 when the occasion was shortened to 36 holes resulting from rain. He’s since confirmed himself at Riviera again and again by incomes seven complete top-10s, inserting second twice and breaking via once more in February 2020.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: The Honda Classic, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., Feb. 23-26
LPGA Tour
LAST TOURNAMENT: Tournament of Champions (Brooke Henderson)
THIS WEEK: OFF.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Honda LPGA Thailand, Chonburi, Thailand, Feb. 23-26
Champions Tour
LAST TOURNAMENT: Trophy Hassan II (Stephen Ames)
THIS WEEK: Chubb Classic, Naples, Fla., Feb. 17-19
Course: Tiburon GC — Black Course (Par 72, 6,909 yards)
Purse: $1.8M (Winner: $270,000)
Defending Champion: Bernhard Langer
Charles Schwab Cup chief: Ames
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Friday, 12-3 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 3-5:30 p.m. (Golf Channel)
Twitter: @ChubbClassic
NOTES: Defending champ Langer would tie Hale Irwin for probably the most wins all-time on the senior tour (45) with a victory this week. … The 65-year-old German has already broke his personal document a number of instances for the oldest winner in PGA Tour Champions historical past. When he received the Chubb Classic in 2022, he shot his age with an 8-under 64 within the opening spherical earlier than cruising to 16-under 200 and a three-stroke victory. … After successful in Morocco final week, Ames in not within the subject this week. … Steve Stricker, who received the season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai final month, is simply $500 behind Ames within the Schwab Cup standings and can play this week. Stricker received the Chubb Classic in April 2021. … Major champion Justin Leonard and PGA Tour veteran Notah Begay III are scheduled to make their match debuts. … New Zealand’s Steven Alker, who’s received 5 Champions occasions since November 2021, can also be listed within the subject. Alker’s longtime caddie Sam Workman handed away after a battle with most cancers earlier this month.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Cologuard Classic, Tucson, Ariz., March 3-5
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