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The 2024 Genesis Invitational week at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades got off to a fine start on Monday under ideal weather conditions with Cole Rueck defeating Petr Hruby with a birdie on the second playoff hole to win the 2024 Genesis Invitational Collegiate Showcase. The 10th edition of the event featured 15 collegiate players who also competed in team play with their respective amateur group. Rueck, a Boise State University sophomore, secured the win on the 11th green over Hruby, a...
The Genesis Invitational, The Riviera Country Club and Pacific Palisades' perfect weather delivered once again for the PGA Tour. Spaniard Jon Rahm battled to win for the third time in his last five attempts to punctuate the 2023 West Coast Swing and retake the top of the OWGR standings. The magnitude of the win wasn't lost on Rahm, increasing his No. 1 world ranking to 44 total weeks and tied for 11th on the all-time list. "That putt on 14 was huge. A great par putt on 15 and that shot on 16...
The 2023 Genesis Invitational tee times are officially set with host Tiger Woods joining 131 golfers at Riviera Country Club starting Thursday. Woods will tee off on Hole No. 1 at 12:04 p.m. with World's No.2 golfer Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas, ranked seventh. The three will also play in Wednesday's Pro-Am with Woods starting at 6:30 a.m. The Collegiate Showcase began in playoff fashion on Monday when Jack Wall of Texas Tech defeated University of Kentucky's Alex Goff on the second playoff...
Riviera Country Club will be the site of the Genesis Invitational (originally Los Angeles Open) for the 60th time in its illustrious history, February 16-19. Since 2017, hosts Tiger Woods and Genesis USA have officially teed up the event by announcing the recipient of the Charlie Sifford Memorial Exemption during their annual pre-tourney Media Golf Outing. Last week, Marcus Byrd was awarded the 2023 exemption given for the advancement of diversity in the game of golf. "Marcus has shown...
Picture perfect conditions at Riviera Country Club once again set the tone at the Genesis Invitational on Thursday in Pacific Palisades (97th edition of the Los Angeles Open). Losing no time drafting off the L.A. sports momentum in wake of the Rams' Super Bowl victory, 23-year old Joaquin Niemann from Chile shot a record-tying opening round 63 (-8), to take a three-stroke lead over a low-scoring field. "It's got to be one of my best days on the golf course, especially in a place like this with...
Officially, Labor Day is a time to celebrate the social and economic achievements of American workers. Like apple pie, Labor Day sales have become an institution in the United States. This weekend, sports fans and memorabilia collectors can take advantage of a unique 20-year partnership and help support education at the same time. And as a sign of the times, all one needs is a mobile device, home computer or online accessibility. Labor Day Weekend is also the unofficial end of summer, a time...
Riviera Down Under! 39-year old Australian star, Adam Scott, christened the inaugural 2020 Genesis Invitational tournament by holding off a half dozen golfers in the final round to win the last leg of the West Coast Swing. Scott won his 14th PGA Tour event and the first in four years at the renowned Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades. "It's incredibly satisfying to win a tournament of this stature on a golf course of this stature. It was a wonderful week," said Scott. "It was incredibly...
The last leg of the PGA Tour's West Coast Swing will redefine itself this week at The Riviera Country Club as the previously named Genesis Open has received an upgrade. The 94th edition of the Los Angeles Open is officially known as the Genesis Invitational. This has not been lost on the tournament host, Tiger Woods. The first edition of the Genesis Invitational begins this Thursday, February 13, and concludes on Sunday, February 16. Notably, the tournament is now par-elite with two other...
One of the most historic and longest-running events on the PGA TOUR, The Genesis Invitational celebrates its 94th playing, and first as an invitational, February 10-16, 2020 at historic Riviera Country Club. With TGR Live serving as the event management company for The Genesis Invitational, the primary benefiting charity is TGR Foundation, with proceeds from the event supporting the foundation's education programs in Southern California. The tournament's title sponsor is Genesis, a global...
Sixty years ago renowned golf writer Herbert Warren Wind coined the phrase "Amen Corner" in his April 21, 1958 Sports Illustrated article. Wind's words immortalized the 11th, 12th and 13th holes at Augusta National Golf Course. 1958 also marked the first of four Green Jackets won by the legendary Arnold Palmer at the nation's most famous golf course in Augusta, Georgia. Wind wrote of the par 3 Hole No. 12 named Golden Bell: "The 12th at the Augusta National, 155 yards long, can be a very...
Bubba and Riviera are an even-year match made in heaven. For the third time in the past five years Bubba Watson won the PGA Tour's signature event in Pacific Palisades at the Riviera Country Club. Watson was visibly and emotionally touched as he accepted the 2018 Genesis Open trophy, winning by two strokes over Tony Finau and Kevin Na. "My feeling is I can't believe it. You know, the hard work, the dedication, the drive, the tears knowing that I won," said Watson. "It's unbelievable. To do it...
The tee times have now been set for the 2018 Genesis Open at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades. Defending tournament champion Dustin Johnson, tournament host Tiger Woods and two-time Riviera winner Phil Mickelson are among the 144 golfers scheduled to compete beginning this Thursday, February 15. For the second consecutive year the PGA Tour event is sponsored by Genesis Motor America and for the second consecutive year the tournament is produced and managed by TGR Live, which serves to...
TGR Live, a Tiger Woods venture, will host and manage the PGA Tour's Genesis Open for the second consecutive year at the famed Riviera Country Club in beautiful Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles from February 12-18. And the fans will get an added bonus: Tiger is healthy and will be playing at Riviera for the first time since 2006 when the event was known as the Nissan Open. Last week TGR Live tournament director and vice president of championships Mike Antolini presented the Genesis Open media day...
The Genesis Open, Los Angeles' PGA Tour event, is bringing the next chapter in championship golf to The Riviera Country Club February 12 – 18, 2018. One of the most historic and longest-running events on the Tour, the tournament celebrated its 91st playing in 2017 as Dustin Johnson won the event and, in doing so, claimed the No. 1 world ranking. Prior to heading to The Riviera Country Club for the 2017 Genesis Open, fans are encouraged to stay up to date on all important spectator information t...
This week's Genesis Open at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades is the initial test at the historic golf course for TGR Live, the tournament's newest host and organizer. TGR Live, the event management company supporting the Tiger Woods Foundation, has incorporated new talent and progressive ideas to reinvigorate one of the PGA Tour's longest running events, also known as the L.A. Open in years past. The Tiger Woods Foundation reached out to Dave Klewan in May 2016, shortly after acquir...
Genesis Open Pre-Tournament Complete Interview: KEVIN HALL Charlie Sifford Memorial Exemption Recipient Wednesday, February 15, 2017 JOHN BUSH (PGA Tour Media Official): It's an honor to welcome Kevin Hall into the interview room. He's playing the Genesis Open this week on the Charlie Sifford Memorial exemption. Kevin, making your first start on the PGA Tour since 2006, if we can just get some thoughts on being here at Riviera this week. KEVIN HALL: (through sign language interpreter) Really...
Genesis Open Pre-Tournament Complete Interview: JORDAN SPIETH Currently #6 - World Golf Rankings February 14, 2017 DOUG MILNE (PGA Tour Media Official): I'd like to welcome Jordan Spieth. Jordan, thanks for joining us for a few minutes. Making your fifth start here in the Genesis Open where you finished fourth in 2015 and you are a week removed from your ninth career PGA Tour win last week at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro Am. Congratulations. JORDAN SPIETH: Thank you. DOUG MILNE: With that, it was...
Genesis Open Pre-Tournament Complete Interview: JASON DAY Currently #1 - World Golf Rankings February 14, 2017 JOHN BUSH (PGA Tour Media Official): We would like to welcome World No. 1 Jason into the interview room here at the Genesis Open. Jason, coming off of a tie for fifth place last week at Pebble, if we can just get the state of your game coming into Los Angeles. JASON DAY: It feels all right. I mean, the short game's coming along nicely, which is great. Chipping and putting seems likes it...
Umbrellas and raincoats were the fashion statement at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades as the Second Round of the 2017 Genesis Open was suspended on Friday at 12:18 p.m. due to the inclement weather that is currently drenching the Southland. Sam Saunders and Jhonattan Vegas shared the lead on the wet, windswept golf course that was threatened with potential flooding. Thursday's first round was suspended due to darkness. Only 24 players have completed the Second Round with play...
