The PGA Tour makes the short trek down the California coast to Pacific Palisades for this week’s Genesis Invitational. The status change means a smaller field, but it’s a stacked lineup with world No. 1 and betting favorite Dustin Johnson ready to peg it up after skipping the festivities at Pebble Beach. In all eight of the OWGR’s top-10 players are set to take a twirl around famed Riviera Country Club with Adam Scott back to defend his title. Tiger Woods will be in attendance as tournament host, but won’t have a chance to win at Riviera for the first time since he’s still on the mend from back surgery. Visit BookMaker.eu for a complete list of betting odds when you’re ready to place a wager.
Odds to Win Genesis Invitational at BookMaker.eu
Dustin Johnson +545
Jon Rahm +1055
Justin Thomas +1207
Xander Schauffele +1207
Rory McIlroy +1211
Patrick Cantlay +1408
Bryson Dechambeau +1508
Brooks Koepka +2237
Tony Finau +2551
Collin Morikawa +2551
Viktor Hovland +2551
Daniel Berger +2551
Adam Scott +3050
Jordan Spieth +3386
Hideki Matsuyama +3598
Bubba Watson +4000
Joaquin Niemann +4000
Scottie Scheffler +4500
Marc Leishman +5500
Max Homa +5850
Sergio Garcia +6000
Kevin Na +6500
Carlos Ortiz +6500
Abraham Ancer +6500
Russell Henley +6500
Will Zalatoris +6500
Matthew Wolff +7000
Matthew Fitzpatrick +7000
Cameron Tringale +7500
Cameron Smith +8000
Si Woo Kim +9000
Cameron Davis +9000
Gary Woodland +9000
Rickie Fowler +9000
Lanto Griffin +9500
Odds Analysis
Tony Finau +2551
Finau’s game fit’s the Riviera layout and he’s playing at a high level coming in, so maybe the time is right for him to finally get over the hump. He’s coming off a pair of top-5s at the FIO and The American Express and even snuck in a T2 at Saudi Arabia in there. Now it’s just about finishing his starts and Finau has to be frustrated by not winning. Heck, he even has a runner-up here from a few years ago.
Brooks Koepka +2237
Taking time off to enjoy his latest victory, which came earlier this month in Phoenix, Koepka needs another solid tournament to prove to everyone, including himself that he’s back on the right track. Those three MCs before Phoenix still resonate, but Koepka looks to be over the injury issues that shelved him for a short time, and with major season around the corner it’s time for him to hone in. No better place than Riviera to do that.
Rory McIlroy +1211
McIlroy has kind of fallen out of the spotlight, but he hasn’t lost his game making him an intriguing pick this week. He’s always a threat when he hits the course collecting nine straight top-25s worldwide. His debut in Phoenix a few weeks resulted in a T13. Rory was the 54-hole co-leader last year and saw his chances disappear with triple-bogey on the fifth. You rarely see that from McIlroy and he’ll use that as motivation to go higher than the T5 he claimed. He has a pair of top-5s in his last two starts at the Riv.
Joaquin Niemann +4000
Scott was in the 35/1 range when he won here last year. J.B. Holmes had even longer odds when he triumphed in 2019. You don’t always have to stick with the players at the top of the odds board is the point I’m trying to make. Niemann hasn’t played since the Aloha swing so there could be some rust, but what a job he did. He lost in a playoff at the Sentry TOC and was co runner-up the following week at the Sony Open. He’s made every cut this season and has gone 70 or lower in his last 15 rounds. That’s a streak I’m willing to wager on.
Jordan Spieth +3386
Is Spieth back or is he just toying with us? He’s shown us more in the last two weeks than he has in the last two years, which is encouraging. But can he sustain the play that yielded him a T4 in Phoenix and a T3 at Pebble Beach against a much stiffer field? Not only is this a test of my patience with Spieth, it’s also a test of his will on a track that hasn’t been overly friendly to him with just three top-20s in eight starts. If you feel he’s indeed back buying at this price is a good move. I’m in.
Course: Riviera Country Club – 7,322 yards, Par 71
The Riviera course remains unchanged from last year. That doesn’t mean it’s any easier, though. The track plays longer than its listed yardage consisting of six par-4s that each play at 455 yards or longer. The par-5s are no cakewalk either with two of the three playing over 580 yards. The driver becomes a huge weapon this weekend. Those who can hit the ball a long way with accuracy have an advantage with the narrow fairways. There are no water hazards, but there are plenty of bunkers lining the playing area and thick rough that swallows golf balls. The layout screams conservative play, but as we know that doesn’t lead to playing in the final group on Sunday. A new wrinkle this year is the number of FedExCup points awarded to the winner. That number goes climbs to 550 from the usual 500.
TV Coverage: CBS, Golf Channel
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