Genesis Invitational: Everything you need for the Tour's stop at Riviera

The PGA Tour heads to Los Angeles this week for the Genesis Invitational from the prestigious Riviera Country Club.

The event hosted by Tiger Woods will feature 120 players for one of the Tour's three "elevated status" tournaments (the Memorial Tournament and Arnold Palmer Invitational are the other two). It carries a $9.3 million purse with $1.674 million going to the winner.

However, due to recent back surgery, Woods won't play but will be at Riviera performing his host duties.

When: Feb. 18-21
Where: Los Angeles, California

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Recent results

Adam Scott took home the hardware last year at Riviera for the second time in his career. The former Masters champion outlasted a trio of players for a two-shot victory while continuing the trend of winners at Augusta also finding success at Riviera.

Bubba Watson is a three-time Genesis Invitational champ and a two-time green jacket winner. Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson, and Mike Weir, who won back-to-back in L.A. in the early 2000s, are also on the list of players who have won both the Masters and Genesis Invitational since 2000.

Previous winners

2020: Adam Scott (-11) over 3 players
2019: J.B. Holmes (-14) over Justin Thomas
2018: Bubba Watson (-12) over Kevin Na, Tony Finau
2017: Dustin Johnson (-17) over Scott Brown, Thomas Pieters
2016: Bubba Watson (-15) over Jason Kokrak, Adam Scott
2015: James Hahn (-6) over Paul Casey, Dustin Johnson
2014: Bubba Watson (-15) over Dustin Johnson

The field

It's a stacked group in action this week. Johnson, Jon Rahm, Justin Thomas, Xander Schauffele, and Rory McIlroy are among the 11 top-15 players in the world teeing it up at Riviera.

Collin Morikawa, Patrick Cantlay, Tony Finau, Viktor Hovland, and defending champion Scott round out the strongest field of 2021 so far.

Featured groups (all times ET)

Group: Jon Rahm, Patrick Cantlay, Collin Morikawa
Thursday - 10:13 a.m.
Friday - 2:43 p.m.

Group: Dustin Johnson, Adam Scott, Bubba Watson
Thursday - 10:24 a.m.
Friday - 2:54 p.m.

Group: Rory McIlroy, Bryson DeChambeau, Cameron Champ
Thursday - 1:43 p.m.
Friday - 10:13 a.m.

Group: Justin Thomas, Brooks Koepka, Xander Schauffele
Thursday - 2:54 p.m.
Friday - 10:24 a.m.

A full list of groups and tee times can be found here.

The course

Riviera is a 7,322-yard, par-71 venue considered one of "America’s iconic golf courses" by The Fried Egg's Andy Johnson.

It features unique and well-designed holes, including the par-4 10th, which many think of as the best short par-4 in golf. The greens are complex and guarded by deep, well-placed bunkers. The par-3 6th famously has a bunker positioned right in the middle of the green.

Jordan Spieth recently called it one of his favorite courses in the world, which makes sense considering he's also found a lot of success at Augusta.

The course draws comparisons to Quail Hollow due to its length, with J.B. Holmes and James Hahn winning at both venues since 2014.

"The Riv" has hosted the event formerly known as the Los Angeles Open 57 times, the most of any venue since the inaugural tournament in 1926.

Betting corner

Dustin Johnson +700
Jon Rahm +1100
Rory McIlroy +1200
Justin Thomas +1300
Xander Schauffele +1600
Bryson DeChambeau +1700
Patrick Cantlay +1800
Tony Finau +2200
Brooks Koepka +2500
Collin Morikawa +3500
Viktor Hovland +3500
Adam Scott +4000
Hideki Matsuyama +4000
Jordan Spieth +4500
Bubba Watson +5000
Scottie Scheffler +5500
Abraham Ancer +6500
Marc Leishman +6500
Max Homa +6500
Matthew Wolff +7500
Sergio Garcia +7500

(Odds source: theScore Bet)