Day: February 18, 2022

How to watch The Genesis Invitational, Round 2: Featured Groups, live scores, tee times, TV timesHow to watch The Genesis Invitational, Round 2: Featured Groups, live scores, tee times, TV times

February 18, 2022February 18, 2022| 7:00

Round 2 of The Genesis Invitational begins Friday and The Riviera Country Club is once again the site for one of the most challenging weeks of competition. World No. 1 Jon Rahm, defending FedExCup champion Patrick Cantlay, Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson, Adam Scott, Bubba Watson and defending champion Max Homa are just some of the big names in the deep field. Here’s everything you need to know to follow the action, including Featured Groups for PGA TOUR LIVE and newly expanded and extended coverage on ESPN+. Click here for more details. Leaderboard Full tee times HOW TO FOLLOW Television: Thursday-Friday, 4 p.m.-8 p.m. ET (Golf Channel). Saturday, 1 p.m.-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3 p.m.-7 p.m. (CBS). Sunday, 1 p.m.-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3 p.m.-6:30 p.m. (CBS) Radio: Thursday-Friday, 2–8 p.m. ET. Saturday, 2–7 p.m. Sunday, 1-6:30 p.m. (PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and PGATOUR.com/liveaudio) For outside of the U.S., click here for GOLFTV powered by the PGA TOUR PGA TOUR LIVE PGA TOUR Live is available exclusively on ESPN+ • Main Feed: primary tournament-coverage featuring the best action from across the course • Marquee Group: new “marquee group” showcasing every shot from each player in the group • Featured Groups: traditional PGA TOUR LIVE coverage of two concurrent featured groups • Featured Holes: a combination of par-3s and iconic or pivotal holes FEATURED GROUPS THURSDAY Jon Rahm, Jordan Spieth, Scottie Scheffler Collin Morikawa, Xander Schauffele, Cameron Champ Justin Thomas, Sam Burns, Cameron Smith Patrick Cantlay, Brooks Koepka, Patrick Reed Rory McIlroy, Viktor Hovland, Hideki Matsuyama FRIDAY Rory McIlroy, Viktor Hovland, Hideki Matsuyama Dustin Johnson, Max Homa, Adam Scott Patrick Cantlay, Brooks Koepka, Patrick Reed Collin Morikawa, Xander Schauffele, Cameron Champ Jon Rahm, Jordan Spieth, Scottie Scheffler MUST READS Joaquin Niemann takes three-shot lead at The Genesis Invitational Riviera Romance – Stars align as Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas and big names start well in LA Experience the Genesis of Tiger Woods Inside My Swing: Max Homa Five Things to Know: The Riviera Country Club

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Cut prediction: The Genesis InvitationalCut prediction: The Genesis Invitational

February 18, 2022February 18, 2022| 4:04

2022 The Genesis Invitational, Round 1 Scoring Conditions: Overall: -0.05 strokes per round Morning wave: -0.3 Afternoon wave: +0.2 Current cutline (top 65 and ties): 76 players at 0 or better (T61) Top 3 projected cutline probabilities: 1. Even par: 41.8% 2. 1 under par: 27.2% 3. 1 over par: 21.2% Top 10 win probabilities: 1. Joaquin Niemann (1, -8, 19.3%) 2. Justin Thomas (T6, -4, 9.0%) 3. Scottie Scheffler (T2, -5, 7.7%) 4. Jon Rahm (T22, -2, 6.3%) 5. Cameron Smith (T6, -4, 5.5%) 6. Max Homa (T2, -5, 4.5%) 7. Jordan Spieth (T2, -5, 4.2%) 8. Patrick Cantlay (T43, -1, 4.2%) 9. Collin Morikawa (T6, -4, 3.5%) 10. Rory McIlroy (T22, -2, 2.7%) NOTE: These reports are based off of the live predictive model run by @DataGolf. The model provides live “Make Cut”, “Top 20”, “Top 5”, and “Win” probabilities every 5 minutes from the opening tee shot to the final putt of every PGA TOUR event. Briefly, the model takes account of the current form of each golfer as well as the difficulty of their remaining holes, and probabilities are calculated from 20K simulations. To follow live finish probabilities throughout the remainder of The Genesis Invitational, or to see how each golfer’s probabilities have evolved from the start of the event to the current time, click here for the model’s home page.

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Joaquin Niemann takes three-shot lead at The Genesis InvitationalJoaquin Niemann takes three-shot lead at The Genesis Invitational

February 18, 2022February 18, 2022| 3:18

LOS ANGELES — Joaquin Niemann had an idea how Riviera was playing Thursday when he saw no one from the morning draw posting better than a 5-under 66. RELATED: Full leaderboard | Riviera Romance – Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas and stars start hot in LA He hit the ball so well in The Genesis Invitational that he didn’t even bother paying attention to anyone else. When his round ended, Niemann had an 8-under 63 to match the lowest score for the opening round at Riviera and build a three-shot lead. “Sometime I think about a score,” he said. “Today I was hitting it so good, I had fun just getting into the shot. I didn’t really think of the score. But then on 18 I was thinking about. I wanted to make birdie so bad. I wanted to to make one more.” Niemann is the ninth player to open with a 63 at Riviera, a list that starts with Charlie Sifford in 1969 and was done most recently by J.B. Holmes in 2019. Four of the previous eight players to start with 63 went on to win. “You always work to have these kind of days. You always know that you’re never going to have these days four days in a row. It’s a good way to start,” Niemann said. “I know it’s going to be different days during the week, so I’ve got to be ready for everything and have the best attitude for it.” Jordan Spieth had seven birdies and joined a group at 66 that included WM Phoenix Open winner Scottie Scheffler and Max Homa, who had one of several big moments on the first tee. It started with Tiger Woods, the tournament host to went from being a 15-time major champion to the starter on the first tee. He wanted to introduce Aaron Beverly, who received the Charlie Sifford exemption to play in the elite field. The tournament is celebrating the 100-year anniversary of the year Sifford — the first Black golfer to win on the PGA TOUR — was born. For Homa, it was a new experience on a familiar course. He grew up in Southern California and Riviera was the PGA TOUR event he often attended. He had to fight back tears when he won last year. And he was a little nervous going to the tee and knowing he would be introduced as the defending champion. “It was cool. I got a nice ovation,” Homa said. “And playing with two great guys, two of the best players of all time, added to that a little bit. But it was fun. I’ve been on this tee a million times watching and playing now, and to get to hear that was pretty special.” He played with Dustin Johnson and Adam Scott, past winners at Riviera. Johnson has gone more than a year since his last win at the Saudi International, and it doesn’t appear that’s going to change. On the 10th hole, he went from fairway bunker to the back slope of greenside bunker, chipped it to a flatter lie, left the next one in the sand and made double bogey. He opened with a 73. Collin Morikawa, another LA kid, and Justin Thomas were among those at 67. Even in ideal conditions — pleasant sunshine, very little wind — all but Niemann were held in check. Half the field broke par. That included Jon Rahm, the No. 1 player in the world, even if he had reason to believe his 69 felt much worse. He was second in the field to Niemann in the statistical category that measures play from tee to green. Only four players had a worse time puting. Rahm raised his arms in mock triumph when he made a 4-foot birdie on the par-4 eighth, his 17th hole of the round. It was the second-longest putt he made all day. The longest was on the next hole, when he made a 5-footer for par. The tournament now has Woods as the host and has been awarded elevated status, meaning it has a $12 million purse and the winner gets a three-year exemption. Add that to Riviera and all its reverence, and it’s not a surprise all 10 of the top 10 in the world are playing, along with 19 of the top 25 in the world ranking. That doesn’t guarantee big-time winners. Woods, even in his best years, never won at Riviera. For someone like Spieth, it would be extra special given the location. “If I could pick one non-major (or) PLAYERS Championship to win on the PGA TOUR, it would be here,” Spieth said. “I love Riviera. I think it’s arguably … it’s in the conversation as the best golf course in the world.” Spieth has one big win at Riviera, part of the Texas team that won the NCAA title in 2012. He looked as though he had a chance to take it lower than 66 until losing a little momentum with a pair of bogeys. Scheffler is coming of his first win last week in the WM Phoenix Open, and he was more tired than usual, which is a good problem to have. His round turned on the par-5 opening hole with a 7-iron to 2 feet for eagle, and he closed out his round with an approach to 4 feet on the ninth.

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