Uncategorized

Genesis Invitational 2025: Rory McIlroy’s quest for glory; why conditions will change things; and an outside bet

Lowdown

Purse: $20 million (€19.25 million)/$4 million (€3.85 million to the winner)

Where: La Jolla, California

The course: The South Course at Torrey Pines – 7,765 yards, par 72 – plays host to a PGA Tour event for the second time inside a month. Harris English was a surprise winner of the Farmers Insurance Open just three weeks ago and, due to the wildfires in Los Angeles which forced a change in venue from Riviera, the South Course comes in as the once-off home to the Tiger Woods-hosted tournament, a signature event on the PGA Tour. Golf course architect Rees Jones did an upgrade to the course before the US Open in 2021 which included moving some tees and bunkers to further strengthen the course’s defences to what already was the longest course on the US Open circuit.

The field: Although world number two Xander Schauffele remains sidelined due to injury, there is a stellar field headed by world number one Scottie Scheffler – playing for a third straight week following surgery for a hand injury accidentally self-inflicted on Christmas Day when using a wine glass to roll ravioli – and number three Rory McIlroy, playing for the first time since his AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am win. Tiger Woods’s absence brought first reserve Jake Knapp into the limited 50-player field, while Chris Kirk’s withdrawal saw Mark Hubbard get in.

Quote-Unquote: “I’m pretty into the ‘trusting the process’ type mindset. I know I’m getting better even if it looks like I’m getting worse. I think I know what I’m doing is right. It’s very difficult to continue to see bad, but last week I actually hit the ball incredible and I missed the cut by five. Golf does not like me at the moment, I’ve noticed that.” – former Genesis Invitational champion Max Homa on his struggling form. Homa has not had a top-10 finish since the Wells Fargo last May and missed the cut in Phoenix.

Irish in the field: Séamus Power is in the opening group off the 1st, playing alongside Patrick Rodgers and Ben Griffin (5.30pm Irish time); Rory McIlroy is in a group with Viktor Hovland and Adam Scott (off the 10th, at 6.14pm); Shane Lowry is in a three-ball with Stephan Jaeger and Jason Day (off the 10th, at 6.58pm).

Betting: Scottie Scheffler is in the third straight week of tournament play – tied ninth at Pebble Beach, tied 25th at Phoenix – and is installed as the 4-1 favourite with Rory McIlroy, who won in his PGA Tour opener at Pebble Beach, rated a 6-1 chance. The 33-1 about Robert MacIntyre looks a tempting each-way wager with the left-handed Scot finishing strongly in Phoenix to secure a tied-sixth place. Another player worth an each-way look is Sam Stevens who finished runner-up to English in the Farmers Insurance Open.

Related Posts

Neighbors forced to let strangers use ‘private’ land in backyards after 12-yr legal battle – they insist it hurts homes

UPPER-CLASS members of an exclusive lake community are fighting back after a judge demanded that they open up their waters for public access. The 12-year-long legal battle between…

Young man who worked as a gateman in his school to sponsor his education finally graduates, earns bachelors degree

A determined young man named Osei Agyei Eric has defied the odds to earn a bachelor’s degree in Education from the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), Ghana. To…

Rory McIlroy packs on the PDA with wife Erica Stoll as he celebrates $4.5m Players Championship win in the wake of divorce U-turn

Rory McIlroy had more than one cause to celebrate on St. Patrick’s Day when the Northern Irishman clinched victory at the Players Championship Monday. McIlroy and American JJ Spaun returned to…

Golf fans shocked after finding out Tiger Woods’ real name

Golf fans have expressed their shock after realising that Tiger Woods is not the real name of the American golf star. Woods, 49, is one of the finest golf players…

𝐆𝐨𝐝𝐳𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐱 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝟑 : 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐬

Warner Bros. ha presentado el avance de la esperadísima película “Godzilla x Kong 3: Space Wars”, cuyo estreno está previsto para 2026. El breve pero impactante metraje insinúa…

𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝 (𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓)

Death Road (2025) es un thriller de acción trepidante ambientado en un mundo postapocalíptico donde la supervivencia depende de la velocidad y la brutalidad. La historia sigue a…

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *