The FIELD
The Genesis Invitational annually attracts one of the strongest fields in golf and this year will be no different. As the February 7th commitment deadline nears, many of the world’s top players have already secured an invitation to compete at the iconic Riviera Country Club.
As a player-hosted Signature Event on the PGA TOUR, players earn their invites through the following set of eligibility categories:
- Top 50 players in the prior season’s FedExCup points list
- Players who finished nos. 51-60 on the prior season’s final FedExCup Fall points list
- Swing 5: Top five FedExCup points earners from the Sony Open through the WM Phoenix Open
- Current-year tournament winners
- Leading finisher from the Race to Dubai not otherwise exempt
- PGA TOUR members in the top-30 of OWGR on Monday February 10th
- Tournament Exemptions: in addition to the four (4) tournament exemptions, The Genesis Invitational also will award the annual Charlie Sifford Memorial Exemption to a deserving recipient who represents the advancement of diversity in our sport.
CURRENT INVITEES
Top 50 players in the prior season’s FedExCup points list
| 1 – Scottie Scheffler |
26 – Akshay Bhatia |
| 2 – Collin Morikawa |
27 – Chris Kirk |
| 3 – Sahith Theegala |
27 – Sepp Straka |
| 4 – Russell Henley |
29 – Christiaan Bezuidenhout |
| 4 – Xander Schauffele |
29 – Tom Hoge |
| 4 – Adam Scott |
31 – Brian Harman |
| 7 – Sungjae Im |
32 – Si Woo Kim |
| 8 – Wyndham Clark |
33 – Jason Day |
| 9 – Shane Lowry |
34 – Davis Thompson |
| 9 – Hideki Matsuyama |
35 – Denny McCarthy |
| 9 – Rory McIlroy |
36 – Cam Davis |
| 12 – Sam Burns |
37 – Alex Noren |
| 12 – Viktor Hovland |
38 – Will Zalatoris |
| 14 – Taylor Pendrith |
39 – Corey Conners |
| 14 – Justin Thomas |
40 – Matt Fitzpatrick |
| 16 – Ludvig Åberg |
41 – J.T. Poston |
| 17 – Patrick Cantlay |
42 – Thomas Detry |
| 17 – Robert MacIntyre |
43 – Stephan Jaeger |
| 17 – Matthieu Pavon |
44 – Cameron Young |
| 20 – Tommy Fleetwood |
45 – Austin Eckroat |
| 21 – Byeong Hun An |
46 – Max Homa |
| 21 – Keegan Bradley |
47 – Adam Hadwin |
| 23 – Tony Finau |
48 – Max Greyserman |
| 23 – Billy Horschel |
49 – Nick Dunlap |
| 23 – Aaron Rai |
50 – Eric Cole |
51-60 FedExCup Fall
| 51 – Maverick McNealy |
56 – Seamus Power |
| 51 – Mackenzie Hughes |
57 – Ben Griffin |
| 53 – Patrick Rodgers |
58 – Kevin Yu |
| 54 – Nico Echavarria |
59 – Tom Kim |
| 55 – Harris English |
60 – Nick Taylor |
Leading finisher from the Race to Dubai
