The Genesis Invitational is a PGA Tour professional golf tournament in southern California that began as the Los Angeles Open 98 years ago, in 1926. Nissan Open, Northern Trust Open, and Genesis Open are some of the other names used. Annually held in February at Pacific Palisades' Riviera Country Club, it frequently marks the end of the tour's "West Coast Swing" early in the year before it heads east to Florida.
Since 1973, the tournament has been hosted at Riviera almost nonstop. After a 21-year sponsorship by Nissan Motors, the South Korea-based Hyundai Motor Group, through its Genesis Motors subsidiary, took over in 2017 after nine seasons from the Chicago-based Northern Trust Corporation.
The Genesis Invitational 2024 History
The Genesis Invitational lived a nomadic life in southern California before World War II, hopping from course to course. The first-ever event took place in Los Angeles Country Club in Los Angeles 98 years ago in 1926; for the only time, it moved to El Caballero Country Club in Tarzana in 1927. The tournament relocated to the Wilshire Country Club in the Hancock Park neighbourhood in 1928. It then made its maiden trip to the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades in 1929 and 1930 before spending the following ten years in Los Angeles. The venue changed from Wilshire Country Club to Hillcrest Country Club in 1931–1933, then back to Los Angeles Country Club in 1934–1936. The event was held in Griffith Park (Wilson course) from 1937 to 1939.
Before World War II broke out, the event was held again at Hillcrest CC in 1942 after returning to Riviera CC in 1941.
Traditionally, the L.A. Open was held in early January to kick off the season; however, in 1967 and 1968, it was held in late January, and in 1974, it was shifted to the second part of February. It started its present partnership with Riviera CC the previous year. Since then, the tournament has only been held twice at other venues: in 1983 at Rancho Park Golf Course as Riviera got ready to host the PGA Championship, and in 1998 at Valencia Country Club as Riviera got prepared to host the U.S. Senior Open. 1995 the PGA Championship was held in Riviera, but the event was still held there.
The Genesis Invitational 2024 Schedule
What: Genesis Invitational in 2024
Where: Pacific Palisades, California; Riviera Country Club.
When: Feb. 15–18, Thursday through Sunday
$20 million in total (with a $4 million winner's share).
Champion in the past: Jon Rahm
This time the tournament is all set to take place from 15th february and will go on till 18th february at the Pacific Palisades, California; Riviera Country Club. Here's the detailed schedule for the tournament.
| Date | Day | Time |
| 15.02.2024 | Thursday | First round: 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
| 16.02.2024 | Friday | Second round: 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
| 17.02.2024 | Saturday | Third round: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. |
| 18.02.2024 | Sunday | Final round: 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. |
The Genesis Invitational 2024 Course
The Riviera Country Club, established in 1926, has long been the best place to play golf. The 18-hole course, which is ranked in the top 50 in the globe and among the top 25 in the US, constantly tests the best players in the world. As the official venue for the 2028 Olympic golf competition, Riviera, home of The Genesis Invitational, will once again welcome the greatest players in golf.
The Genesis Invitational 2024 Field List. List of players participating in the tournament
Among the field's fifteen former major champions are Los Angeles native and six-time PGA TOUR winner (including the 2020 PGA Championship and 2021 Open Championship), Jordan Spieth, a three-time major winner and 13-time PGA TOUR champion, Jason Day, a 13-time PGA TOUR champion and 2015 PGA Championship winner, and Justin Thomas, a 15-time PGA TOUR champion who has won the 2017 and 2022 PGA Championships, among others. Homa and Adam Scott (2020 & 2005 event champion) are previous champions at Riviera in the field.
The Genesis Invitational will include 28 of the top 30 players from the FedExCup standings for 2022–2023 and 41 of the top 50 players in the
globe overall.
- Ludvig Åberg
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- Byeong Hun An
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- Christiaan Bezuidenhout
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- Keegan Bradley
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- Sam Burns
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- Patrick Cantlay
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- Wyndham Clark
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- Eric Cole
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- Corey Conners
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- Cam Davis
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- Jason Day
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- Nick Dunlap
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- Harris English
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- Tony Finau
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- Matt Fitzpatrick
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- Tommy Fleetwood
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- Rickie Fowler
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- Lucas Glover
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- Ben Griffin
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- Emiliano Grillo
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- Adam Hadwin
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- Nick Hardy
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- Brian Harman
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- Russell Henley
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- Lee Hodges
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- Charley Hoffman
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- Tom Hoge
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- Nicolai Højgaard
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- Max Homa
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- Beau Hossler
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- Viktor Hovland
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- Mackenzie Hughes
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- Sungjae Im
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- Chase Johnson*
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- Si Woo Kim
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- Tom Kim
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- Chris Kirk
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- Kurt Kitayama
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- Matt Kuchar
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- Luke List
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- Hideki Matsuyama
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- Denny McCarthy
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- Rory McIlroy
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- Taylor Montgomery
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- Taylor Moore
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- Collin Morikawa
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- Grayson Murray
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- J.T. Poston
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- Seamus Power
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- Andrew Putnam
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- Patrick Rodgers
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- Sam Ryder
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- Xander Schauffele
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- Scottie Scheffler
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- Adam Schenk
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- Adam Scott+
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- Alex Smalley
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- J.J. Spaun
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- Jordan Spieth
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- Sepp Straka
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- Adam Svensson
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- Nick Taylor
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- Sahith Theegala
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- Justin Thomas
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- Brendon Todd
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- Gary Woodland+
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- Tiger Woods++
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- Cameron Young
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- Kevin Yu
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- Will Zalatoris+
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The Genesis Invitational 2024 Broadcasting Details
The 2024 Genesis Invitational is available to stream online on ESPN+, Peacock, and Paramount+. Every round will have exclusive early coverage on ESPN+, starting on Thursday and Friday at 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET, Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET, and Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET. The TV coverage from Golf Channel will be simulcast on Peacock, while CBS will be streamed on Paramount+.
