PGA Tour: Joaquin Niemann leads after impressive round, Jordan Spieth on T2

PGA Tour: After the opening round of the The Genesis Invitational, Joaquin Niemann is in first position after posting a 63.

Joaquin Niemann is ahead in the PGA Tour´s The Genesis Invitational after the first round. The Chilean carded a round of -8 to beat out Scottie Scheffler, Jordan Spieth, Cameron Young and Max Homa, who are in joint second place. After a round of 63, Joaquin Niemann leads by 3 shots and posted 9 birdies during his first round.

Martin Laird is at -3 after the opening round at rank T12. The Scotsman finished the round at The Riviera Country Club in 68 strokes in the opening round of the The Genesis Invitational.

Russell Knox, currently number 262 in the official world golf ranking, carded a opening round 68 to find himself in T12 position and trailing leader Joaquin Niemann by 5 shots. Knox, currently ranked 262 in the official world golf ranking, recorded 5 birdies in his opening round.

Paul Casey is at -3 after the opening round at position T12. The Englishman turned in a 68 at The Riviera Country Club in the opening round of the The Genesis Invitational.

Rory McIlroy, currently number 6 in the official world golf ranking, carded a opening round 69 to find himself in T22 position and trailing leader Joaquin Niemann by 6 shots. McIlroy, currently ranked 6 in the official world golf ranking, logged 4 birdies in his opening round.

Matt Wallace is at 0 after the opening round at place T61. The Englishman finished the round at The Riviera Country Club in 71 strokes in the opening round of the The Genesis Invitational.

Robert MACINTYRE carded a opening round 71 to find himself in T61 position and trailing leader Joaquin Niemann by 8 shots. MacIntyre recorded 2 birdies in his opening round.

Aaron Rai is at 1 after the opening round at place T77. The Englishman finished the round at The Riviera Country Club in 72 strokes in the opening round of the The Genesis Invitational.

Matthew Fitzpatrick, currently number 25 in the official world golf ranking, carded a opening round 0 to find himself in position and trailing leader Joaquin Niemann by 8 shots. Fitzpatrick, currently ranked 25 in the official world golf ranking, posted 0 pars in his opening round.

The The Genesis Invitational is part of the PGA Tour. The tournament is held from February 17th until the 20th of February 2022 at The Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, CA, USA. Players will receive a total of 12 Mio. Dollar will be awarded to the players. The course for the tournament at The Riviera Country Club plays at Par 71.

This week, the PGA Tour moves to the last tournament in California before heading into the Florida swing. The Riviera Country Club will host the Genesis Invitational. The tournament is known for its course and for the host, none other than Tiger Woods. Unfortunately, he himself is not yet able to participate. Nevertheless, the starting field is as good as it gets: 35 players from the top 50 in the world are taking part, and all the players in the current top 10 of the world rankings are competing. Among others, Patrick Cantlay, Viktor Hovland and Jon Rahm are taking part. Defending champion Max Homa will also be competing. From a German-speaking point of view, you can keep it with the Austrian Sepp Straka.

Top-5 Leaderboard: The Genesis Invitational

Pos	Name	Today	Total
1	Joaquin Niemann	-8	-8
T2	Scottie Scheffler	-5	-5
T2	Jordan Spieth	-5	-5
T2	Cameron Young	-5	-5
T2	Max Homa	-5	-5

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