Max Homa wins the The Genesis Invitational on the PGA Tour, beating out Tony Finau in second position.With both players finishing the tournament at 12 below par, Finau lost to Homa at the final playoff.Matthew Fitzpatrick, currently number 20 in the world golf ranking, completes the tournament at T5. The Englishman documented a final round of 71 at The Riviera Country Club. With a total score of -7 he is 5 strokes behind the leader after the The Genesis Invitational.Norwegian Viktor Hovland, 23, finished alongside Fitzpatrick in T5 position. Hovland turned pro in 2019 and is currently 4th in the Fedex cup rankings. He is hoping to become the first person to represent Norway in this year's European Ryder Cup team. Francesco Molinari of Italy completes the tournament in T8 position. Molinari posted a closing round of 67 at The Riviera Country Club. With a total score of -6, he finished 6 strokes behind winner Max Homa. The The Genesis Invitational is part of the PGA Tour. The tournament is being played from February 18th until the 21st of February 2021 at The Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, CA. This year a total prize money of $9,300,000 will be paid to the players. The winner receives $1,674,000. The course for the tournament at The Riviera Country Club plays at Par 71. Tiger Woods and his TGR Foundation host the Genesis Invitational for the fifth year. Since 2020 the tournament is one of five invitational tournaments on the PGA Tour, which leads to a smaller and more exclusive field. Top-5 Leaderboard: The Genesis Invitational Pos Name Today Total 1 Max Homa -5 -12 2 Tony Finau -7 -12 3 Sam Burns -2 -11 4 Cameron Smith -4 -9 T5 Jon Rahm -5 -7 Show complete leaderboard of The Genesis Invitational This is a generated text. Possible errors can be reported here.

The Genesis Invitational: Sam Burns leads on the PGA Tour after the second round. Sam Burns is in first position at the PGA Tour´s The Genesis Invitational at the end of the second round. The American shot a round of -12 and taking the lead ahead of Tyler McCumber, Jason Kokrak, Dustin Johnson and Joaquin Niemann, who sit tied for second place. Burns leads by 5 shots after posting 5 birdies on his way to a second round of 66."Whenever we were kind of in a tricky spot, just kind of took what the golf course gave us," Burns said. "There's definitely times where I've tried to force it a little bit, but this just is not a golf course you want to do that." Matthew Fitzpatrick, currently number 20 in the world golf ranking, carded a second round 71 to find himself in T9 position and trailing leader Sam Burns by 7 shots. Fitzpatrick, currently ranked 20 in the world golf ranking, recorded 3 birdies in his second round. Russell Knox, currently number 208 in the world golf ranking, is at 1 after the second round at place . The Scotsman played the course of the The Riviera Country Club in 70 shots in the second round of the The Genesis Invitational. Martin Laird, currently number 84 in the world golf ranking, carded a second round 68 to find himself in position and trailing leader Sam Burns by 13 shots. Laird, currently ranked 84 in the world golf ranking, logged 4 birdies in his second round. Rory McIlroy, currently number 7 in the world golf ranking, carded a second round 76 to find himself in position and trailing leader Sam Burns by 19 shots. McIlroy, currently ranked 7 in the world golf ranking, turned in 1 birdie in his second round. Angus Flanagan is at 11 after the second round at place . The Englishman played the course of the The Riviera Country Club in 78 shots in the second round of the The Genesis Invitational. The The Genesis Invitational is part of the PGA Tour. The tournament is held from February 18th until the 21st of February 2021 at The Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, CA. This year a total prize money of $9,300,000 will be paid to the players. The winner receives $1,674,000. The course for the tournament at The Riviera Country Club plays at Par 71. Tiger Woods and his TGR Foundation host the Genesis Invitational for the fifth year. Since 2020 the tournament is one of five invitational tournaments on the PGA Tour, which leads to a smaller and more exclusive field. Top-5 Leaderboard: The Genesis Invitational Pos Name Today Total 1 Sam Burns -5 -12 T2 Tyler McCumber -3 -7 T2 Jason Kokrak -3 -7 T2 Dustin Johnson -4 -7 T2 Joaquin Niemann -3 -7 Show complete leaderboard of The Genesis Invitational This is a generated text. Possible errors can be reported here.

The Genesis Invitational: Sam Burns tops the leaderboard after the opening round. Sam Burns is in first place at the PGA Tour´s The Genesis Invitational after the first round. The American played a round of -7 to gain an edge on Matthew Fitzpatrick and Max Homa, who sit tied for second place. Burns leads by 2 shots after posting 1 eagle en route to an opening round of 64. Matthew Fitzpatrick, currently number 20 in the world golf ranking, carded a opening round 66 to find himself in T2 position and trailing leader Sam Burns by 2 shots. Fitzpatrick, currently ranked 20 in the world golf ranking, noted 1 eagle in his opening round. Meanwhile Rory McIlroy, currently number 7 in the world, carded a opening round 73 to find himself in T85 position and trailing leader Sam Burns by 9 shots. McIlroy, currently ranked 7 in the world golf ranking, made 2 birdies in his opening round. Alongside him is Scotsman Russell Knox, who is at 2 after the opening round at rank T85. He finished the round at The Riviera Country Club in 73 strokes in the opening round of the The Genesis Invitational. Martin Laird, currently number 84 in the world golf ranking, carded a opening round 75 to find himself in T105 position and trailing leader Sam Burns by 11 shots. Laird, currently ranked 84 in the world golf ranking, recorded 1 eagle in his opening round. The The Genesis Invitational is part of the PGA Tour. The tournament is currently being held from February 18th until the 21st of February 2021 at The Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, CA. This year a total prize money of $9,300,000 will be paid to the players. The winner receives $1,674,000. The course for the tournament at The Riviera Country Club plays at Par 71. Tiger Woods and his TGR Foundation host the Genesis Invitational for the fifth year. Since 2020 the tournament is one of five invitational tournaments on the PGA Tour, which leads to a smaller and more exclusive field. Top-5 Leaderboard: The Genesis Invitational Pos Name Today Total 1 Sam Burns -7 -7 T2 Matthew Fitzpatrick -5 -5 T2 Max Homa -5 -5 T4 Wyndham Clark -4 -4 T4 Patrick Cantlay -4 -4 Show complete leaderboard of The Genesis Invitational This is a generated text. Possible errors can be reported here.