The Genesis Invitational brings an elite and exclusive field to The Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California. Adam Scott returns to defend his 2020 title again a fleet of fellow major winners. Below, we look at the fantasy golf power rankings and odds for the 2021 Genesis Invitational.
Nine of the top-10 golfers in the Golfweek/Sagarin world rankings are in attendance. Brooks Koepka looks for a second straight win after sitting out last week while Daniel Berger goes for true back-to-back wins. Dustin Johnson returns to the field after withdrawing from last week’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
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2021 Genesis Invitational: Fantasy Golf Top 30
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30. Jason Kokrak (+8000)
Putted his way to a West Coast victory at The CJ Cup in mid-October but on Bentgrass greens. He was a co-runner-up at this event in 2016 and played here each year since but missed the cut last year.
29. Carlos Ortiz (+6600)
Last year’s Houston Open winner tied for fourth at the Waste Management Phoenix Open before taking last week off. He’s 19th on Tour this season in Bogey Avoidance.
28. James Hahn (+10000)
The 2015 champion at Riviera finished 10th in Phoenix with 1.01 Strokes Gained: Approach and 1.36 SG: Putting per round. He’ll need to lean on those two areas of his game again this week.
27. Matthew Wolff (+8000)
Certainly has the length for Riviera but will need to improve his play around the greens. He missed the cut in his debut at this event last year.
26. Will Zalatoris (+6600)
Enters the week 12th in the Golfweek rankings. A T-55 finish last week was just his second finish outside of the top 20 in his last six events. This is the strongest field he has played in other than the 2020 US Open, where he tied for sixth.
25. Max Homa (+5000)
Tied for seventh last week with 1.27 SG: Approach and 1.30 SG: Putting. He tied for fifth in this event last year with quality play with his irons and putter.
24. Francesco Molinari (+8000)
Was in the hunt last week until a Saturday round of plus-4, 76, which started with a duffed shot off the first tee. He had previously earned back-to-back top-10 finishes at the Farmers Insurance Open and The American Express.
23. Matthew Fitzpatrick (+6600)
Still looking for his first PGA Tour win but concluded his 2020 schedule with another European Tour victory at the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai. Tied for 30th last year with 1.37 SG: Approach per round in his debut.
22. Russell Henley (+6600)
Seventh on Tour in Par 4 Efficiency: 450-500 Yards and tied for 16th in Proximity to the Hole. He also leads the Tour in Bogey Avoidance through 32 rounds this season.
21. Scottie Scheffler (+4000)
Another T-30 finisher while making his debut at Riviera in 2020. He tied for seventh in Phoenix with a strong putting performance and 1.10 SG: Off-the-Tee per round.
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20. Kevin Na (+6600)
Co-runner-up in 2018 and T-4 finisher in 2017. Has averaged 0.58 strokes gained on the field per round over 54 rounds played at Riviera.
19. Hideki Matsuyama (+4000)
Putting cost him last year in a T-5 finish. He gained 1.51 strokes per round around the greens but lost 0.87 strokes per round with the flat stick. Putting has remained a weakness early in the 2020-21 season, but the rest of his game is strong and he knows these greens well.
18. Abraham Ancer (+6600)
Has played this event just three times with a top finish of T-43 last year. He hasn’t hit top form yet this season but typically has an excellent approach game well-suited to Riviera’s small greens.
17. Bubba Watson (+4000)
The only three-time champion of Riviera in the field missed the cut last year due to a woeful 2.17 strokes lost putting per round. He tied for 22nd in Phoenix following a missed cut at the Farmers Insurance Open.
16. Marc Leishman (+5000)
Has been off since a T-18 finish at the Farmers Insurance Open, which followed a T-4 at the Sony Open in Hawaii. His approach game is strong, but the putter has been unreliable and he lost strokes putting in this event last year.
15. Joaquin Niemann (+4000)
A runner-up at both the Sentry Tournament of Champions and Sony Open and will make his first appearance of 2021 on the mainland. Averaging 0.75 SG: Approach per round through 27 measured rounds.
14. Adam Scott (+3500)
Won this tournament last year with it being his first PGA Tour event of 2020. He has played three events already this calendar year with a top finish of T-10 at the Farmers Insurance Open.
13. Viktor Hovland (+3000)
Began his 2021 schedule with a disappointing T-31 showing in a reduced field at the Sentry Tournament of Champions before a T-2 at the Farmers and a T-6 at the European Tour’s Saudi International. His vastly improved short game will be tested this week.
12. Jordan Spieth (+3300)
The former world No. 1 flirted with victory each of the last two weeks and will hope the third time is the charm but in a much stronger field this week. Has never won here but has two top-10 finishes in 2015 and 2018.
11. Tony Finau (+2500)
Finished T-2 or 4th in each of his last three events with two on the PGA Tour and one in Saudi Arabia. Was a co-runner-up here in 2018.
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10. Daniel Berger (+2800)
Last week’s winner did it with 3.01 SG: Tee-to-Green per round. He skipped this event last year and missed the cut in each of his prior two appearances.
9. Collin Morikawa (+3000)
Tied for 26th last year with strokes lost on and around the greens. He’ll be hoping the familiarity helps in his second appearance.
8. Patrick Cantlay (+1600)
Last week’s pre-tournament betting favorite following the withdrawal of Johnson finished T-3 with 3.23 SG: Tee-to-Green per round. Has a top finish in this event of T-4 in 2018. He’s tied for fifth on Tour in Bogey Avoidance.
7. Bryson DeChambeau (+1600)
His T-5 finish last year was his best result in four appearances at Riviera. He has added a lot of distance since, but it was his putter that cost him last year.
6. Brooks Koepka (+2200)
Won in Phoenix with 1.52 SG: Approach and 2.30 SG: Tee-to-Green per round. The four-time major champ now takes on a major-like field.
5. Rory McIlroy (+1300)
Second to Johnson in this field with 2.26 strokes gained on the field over 16 career rounds played at Riviera. Tied for fourth in 2019 and for fifth last year.
4. Jon Rahm (+1200)
Not as experienced at Riviera as the other betting favorites and biggest names but tied for ninth in 2019. Ranks fourth on Tour with 2.11 SG: Tee-to-Green through 23 measured rounds this season.
3. Justin Thomas (+1400)
Missed the cut last year but was the runner-up in 2019 and tied for ninth in 2018. Fourteenth on Tour in Par 4 Efficiency from the key distance of 450-500 yards.
2. Xander Schauffele (+1400)
No. 1 player in the Golfweek rankings. Has struggled to close when in contention but finished T-5 or better in six of his last eight events.
1. Dustin Johnson (+550)
Started 2021 with a T-11 finish in the Sentry Tournament of Champions before claiming another win at the Saudi International. He’s the field leader with 2.45 strokes gained on the field per round and won here in 2017.
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