The Genesis Invitational: How Peter Malnati fared in opening round

Round one of The Genesis Invitational has concluded at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California.

Round one of The Genesis Invitational has concluded at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California.

Peter Malnati is +2 after the first round. He will tee off at 9:51 a.m. EST on Friday from hole No. 1.

Sam Burns is atop the leaderboard (-7) after first-round play.

Malnati resides in Knoxville and played collegiately at Missouri from 2007-10.

He joined the PGA Tour in 2014 and has one career victory, winning the 2016 Sanderson Farms Championship.

Feb 18, 2021; Pacific Palisades, California; The clubhouse is pictured as the group of Charl Schwartzel Wyndham Clark and Sepp Straka play the ninth hole green during the first round of The Genesis Invitational golf tournament at Riviera Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

Entering The Genesis Invitational, Malnati has finished in the top-25 26 times, has seven top-10 finishes and has one second-place result. He has participated in 166 career PGA Tour events, while making the cut 83 times.