PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — Three days of sunshine and clear, blue skies gave way to some cloud cover and chillier temps on Sunday on a golf course that pretty much every PGA Tour pro calls one of the best.
Riviera Country Club, nearing its 100th birthday, shined once again, proving its mettle as a premier Tour stop.
The world’s top-10 golfers headlined a stacked field and except for Dustin Johnson, they all advanced to the weekend. The leaderboard was dominated at the very top by a 23-year-old Chilean, a 24-year-old rookie and a two-time major champion.
After a final-round 71 by Joaquinn Niemann, we did get a wire-to-wire winner at the 2022 Genesis Invitational but a long-standing Tour mark stays intact.