Tiger Woods is back in action this week at the 2023 Genesis Invitational, a tournament he hosts in Los Angeles. It’s his 1st official PGA Tour event since the 2022 Open Championship last July and his first non-major since 2020.
Riviera Country Club will once again host this great event, which features a loaded field led by Jon Rahm, World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas and Xander Schauffele. Woods is a long shot as he tries to knock off the rust, but there are multiple ways to bet on him this week – from taking him to win outright to a potential made cut.
Below, we break down Tiger Woods’ 2023 Genesis Invitational odds and prop bets and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.
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Tiger Woods’ Genesis Invitational odds and predictions
Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Wednesday at 6:44 p.m. ET.
To win (+10000)
Shockingly, Woods has never won this event. He’s played the tournament at Riviera 14 times in his career and has made the cut 10 times, but he’s never been crowned the champion.
I don’t see that changing this week. He’s not worth betting on to win because of all the competition he’s facing in L.A. this week, along with the fact that he admitted there’s some rust in his game right now.
Top-5 finish (+3000)
Even a top-5 finish at Riviera is unlikely to happen this week. The likes of Rahm, Scheffler, Thomas and McIlroy are all playing well right now, and they’re not the only stars in the field.
Even if only one of the top players finishes in the top 5, there are dozens of other players who are better suited to come in ahead of Woods, despite his course knowledge and extensive experience here.
Top-10 finish (+1200)
The last time Woods finished in the top 10 at this event was in 2004 when he came in 7th. Since then, he’s only played here 5 times, which included a WD, missed cut, 69th-place finish and 2 other top-20s.
As often as he’s played Riviera, it’s been a while since he was legitimately in contention.
Top-20 finish (+480)
Woods hasn’t finished in the top 20 in any event since January of 2020 when he tied for 9th at the Farmers Insurance Open, a full 3 years ago. He’s only played 6 official events in the last 2 seasons, with his best finish being a tie for 38th at the 2020 Masters.
It’s hard to bet on him to even crack the top 20 without knowing the state of his game.
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Top American finisher (+5000)
There are a lot of great American players in the field this week, including Scheffler, Thomas, Schauffele, Tony Finau, Collin Morikawa, Max Homa, Patrick Cantlay and Jordan Spieth. There’s a decent chance an American will win the Genesis so you might as well take Woods to win outright if you’re going to bet him at all.
Tiger Woods’ Genesis Invitational 1st-round odds
- Leader +6000 (bet $100 to win $6,000)
It’s hard to imagine Woods being in his best form right out of the gate on Thursday when he tees it up with Thomas and McIlroy in the afternoon wave. He should find a rhythm in Round 2, but from walking a full 18 holes to really feeling comfortable, that’s unlikely to happen on Thursday afternoon.
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