The Genesis Invitational is the concluding highlight event of the West Coast Swing. It began in 1926—then known as the Los Angeles Open—and became a PGA Tour event. It was originally hosted at the Los Angeles Country Club, but in 1929, the Riviera Country Club took over.
It began as a citywide open championship and toured around the region, but when players like Lloyd Mangrum, Ben Hogan, and Arnold Palmer started winning it frequently, the tournament's stature rose.
Tiger Woods has hosted the tournament in recent years through the Tiger Woods Foundation, elevating it to the status of an invitational event comparable to the Memorial Tournament and the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
Who won the PGA Genesis Invitational 2024?
Hideki Matsuyama won the 2024 Genesis Invitational at the Riviera Country Club, which is close to Los Angeles, California. It is his ninth career PGA Tour win overall, and he earned a $4 million winner's share of the $20 million purse.
A total of 14 inches separated Matsuyama from the cup on approach shots on Nos. 15 and 16, which helped him win the final round of 9-under-62. He won on 17-under 267 after trailing by six strokes going into the last round.
On a 14-under total, Luke List and Will Zalatoris shared second place. The leader at 54 holes, Patrick Cantlay, struggled in the third round and shot over par, but he still ended tied for fourth with Adam Hadwin and Xander Schauffele.
Who won the PGA Genesis Invitational 2023?
Jon Rahm won the 2023 Genesis Invitational, and after winning at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, he went back to the top of the world's golf rankings.
Rahm's victory earned him about 67 Official World Golf Ranking points, as well as 550 FedEx Cup points for this particular event. He received the $3,600,000 winner's share of the $20,000,000 purse.
To secure his third victory of 2023, Rahm had to hold off a push from Max Homa and Patrick Cantlay in the final round. Rahm prevailed by two strokes on 17-under-267. On the last hole, Homa made a crucial par to take second place with a 15-under total. Cantlay finished solo third, Will Zalatoris came in fourth, and Keith Mitchell in fifth.
PGA The Genesis Invitational Winners List Year-by-Year
The Genesis Invitational Winners List year-by-year is as follows:
| Year | Winner | Tot | To Par | By | Money |
| 2024 | Hideki Matsuyama | 267 | -17 | 3 | $4,000,000 |
| 2023 | Jon Rahm | 267 | -17 | 2 | $3,600,000 |
| 2022 | Joaquin Niemann | 265 | −19 | 2 | $2,160,000 |
| 2021 | Max Homa | 272 | −12 | PO | $1,674,000 |
| 2020 | Adam Scott (2) | 273 | −11 | 2 | $1,674,000 |
| 2019 | J. B. Holmes | 270 | −14 | 1 | $1,332,000 |
| 2018 | Bubba Watson (3) | 272 | −12 | 2 | $1,296,000 |
| 2017 | Dustin Johnson | 267 | −17 | 5 | $1,260,000 |
| 2016 | Bubba Watson (2) | 269 | −15 | 1 | $1,224,000 |
| 2015 | James Hahn | 278 | −6 | PO | $1,206,000 |
| 2014 | Bubba Watson | 269 | −15 | 2 | $1,206,000 |
| 2013 | John Merrick | 273 | −11 | PO | $1,188,000 |
| 2012 | Bill Haas | 277 | −7 | PO | $1,188,000 |
| 2011 | Aaron Baddeley | 272 | −12 | 2 | $1,170,000 |
| 2010 | Steve Stricker | 268 | −16 | 2 | $1,152,000 |
| 2009 | Phil Mickelson (2) | 269 | −15 | 1 | $1,134,000 |
| 2008 | Phil Mickelson | 272 | −12 | 2 | $1,116,000 |
| 2007 | Charles Howell III | 268 | −16 | PO | $936,000 |
| 2006 | Rory Sabbatini | 271 | −13 | 1 | $918,000 |
| 2005 | Adam Scott | 133[a] | −9 | PO | $864,000 |
| 2004 | Mike Weir (2) | 267 | −17 | 1 | $864,000 |
| 2003 | Mike Weir | 275 | −9 | PO | $810,000 |
| 2002 | Len Mattiace | 269 | −15 | 1 | $666,000 |
| 2001 | Robert Allenby | 276 | −8 | PO | $612,000 |
| 2000 | Kirk Triplett | 272 | −12 | 1 | $558,000 |
| 1999 | Ernie Els | 270 | −14 | 2 | $504,000 |
| 1998 | Billy Mayfair | 272 | −12 | PO | $378,000 |
| 1997 | Nick Faldo | 272 | −12 | 3 | $252,000 |
| 1996 | Craig Stadler | 278 | −6 | 1 | $216,000 |
| 1995 | Corey Pavin (2) | 268 | −16 | 3 | $216,000 |
| 1994 | Corey Pavin | 271 | −13 | 2 | $180,000 |
| 1993 | Tom Kite | 206[b] | −7 | 3 | $180,000 |
| 1992 | Fred Couples (2) | 269 | −15 | PO | $180,000 |
| 1991 | Ted Schulz | 272 | −12 | 1 | $180,000 |
| 1990 | Fred Couples | 266 | −18 | 3 | $180,000 |
| 1989 | Mark Calcavecchia | 272 | −12 | 1 | $180,000 |
| 1988 | Chip Beck | 267 | −17 | 4 | $135,000 |
| 1987 | Chen Tze-chung | 275 | −9 | PO | $108,000 |
| 1986 | Doug Tewell | 270 | −14 | 7 | $81,000 |
| 1985 | Lanny Wadkins (2) | 264 | −20 | 7 | $72,000 |
| 1984 | David Edwards | 279 | −5 | 3 | $72,000 |
| 1983 | Gil Morgan (2) | 270 | −14 | 2 | $54,000 |
| 1982 | Tom Watson (2) | 271 | −13 | PO | $54,000 |
| 1981 | Johnny Miller | 270 | −14 | 2 | $54,000 |
| 1980 | Tom Watson | 276 | −8 | 1 | $45,000 |
| 1979 | Lanny Wadkins | 276 | −8 | 1 | $45,000 |
| 1978 | Gil Morgan | 278 | −6 | 2 | $40,000 |
| 1977 | Tom Purtzer | 273 | −11 | 1 | $40,000 |
| 1976 | Hale Irwin | 272 | −12 | 2 | $37,000 |
| 1975 | Pat Fitzsimons | 275 | −9 | 4 | $30,000 |
| 1974 | Dave Stockton | 276 | −8 | 2 | $30,000 |
| 1973 | Rod Funseth | 276 | −8 | 3 | $27,000 |
| 1972 | George Archer | 270 | −14 | PO | $25,000 |
| 1971 | Bob Lunn | 274 | −10 | PO | $22,000 |
| 1970 | Billy Casper (2) | 276 | −8 | PO | $20,000 |
| 1969 | Charlie Sifford | 276 | −8 | PO | $20,000 |
| 1968 | Billy Casper | 274 | −10 | 3 | $20,000 |
| 1967 | Arnold Palmer (3) | 269 | −15 | 5 | $20,000 |
| 1966 | Arnold Palmer (2) | 273 | −11 | 3 | $11,000 |
| 1965 | Paul Harney (2) | 276 | −8 | 3 | $12,000 |
| 1964 | Paul Harney | 280 | −4 | 1 | $7,500 |
| 1963 | Arnold Palmer | 274 | −10 | 3 | $9,000 |
| 1962 | Phil Rodgers | 268 | −16 | 9 | $7,500 |
| 1961 | Bob Goalby | 275 | −9 | 3 | $7,500 |
| 1960 | Dow Finsterwald | 280 | −4 | 3 | $5,500 |
| 1959 | Ken Venturi | 278 | −6 | 2 | $5,300 |
| 1958 | Frank Stranahan | 275 | −9 | 3 | $7,000 |
| 1957 | Doug Ford | 280 | −4 | 1 | $7,000 |
| 1956 | Lloyd Mangrum (4) | 272 | −12 | 3 | $6,000 |
| 1955 | Gene Littler | 276 | −8 | 2 | $5,000 |
| 1954 | Fred Wampler | 281 | −3 | 1 | $4,000 |
| 1953 | Lloyd Mangrum (3) | 280 | −4 | 5 | $2,750 |
| 1952 | Tommy Bolt | 289 | 5 | PO | $4,000 |
| 1951 | Lloyd Mangrum (2) | 280 | −4 | 1 | $2,600 |
| 1950 | Sam Snead (2) | 280 | −4 | PO | $2,600 |
| 1949 | Lloyd Mangrum | 284 | E | 3 | $2,600 |
| 1948 | Ben Hogan (3) | 275 | −9 | 4 | $2,000 |
| 1947 | Ben Hogan (2) | 280 | −4 | 3 | $2,000 |
| 1946 | Byron Nelson | 284 | E | 5 | $2,667 |
| 1945 | Sam Snead | 283 | −1 | 1 | $2,666 |
| 1944 | Jug McSpaden | 278 | −6 | 3 | $4,300 |
| 1943 | Not Played | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1942 | Ben Hogan | 282 | −6 | PO | $3,500 |
| 1941 | Johnny Bulla | 281 | −3 | 2 | $3,500 |
| 1940 | Lawson Little | 282 | 2 | 1 | $1,500 |
| 1939 | Jimmy Demaret | 274 | −10 | 7 | $1,650 |
| 1938 | Jimmy Thomson | 273 | −11 | 4 | $2,100 |
| 1937 | Harry Cooper (2) | 274 | −10 | 5 | $2,500 |
| 1936 | Jimmy Hines | 280 | E | 4 | $1,500 |
| 1935 | Vic Ghezzi | 285 | 5 | PO | $1,075 |
| 1934 | Macdonald Smith (4) | 280 | E | 8 | $1,450 |
| 1933 | Craig Wood | 282 | −2 | 4 | $1,525 |
| 1932 | Macdonald Smith (3) | 281 | −3 | 4 | $2,000 |
| 1931 | Ed Dudley | 285 | 1 | 2 | $3,500 |
| 1930 | Denny Shute | 296 | 12 | 4 | $3,500 |
| 1929 | Macdonald Smith (2) | 285 | 1 | 6 | $3,500 |
| 1928 | Macdonald Smith | 284 | E | 3 | $3,500 |
| 1927 | Bobby Cruickshank | 282 | −6 | 6 | $3,500 |
| 1926 | Harry Cooper | 279 | −9 | 3 | $3,500 |
PGA The Genesis Invitational Hosts
| Times hosted | Venue | Location | Years |
| 60 | Riviera Country Club | Pacific Palisades | 1929–1930, 1941, 1945–1953, 1973–1982, 1984–1997, 1999–2023, 2024 |
| 1 | Valencia Country Club | Valencia | 1998 |
| 17 | Rancho Park Golf Course | Los Angeles | 1956–1967, 1969–1972, 1983 |
| 1 | Brookside Golf Course | Pasadena | 1968 |
| 1 | Inglewood Country Club | Inglewood | 1955 |
| 1 | Fox Hills Country Club | Culver City | 1954 |
| 4 | Wilshire Country Club | Los Angeles | 1928, 1931, 1933, 1944 |
| 2 | Hillcrest Country Club | Los Angeles | 1932, 1942 |
| 5 | Los Angeles Country Club | Los Angeles | 1926, 1934–1936, 1940 |
| 3 | Griffith Park (Wilson course) | Los Angeles | 1937–1939 |
| 1 | El Caballero Country Club | Tarzana | 1927 |
Multiple Genesis Invitational Champions
With four wins each, Macdonald Smith and Lloyd Mangrum are tied for the most victories in the history of the Genesis Invitational. Bubba Watson, Arnold Palmer, and Ben Hogan have each won it three times.
| No. of Wins | Name | Country | Years |
| 4 | Macdonald Smith | Scotland | 1928, 1929, 1932, 1934 |
| 4 | Lloyd Mangrum | United States | 1949, 1951, 1953, 1956 |
| 3 | Ben Hogan | United States | 1942, 1947, 1948 |
| 3 | Arnold Palmer | United States | 1963, 1966, 1967 |
| 3 | Bubba Watson | United States | 2014, 2016, 2018 |
| 2 | Harry Cooper | United States | 1926, 1937 |
| 2 | Sam Snead | United States | 1945, 1950 |
| 2 | Paul Harney | United States | 1964, 1965 |
| 2 | Billy Casper | United States | 1968, 1970 |
| 2 | Tom Watson | United States | 1980, 1982 |
| 2 | Gil Morgan | United States | 1978, 1983 |
| 2 | Lanny Wadkins | United States | 1979, 1985 |
| 2 | Fred Couples | United States | 1990, 1992 |
| 2 | Corey Pavin | United States | 1994, 1995 |
| 2 | Mike Weir | Canada | 2003, 2004 |
| 2 | Phil Mickelson | United States | 2008, 2009 |
| 2 | Adam Scott | Australia | 2005, 2020 |
FAQ's on Genesis Invitational
A. Originating as the Los Angeles Open in 1926, it transitioned to the Riviera Country Club in 1929, gaining prestige over time.
A. Hideki Matsuyama secured victory with a score of 267 under-17 at Riviera in February 2024.
A. Tiger Woods hosted the Genesis Invitational through the Tiger Woods Foundation, elevating it to invitational status, similar to the Memorial Tournament and Arnold Palmer Invitational.
A. The tournament boasts a $20 million purse, making it a recognized and prestigious event on the PGA Tour.
A. Macdonald Smith and Lloyd Mangrum are tied with four wins each, while Bubba Watson, Arnold Palmer, and Ben Hogan have each won it three times.
