2025 Genesis Invitational – All the facts, figures and Aussie Danny List.

Defending Champion Hideki Matsuyama

• 2024 Genesis Invitational victory was his first of two PGA TOUR wins in 2024 (FedEx St. Jude Championship)
• With a final-round 62 at The Riviera Country Club, overcame a six-stroke deficit, the largest come-from-behind victory during the 2024 season
• World No. 5 collected his 11^th PGA TOUR victory at The Sentry to begin the 2025 season, posting 35-under for the lowest score in relation to par on TOUR (since 1983)
• 11 PGA TOUR wins marks the most by a player from Asia (8/K.J. Choi)
• Seeks to become the first player to win The Genesis Invitational in back-to-back years since Phil Mickelson (2008, 2009)
• Sits No. 3 in the FedExCup standings; finished the 2024 season No. 9 in the FedExCup and currently has 11 consecutive finishes inside the top 50 in the FedExCup, the longest active streak on TOUR
• Two top-10 finishes in 12 career appearances at Torrey Pines during the Farmers Insurance Open (T3/2019, T9/2023); finished T32 this season

Charlie Sifford Memorial Exemption recipient Aussie Danny List

Aussie Danny List making his PGA Tour debut at this week’s Genesis Invitational – Image DPWT

• Former University of Washington golfer (2016-17) and current DP World Tour member is the recipient of the Charlie Sifford Memorial Exemption, which represents the advancement of diversity in the game of golf by awarding the opportunity for one golfer representing a minority background to compete in The Genesis Invitational
• The 26-year-old Macon, Georgia native, who currently resides in San Diego, makes his PGA TOUR debut
• Exempt on the DP World Tour in 2025 after finishing as one of the top 21 players at Qualifying School in November
• Plays under the flag of his Australian father, but was raised in Ghana – the country of his mother’s birth; went to boarding school to finish high school at Wellington College in Berkshire, England
• Missed the 2023 golf season due to a stress fracture in his lower back
• Set a 21-under-par scoring record to win the 2024 California State Open
• Two most recent worldwide starts: last week’s Commercial Bank Qatar Masters (DP World Tour/MC/77-68), 2025 MyGolfLife Open hosted by Pecanwood Estate (HotelPlanner Tour/3^rd/70-65-62-67)
• Established the Danny List Foundation to assist with youth programs and encourage player development and community outreach in Ghana

Collin Morikawa

• World No. 4 and two-time major champion (2020 PGA Championship, 2021 Open Championship) seeks seventh PGA TOUR title and first since 2023 ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP; has eight top-five finishes in 24 starts since his last win
• Third start this season: The Sentry (2^nd), AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am (T17)
• Sixth appearance at The Genesis Invitational (best: T2/2022)
• Posted a T4 finish at the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines and solo third at the 2023 Farmers Insurance Open
• Los Angeles, California native is donating $1,000 for every birdie ($2,000 per eagle) he makes at The Genesis Invitational (and AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, where he made 20 birdies) to California Community Foundation and LAFD Foundation

Rory McIlroy

• World No. 3 makes his first start since winning the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in his season debut, capturing his 27^th PGA TOUR title
• Seeks to open a PGA TOUR season with consecutive wins for the first time in his career

• Has finished T16 or better in four career appearances at Torrey Pines:
  • Farmers Insurance Open: T5/2019, T3/2020, T16/2021
  • U.S. Open: T7/2021
• Making ninth appearance at The Genesis Invitational with three top-10s in eight prior starts (T4/2019, T5/2020, T10/2022)

Max Homa

• Ninth appearance at The Genesis Invitational, where his playoff win over Tony Finau in 2021 is one of six TOUR wins
• Owns top-10 finishes in four of his last five appearances at this event (T5/2020, 1^st/2021, T10/2022, 2^nd/2023, T16/2024)
• Only player in the field (and one of 13 players all time) to win both The Genesis Invitational and Farmers Insurance Open
• Best finish in four PGA TOUR starts in 2025 is T26 (The Sentry)

The Genesis Invitational Notes

• The Genesis Invitational is the seventh event of the 2025 PGA TOUR Season and the third of eight Signature Events. Like all Signature Events, the limited-field event offers increased FedExCup points (700) and a heightened purse ($20 million), however, additional elements set the three player-hosted events apart (The Genesis Invitational, Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard and the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday):
  • Only Signature Events to feature a cut: 36-hole cut, low 50 players and ties and any additional players within 10 strokes of the 36-hole lead
  • 20 percent prize allocation to winner ($4 million), up from 18 percent
  • One tournament host exemption, not restricted to PGA TOUR members: The Genesis Invitational (Danny List, the Charlie Sifford Memorial Exemption), Arnold Palmer Invitation presented by Mastercard (Jackson Koivun, Arnold Palmer Cup Exemption), the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday (Jack Nicklaus Award)

• Due to recent devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, and out of respect for those affected, the decision was made to relocate The Genesis Invitational from The Riviera Country Club to Torrey Pines’ South Course, which hosted the Farmers Insurance Open three weeks earlier
• First time since 2020 that two different PGA TOUR tournaments were played at the same venue in the same season: the Workday Charity Open and the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday were played in back-to-back weeks at Muirfield Village Golf Club
• Four eligible players are not competing this week: Tiger Woods (Special Exemption), Xander Schauffele, Alex Noren, Chris Kirk (each Top 50 on the prior season’s FedExCup Points List)

• The field features:

• • 37 players who competed in the 2025 Farmers Insurance Open, including five who finished inside the top 10: Harris English/Won, Sam Stevens/2^nd, Andrew Novak/3^rd, Sungjae Im/T4, Taylor Pendrith/T7
  • 46 of the top 50 players in the Official World Golf Ranking, highlighted by World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler
  • Three past champions: Hideki Matsuyama (2024), Max Homa (2021), Adam Scott (2020, 2005/unofficial win)
  • 63 PGA TOUR winners, led by Rory McIlroy (27), Justin Thomas (15), Adam Scott (14)
  • Eight past FedExCup champions (10 wins): Billy Horschel/2014, Jordan Spieth/2015, Rory McIlroy/2016/2019/2022, Justin Thomas/2017, Justin Rose/2018, Patrick Cantlay/2021, Viktor Hovland/2023, Scottie Scheffler/2024
  • Last week’s WM Phoenix Open winner Thomas Detry will make his second start at The Genesis Invitational (T33/2023); has three appearances at Torrey Pines for the Farmers Insurance Open, including a T15 this season
  • World No. 1 and 2024 FedExCup champion Scottie Scheffler made his season debut and first start since hand surgery at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am (T9) and followed with a T25 at last week’s WM Phoenix Open; has three career appearances at Torrey Pines during the Farmers Insurance Open (best: T20/2022) and finished T7 at the 2021 U.S. Open
  • 2025 Farmers Insurance Open champion Harris English, the lone American to win on TOUR this season, finished third in the 2021 U.S. Open held at Torrey Pines; will make his 10^th appearance at the Genesis Invitational, where his seventh-place finish at last year’s event marked his second top-10 result at this event (T10/2014)
  • Sponsor exemption Jordan Spieth makes his third start on TOUR in 2025 since undergoing wrist surgery after his 2024 season ended in August (T69/AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, T4/WM Phoenix Open)
  • In order to meet the 72-player field minimum, Lucas Glover and Justin Rose qualified as the first two available players beyond No. 60 in the final 2024 FedExCup Fall Points List
  • Four sponsor exemptions: Rickie Fowler, Min Woo Lee, Jordan Spieth, Gary Woodland

• Eligible PGA TOUR Members in the 72-player Signature Event include:

• • Top 50 players from the prior year’s FedExCup Playoffs & Eligibility Points List through the Playoffs
  • Aon Next 10: available players, not otherwise exempt, from the prior year’s FedExCup Fall Points List through The RSM Classic
  • Leading finisher from prior season’s Race to Dubai, not otherwise exempt
  • Aon Swing 5: top five available players, not otherwise exempt, who accumulate the most FedExCup points in the “swing” of full-field events prior to the event (Sony Open in Hawaii, The American Express, Farmers Insurance Open, WM Phoenix Open)
  • Official Tournament Winners of full FedExCup point events in the current season, not otherwise exempt
  • PGA TOUR Members, not otherwise exempt, who are within the Top 30 of the Official World Golf Ranking as of the Monday of tournament week (Monday, February 10, 2025)
  • Four sponsor exemptions restricted to PGA TOUR members
  • One Tournament Host Exemption honoring Charlie Sifford and given to a golfer representing a minority background
  • One exemption designated for exceptional lifetime achievement of 80+ career wins
  • If necessary to complete a field of 72 players, those players below the top 10 available players from the prior year’s FedExCup Fall Points List in priority order

PGA TOUR Season Notes

• With Belgium’s Thomas Detry winning last week’s WM Phoenix Open, international players have won five of the first six PGA TOUR tournaments this season, with Harris English being the only American winner (Farmers Insurance Open). Detry is also the season’s only first-time winner, with the first five tournaments won by players with multiple TOUR titles.
• The Aon Next 10 represents the top 10 players not already exempt, from the FedExCup standings, while the Aon Swing 5 includes the top five FedExCup points earners, not already exempt, from a collection of Full-Field Events leading up to each Signature Event; the Aon Next 10 for The Genesis Invitational was determined through the 2024 FedExCup Fall standings
• Last week’s WM Phoenix Open marked the final opportunity for players to earn FedExCup points towards the Aon Swing 5 for entry into this week’s Genesis Invitational; the top five players not otherwise exempt who earn the most FedExCup points during the Sony Open in Hawaii, The American Express, the farmers Insurance Open and the WM Phoenix Open, will qualify for The Genesis Invitational
• Michael Kim (T2) and Daniel Berger (T2) moved inside the top five of the Aon Swing 5 standings following the WM Phoenix Open to qualify for The Genesis Invitational; both Kim and Berger will make their first career start in a Signature Event