Final-Round Notes – Sunday, February 22, 2026
LUCKY 1⃣3⃣th FIRST TIME @thegenesisinv CHAMP …
Jacob Bridgeman also celebrating the 100th anniversary of the event as a first in 31-years to the t’ment on his debut
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Weather: Sunny. High of 72. Wind SW 6-12 mph.
Final Leaderboard
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total |
| 1 | Jacob Bridgeman | 66 | 64 | 64 | 72 | 266 (-18) |
| T2 | Kurt Kitayama | 71 | 64 | 68 | 64 | 267 (-17) |
| T2 | Rory McIlroy | 66 | 65 | 69 | 67 | 267 (-17) |
| 4 | Adam Scott | 70 | 63 | 72 | 63 | 268 (-16) |
| 5 | Aldrich Potgieter | 68 | 68 | 65 | 68 | 269 (-15) |
Jacob Bridgeman (Winner/-18)
- Earns first PGA TOUR victory in 66th career start at the age 26 years, 2 months, 16 days
- Previous best finish on TOUR: T2/2025 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches
- Becomes 13th first-time winner at the tournament and first since 2015 (James Hahn)
- Wins in tournament debut, becomes first player since 1975 (Pat Fitzsimons) to win in his first start at the event
- Becomes first first-time winner this season and first since Sami Valimaki (2025 RSM Classic)
- Marks third winner of the event to have shot over par in the final round and win (2009 Phil Mickelson, 2006 Rory Sabbatini
- Held at least a share of the lead after each round
- Converts six-stroke 54-hole lead into a one-stroke victory over Kurt Kitayama and Rory McIlroy
- Improves 1-for-2 converting 54-hole lead/co-lead to victory on TOUR (2025 Valspar Championship/3rd)
- Earns 700 FedExCup points and moves from No. 14 to No. 1 in the FedExCup standings, his career-high rank#
- Led the field for the week in Strokes Gained: Approach The Green (5.985) and Strokes Gained: Putting (7.307)
- Win marks third top-10 in his fifth start this season (T4/Sony Open in Hawaii, T8/AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am)
- Marks the 50th professional victory by PGA TOUR University alumni (15 of 50 on PGA TOUR)
- Bridgeman and Chris Gotterup, both Class of 2022 PGA TOUR U grads, sit 1 and 2, respectively, in FedExCup Standings
- Earns invitation into 2026 Masters (A first major championship showing).
- Earns two-year PGA Tour exemption till end of 2028.
Miscellaneous Notes
- Entering the final round nine-strokes back, Kurt Kitayama (T2/-17) cards a 7-under 64 to record his fourth runner-up on TOUR; was seeking to break the largest come-from-behind win in tournament history (8/Ken Venturi/1959)
- Seeking his 30th PGA TOUR victory, World No. 2 Rory McIlroy (T2/-17) earns his 13th runner-up on TOUR his best finish in 10 appearances at The Genesis Invitational (previous best: T4/2019)
- Two-time Genesis Invitational champion (2005/unofficial, 2020) Adam Scott (4th/-16) cards a final round 8-under 63 to record his best finish on TOUR since the 2024 BMW Championship (T2); playing on a sponsor exemption, records eighth top-10 in his 18th appearance at the event
- World No. 1 and 20-time PGA TOUR winner Scottie Scheffler (T12/-11) finishes T12, ending a streak of 18 consecutive top-10 finishes on TOUR, the most consecutive top 10 finishes on TOUR (since 1983); last time finished outside the top-10 on TOUR was T20 at the 2025 PLAYERS Championship (343 days ago)
- Max Greyserman (T24/-7) makes a hole-in-one on No. 14, his first career ace on TOUR and the seventh ace at No. 14 on record
