Jon Rahm, ahead of the Genesis Invitational final round, was asked what it would mean to win on Sunday at Riviera. It was clear he had thought this over already.
“Well, I can make an argument about any event that I play in about being able to check something off, but the fact that Tiger [Woods] is the host, the fact that he’s out here playing and the history of this golf course as a venue is two reasons why I would love to be able to win here,” he said. “It’s a very select group of champions, and you’ll join — you join a list of champions that frankly Tiger and Jack [Nicklaus] have never joined, which probably never happens on any other golf course but this one, right?
“It would be an honor.”
And then there’s the money.
As the third designated event of the PGA Tour’s season — following the season-opening Tournament of Champions and last week’s WM Phoenix Open — the purse is elevated. The 68 players who made the cut in Los Angeles will split a $20 million pot, with the winner bringing home $3.6 million.
Entering the final round, here’s what the leaderboard looked like: Jon Rahm, 15-under; Max Homa, 12-under; Keith Mitchell, 11-under; Patrick Cantlay, 10-under; Gary Woodland, nine-under; Collin Morikawa, seven-under; Adam Svensson, seven-under; Denny McCarthy, seven-under; Tom Hoge, seven-under.
You can check out the complete payout breakdown below.
Genesis Invitational payout info, winner’s share
Win: $3.6 million
2: $2.18 million
3: $1.38 million
4: $980,000
5: $820,000
6: $725,000
7: $675,000
8: $625,000
9: $585,000
10: $545,000
11: $505,000
12: $465,000
13: $425,000
14: $385,000
15: $365,000
16: $345,000
17: $325,000
18: $305,000
19: $285,000
20: $265,000
21: $245,000
22: $225,000
23: $209,000
24: $193,000
25: $177,000
26: $161,000
27: $155,000
28: $149,000
29: $143,000
30: $137,000
31: $131,000
32: $125,000
33: $119,000
34: $114,000
35: $109,000
36: $104,000
37: $99,000
38: $95,000
39: $91,000
40: $87,000
41: $83,000
42: $79,000
43: $75,000
44: $71,000
45: $67,000
46: $63,000
47: $59,000
48: $55,800
49: $53,000
50: $51,400
51: $50,200
52: $49,000
53: $48,200
54: $47,400
55: $47,000
56: $46,600
57: $46,200
58: $45,800
59: $45,400
60: $45,000
61: $44,600
62: $44,200
63: $43,800
64: $43,400
65: $43,000
66: $42,600
67: $42,200
68: $41,800
