Now that the action down in Scottsdale is over following the conclusion of the 2023 WM Phoenix Open, the 2022-23 PGA TOUR season now marches on to the next one: The Genesis Invitational. With that said, let’s now take a look at some of the favorites, sleepers, and long shots to win this week at The Riviera Country Club.
Rahm will be an automatic favorite in every tournament he enters for at least as long as he sustains his present form. He is coming off a third-place finish in the 2023 WM Phoenix Open to go 5/5 so far in the 2022-23 PGA TOUR season. Rahm has two wins this season and has cracked the top 10 in all five starts to date. Impressive.
In his first start of the year in the 2022-23 PGA TOUR season, McIlroy posted a T32 in the 2023 WM Phoenix Open. In his career, the Northern Irishman is 5/6 at The Riviera Country Club, with three top 10s and five top 25s. His best finish there was a fourth-place campaign in the 2019 Genesis Open.
Scheffler is definitely a player to watch out for this week, especially since he is coming off his first win of the season. He topped the field in the 2023 WM Phoenix Open with a 19-under 265. Last year, Scheffler finished seventh in the 2022 edition of The Genesis Invitational.
Here’s what we said about Theegalain our 2023 The Genesis Invitational sleepers piece.
Theegala has yet to score a win in 10 starts so far in the 2022-23 PGA TOUR season, but he’s always put himself in a good position to snatch a victory. He is 9/10 in his starts this campaign and has collected a total of four top 10s and five top 25s. Coming off a T39 in the 2023 WM Phoenix Open, Theegala will look to be better this week.
Here’s what we said about Fleetwood in our 2023 The Genesis Invitational sleepers piece.
Fleetwood had a forgettable stint in his first start of the year, as he just missed the cut in the recently concluded 2023 WM Phoenix Open, firing a 72 and 71 in the first and second rounds, respectively. However, he is 2/2 in his career starts at The Riviera Country Club. Moreover, Fleetwood is currently seventh this season overall in SG: Total and No. 1 in SGL Around-the-Green, albeit in a small sample size.
