Los Angeles Open

The Genesis Invitational is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour in southern California, first played 94 years ago in 1926 as the Los Angeles Open.[1] Other previous names include Northern Trust Open and Nissan Open. Played annually in February at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, it is often the concluding event of the tour's "West Coast Swing" early in the calendar year, before the tour moves east to Florida.

For the tennis tournament, see Los Angeles Open (tennis). For the LPGA Tour event, see Los Angeles Open (LPGA Tour).
"Northern Trust Open" redirects here. For the PGA Tour event played in metropolitan New York City, see The Northern Trust.
Genesis Invitational
Tournament information
LocationPacific Palisades, California
Established1926, 94 years ago[1]
Course(s)Riviera Country Club
Par71
Length7,322 yards (6,695 m)[2][3]
Organized byTiger Woods Foundation
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund$9.3 million
Month playedFebruary
Tournament record score
Aggregate264 Lanny Wadkins (1985)
To par−20 as above
Current champion
Adam Scott
Location Map
Riviera C.C.
Location in United States
Riviera C.C.
Location in California
Riviera CC
Valencia CC
Rancho Park GC
Brookside GC
Inglewood CC
Fox Hills CC
Locations in L.A. metro area since 1945

The tournament has been held at Riviera on a near-continuous basis since 1973. South Korea-based Hyundai Motor Group, through its Genesis Motors subsidiary, took over sponsorship in 2017, after nine seasons from Northern Trust Corporation, based in Chicago, following a 21-year sponsorship by Nissan Motors. Entertainer Glen Campbell was the celebrity host of the Los Angeles Open from 1971 to 1983.

Tournament sites

Listed by most recent

Times
hosted		VenueLocationYears
57Riviera Country ClubPacific
Palisades		1929–30, 1941, 1945–53,
1973–82, 1984–97, 1999–2020
1Valencia Country ClubValencia1998
17Rancho Park Golf CourseLos Angeles1956–67, 1969–72, 1983
1Brookside Golf CoursePasadena1968
1Inglewood Country ClubInglewood1955
1Fox Hills Country ClubCulver City1954
4Wilshire Country ClubLos Angeles1928, 1931, 1933, 1944
2Hillcrest Country ClubLos Angeles1932, 1942
5Los Angeles Country ClubLos Angeles1926, 1934–36, 1940
3Griffith Park (Wilson course)^Los Angeles1937–39
1El Caballero Country ClubTarzana1927
Not held in 1943
^ one round of the first two was played on the adjacent Harding course

History

Prior to World War II, the event led a nomadic existence in southern California, moving from course to course. The inaugural event 94 years ago in 1926 was played at Los Angeles Country Club in Los Angeles;[4] in 1927 the event moved to El Caballero Country Club in Tarzana for the only time.[5] In 1928, the event moved again to Wilshire Country Club in the Hancock Park neighborhood, and 1929 and 1930 saw the event's first foray to the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades before returning again to Los Angeles for the next decade. From 1931–33, the event alternated between Wilshire CC and Hillcrest Country Club, before returning to Los Angeles CC from 1934–36. From 1937–39, the event was played at Griffith Park (Wilson course)[6] and again at Los Angeles CC in 1940.[7] Babe Zaharias played in the 1938 event,[8] being the first woman to play in a professional golf tournament for men.

In 1941, the event returned to Riviera CC and in 1942 was played again at Hillcrest CC before World War II intervened.

The event started up again in 1944 at Wilshire CC before spending the next nine years (1945–53) at Riviera CC, which also hosted the U.S. Open in June 1948, won by Ben Hogan in a record score. In 1954, the event was played at Fox Hills Country Club (now in Culver City) and in 1955 moved to Inglewood Country Club. From 1956–72, the event returned to Los Angeles at Rancho Park Golf Course, with the exception of 1968, which was at Brookside Golf Course in Pasadena, adjacent to the Rose Bowl.[9] In early January 1962, 21-year-old Jack Nicklaus made his professional debut at the Los Angeles Open – his 289 tied for 50th (last place after the cut) and earned $33.33 in prize money.[10][11]

The L.A. Open was traditionally the first event of the season, played in early January; it was a late January event in 1967 and 1968, and moved to the latter half of February in 1974. The year before, it began its current relationship with Riviera CC. The tournament has only twice been played at other courses since: Rancho Park Golf Course in 1983, while Riviera prepared to host the PGA Championship, and Valencia Country Club in 1998, while Riviera prepared to host the U.S. Senior Open. The event remained at Riviera in 1995, despite Riviera hosting the PGA Championship that year,[12] and also remained in 2017, when the course hosted the U.S. Amateur.

In 1992, the Nissan Los Angeles Open at Riviera CC was the site of Tiger Woods' first PGA Tour event as an amateur player, as a 16-year-old high school sophomore.[13] Neither Woods nor Jack Nicklaus have won the event; Woods lost in a playoff in 1998 (at Valencia)[14] and was again a runner-up the next year at Riviera,[15] while Nicklaus' best finish was two strokes back in solo second in 1978.[16] He had earned his first paycheck as a pro in the event in 1962 at Rancho Park, less than thirty four dollars.[17]

The 2001 event was only the second time that a six-player playoff was needed in PGA Tour history to determine the tournament winner. Robert Allenby won the playoff ahead of Toshi Izawa, Brandel Chamblee, Bob Tway, Jeff Sluman, and Dennis Paulson.[18][19]

In 2005, the tournament was shortened by 36 holes due to rain. Adam Scott defeated Chad Campbell on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff on a Monday. Due to the event's length, this win is counted as unofficial for Scott.[20]

In 2007, Rich Beem made a hole-in-one at the 14th hole on Saturday to win a new red Altima coupe, which he immediately ascended, embraced, and sat atop of in triumph.[21] The sequence was later made into a Nissan commercial. (video) Beem credited Peter Jacobsen for inspiring his reaction; Jacobsen aced the same hole thirteen years earlier in 1994 then hopped into the nearby 300ZX convertible and pretended to drive it.[22][23][24][25]

In September 2007, it was originally announced that Bearing Point, a consulting firm based in McLean, Virginia, would become the new title sponsor of the tournament, but Northern Trust became the title sponsor beginning in February 2008. The five-year agreement, which extended through the 2012 event, was announced October 15, 2007, by PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem and William A. Osborn, Chairman and CEO of Northern Trust Corporation.[26] The tournament became known as the Northern Trust Open, and the new partnership marks the beginning of a process of transformation for this high-profile tournament. As part of the initial move to enhance the tournament, the Northern Trust Open increased its purse to $6.2 million in 2008, an increase of $1 million over 2007. Additionally, the tournament pro-am went from four amateurs to three per group. After the initial 5-year agreement, it was extended 4 years to cover Northern Trust's partnership through the 2016 event.

Phil Mickelson won the 2008 tournament and successfully defended the title in 2009 with a one-stroke victory over Steve Stricker. In 2010, Stricker came back to win the Northern Trust Open and secure his ranking of the number two player in the world. In 2016, Bubba Watson won the tournament for a second time in three years, holding off Adam Scott and Jason Kokrak to win by one shot with a 15-under-par total.[27]

Following the demise of The National tournament after 2018, which was run by the Tiger Woods Foundation, the Genesis Open was converted to an invitational for 2020, with a larger purse and a smaller field.[28]

Invitational status

The Genesis Invitational is one of only five tournaments given "invitational" status by the PGA Tour, and consequently it has a reduced field of only 120 players (as opposed to most full-field open tournaments with a field of 156 players). The other four are the Arnold Palmer Invitational, RBC Heritage, the Fort Worth Invitational, and the Memorial Tournament.

Invitational tournaments have smaller fields (between 120 and 132 players), and have more freedom than full-field open tournaments in determining which players are eligible to participate in their event, as invitational tournaments are not required to fill their fields using the PGA Tour Priority Ranking System. Furthermore, unlike full-field open tournaments, invitational tournaments do not offer open qualifying (aka Monday qualifying). The winner is granted a three-year tour exemption, rather than two.

Field

Beginning in 2020, the invitational field consists of 120 players invited using the following criteria:[29]

  1. Genesis winners from past five years
  2. The Players Championship and major championship winners in the last five years
  3. The Tour Championship winners in 2017 and 2018; FedEx Cup champion from 2019
  4. World Golf Championships winners in the past three years
  5. Arnold Palmer Invitational and Memorial Tournament winners in the past three years
  6. Tournament winner since last Genesis
  7. Prior year U.S. Amateur winner (may have turned professional, pending Policy Board approval)
  8. Current PGA Tour members who were playing members on last named U.S. Ryder Cup team, European Ryder Cup team, U.S. Presidents Cup team, and International Presidents Cup team
  9. Top 125 from prior year FedEx Cup points list
  10. Top 10 from the current FedEx Cup points list (as of Friday prior)
  11. 8 sponsors exemptions – 2 from Web.com Tour finals, 2 members not otherwise exempt, and 4 unrestricted
  12. Remaining positions filled from current year FedEx Cup point list (as of Friday prior)

Charlie Sifford Memorial Exemption

In 2009, the tournament designated one unrestricted exemption for a player who represents the advancement of diversity in golf. The exemption is called the Charlie Sifford Memorial Exemption, in honor of pioneering black golfer and 1969 tournament winner Charlie Sifford.[30][31][32][33] While most of the recipients have been of African-American descent, the 2015 exemption went to PGA Tour rookie Carlos Sainz, Jr., of Filipino and Bolivian descent;[34] and the 2016 recipient, J. J. Spaun, is also of Filipino descent.[35]

The 2018 exemption went to Cameron Champ, who nine months later became the first past recipient of this exemption to win on the PGA Tour when he won the Sanderson Farms Championship in the fall portion of the 2019 season.

In 2020, Joseph Bramlett became the first two-time recipient of the award.

Year Player Result
2009 Vincent Johnson[32] CUT
2010 Joshua Wooding CUT
2011 Joseph Bramlett CUT
2012 Andy Walker CUT
2013 Jeremiah Wooding T42
2014 Harold Varner III T70
2015 Carlos Sainz, Jr.[34] CUT
2016 J. J. Spaun[35] CUT
2017 Kevin Hall[33] CUT
2018 Cameron Champ CUT
2019 Timothy O'Neal CUT
2020 Joseph Bramlett T51

2016 course layout
Main article: Riviera Country Club
Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards5034714342364341994084334583,5763155834794591924871665904753,7467,322
Par544343444354544343543671

Source:[2][3]

Winners
YearPlayerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-upWinner's
share ($)		Purse
($)		Ref
Genesis Invitational
2020Adam Scott (2) Australia273−112 strokes Scott Brown
Kang Sung-hoon
Matt Kuchar 		1,674,0009,300,000
Genesis Open
2019J. B. Holmes United States270−141 stroke Justin Thomas1,332,0007,400,000
2018Bubba Watson (3) United States272−122 strokes Kevin Na
Tony Finau		1,296,0007,200,000
2017Dustin Johnson United States267−175 strokes Scott Brown
Thomas Pieters		1,260,0007,000,000
Northern Trust Open
2016Bubba Watson (2) United States269−151 stroke Jason Kokrak
Adam Scott		1,224,0006,800,000
2015James Hahn United States278−6Playoff Paul Casey
Dustin Johnson		1,206,0006,700,000
2014Bubba Watson United States269−152 strokes Dustin Johnson1,206,0006,700,000
2013John Merrick United States273−11Playoff Charlie Beljan1,188,0006,600,000
2012Bill Haas United States277−7Playoff Keegan Bradley
Phil Mickelson		1,188,0006,600,000
2011Aaron Baddeley Australia272−122 strokes Vijay Singh1,170,0006,500,000
2010Steve Stricker United States268−162 strokes Luke Donald1,152,0006,400,000
2009Phil Mickelson (2) United States269−151 stroke Steve Stricker1,134,0006,300,000
2008Phil Mickelson United States272−122 strokes Jeff Quinney1,116,0006,200,000
Nissan Open
2007Charles Howell III United States268−16Playoff Phil Mickelson936,0005,200,000[21]
2006Rory Sabbatini South Africa271−131 stroke Adam Scott918,0005,100,000
2005Adam Scott Australia133^−9Playoff Chad Campbell864,0004,800,000[20]
2004Mike Weir (2) Canada267−171 stroke Shigeki Maruyama864,0004,800,000
2003Mike Weir Canada275−9Playoff Charles Howell III810,0004,500,000
2002Len Mattiace United States269−151 stroke Brad Faxon
Scott McCarron
Rory Sabbatini		666,0003,700,000
2001Robert Allenby Australia276−8Playoff Brandel Chamblee
Toshimitsu Izawa
Dennis Paulson
Jeff Sluman
Bob Tway		612,0003,400,000[18]
2000Kirk Triplett United States272−121 stroke Jesper Parnevik558,0003,100,000
1999Ernie Els South Africa270−142 strokes Davis Love III
Ted Tryba
Tiger Woods		504,0002,800,000[15]
1998Billy Mayfair United States272−12Playoff Tiger Woods378,0002,100,000[14]
1997Nick Faldo England272−123 strokes Craig Stadler252,0001,400,000
1996Craig Stadler United States278−61 stroke Mark Brooks
Fred Couples
Scott Simpson
Mark Wiebe		216,0001,200,000
1995Corey Pavin (2) United States268−163 strokes Jay Don Blake
Kenny Perry		216,0001,200,000
Nissan Los Angeles Open
1994Corey Pavin United States271−132 strokes Fred Couples180,0001,000,000
1993Tom Kite United States206*−73 strokes Dave Barr
Fred Couples
Donnie Hammond
Payne Stewart		180,0001,000,000
1992Fred Couples (2) United States269−15Playoff Davis Love III180,0001,000,000
1991Ted Schulz United States272−121 stroke Jeff Sluman180,0001,000,000
1990Fred Couples United States266−183 strokes Gil Morgan180,0001,000,000
1989Mark Calcavecchia United States272−121 stroke Sandy Lyle180,0001,000,000
Los Angeles Open presented by Nissan
1988Chip Beck United States267−174 strokes Mac O'Grady
Bill Sander		135,000750,000
1987Chen Tze-chung Taiwan275−9Playoff Ben Crenshaw108,000600,000
Los Angeles Open
1986Doug Tewell United States270−147 strokes Clarence Rose81,000450,000
1985Lanny Wadkins (2) United States264−207 strokes Hal Sutton72,000400,000
1984David Edwards United States279−53 strokes Jack Renner72,000400,000
Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open
1983Gil Morgan (2) United States270−142 strokes Gibby Gilbert
Mark McCumber
Lanny Wadkins		54,000300,000
1982Tom Watson (2) United States271−13Playoff Johnny Miller54,000300,000
1981Johnny Miller United States270−142 strokes Tom Weiskopf54,000300,000
1980Tom Watson United States276−81 stroke Bob Gilder
Don January		45,000250,000
1979Lanny Wadkins United States276−81 stroke Lon Hinkle45,000250,000
1978Gil Morgan United States278−62 strokes Jack Nicklaus40,000225,000[16]
1977Tom Purtzer United States273−111 stroke Lanny Wadkins40,000225,000
1976Hale Irwin United States272−122 strokes Tom Watson37,000185,000
1975Pat Fitzsimons United States275−94 strokes Tom Kite30,000150,000
1974Dave Stockton United States276−82 strokes John Mahaffey
Sam Snead		30,000150,000
1973Rod Funseth United States276−83 strokes Don Bies
David Graham
Dave Hill
Tom Weiskopf		27,000135,000
1972George Archer United States270−14Playoff Tommy Aaron
Dave Hill		25,000125,000
1971Bob Lunn United States274−10Playoff Billy Casper22,000110,000
Los Angeles Open
1970Billy Casper (2) United States276−8Playoff Hale Irwin20,000100,000
1969Charlie Sifford United States276−8Playoff Harold Henning20,000100,000[30][31]
1968Billy Casper United States274−103 strokes Arnold Palmer20,000100,000[9]
1967Arnold Palmer (3) United States269−155 strokes Gay Brewer20,000100,000
1966Arnold Palmer (2) United States273−113 strokes Miller Barber
Paul Harney		11,00075,000[36]
1965Paul Harney (2) United States276−83 strokes Dan Sikes12,00075,000
1964Paul Harney United States280−41 stroke Bobby Nichols7,50050,000
1963Arnold Palmer United States274−103 strokes Al Balding
Gary Player		9,00050,000
1962Phil Rodgers United States268−169 strokes Bob Goalby
Fred Hawkins		7,50050,000[17]
1961Bob Goalby United States275−93 strokes Eric Brown
Art Wall, Jr.		7,50050,000[37][38]
1960Dow Finsterwald United States280−43 strokes Bill Collins
Jay Hebert
Dave Ragan		5,50044,500
1959Ken Venturi United States278−62 strokes Art Wall, Jr.5,30035,000
1958Frank Stranahan United States275−93 strokes Dutch Harrison7,00035,000
1957Doug Ford United States280−41 stroke Jay Hebert7,00037,500[39]
1956Lloyd Mangrum (4) United States272−123 strokes Jerry Barber6,00032,500[40]
1955Gene Littler United States276−82 strokes Ted Kroll5,00025,000[41]
1954Fred Wampler United States281−31 stroke Jerry Barber
Chick Harbert		4,00020,000[42]
1953Lloyd Mangrum (3) United States280−45 strokes Jack Burke Jr.2,75020,000[43]
1952Tommy Bolt United States289+5Playoff Jack Burke Jr.
Dutch Harrison		4,00017,500[44]
1951Lloyd Mangrum (2) United States280−41 stroke Henry Ransom2,60015,000[45]
1950Sam Snead (2) United States280−4Playoff Ben Hogan2,60015,000[46]
1949Lloyd Mangrum United States284E3 strokes Dutch Harrison2,60015,000[47]
1948Ben Hogan (3) United States275−94 strokes Lloyd Mangrum2,00010,000[48]
1947Ben Hogan (2) United States280−43 strokes Toney Penna2,00010,000[49]
1946Byron Nelson United States284E5 strokes Ben Hogan2,66713,333[50]
1945Sam Snead United States283−11 stroke Jug McSpaden
Byron Nelson		2,66613,333[51]
1944Jug McSpaden United States278−63 strokes Johnny Bulla4,30012,500[52]
1943No tournament due to World War II
1942Ben Hogan United States282−6Playoff Jimmy Thomson3,50010,000[53][54]
1941Johnny Bulla United States281−32 strokes Craig Wood3,50010,000[55]
1940Lawson Little United States282+21 stroke Clayton Heafner1,5005,000[7]
1939Jimmy Demaret United States274−107 strokes Jug McSpaden1,6505,000[6]
1938Jimmy Thomson Scotland273−114 strokes Johnny Revolta2,1005,000[56][57]
1937Harry Cooper (2) United States274−105 strokes Ralph Guldahl
Horton Smith		2,5008,000[58]
1936Jimmy Hines United States280E4 strokes Henry Picard
Jimmy Thomson		1,5005,000[59]
1935Vic Ghezzi United States285+5Playoff Johnny Revolta1,0755,000[60][61]
1934Macdonald Smith (4) Scotland280E8 strokes Wille Hunter
Bill Mehlhorn		1,4505,000[62][63]
1933Craig Wood United States282−24 strokes Leo Diegel
Willie Hunter		1,5255,000[64][65]
1932Macdonald Smith (3) Scotland281−34 strokes Leo Diegel
Olin Dutra
Joe Kirkwood, Sr.
Dick Metz		2,0007,500[66][67]
1931Ed Dudley United States285+12 strokes Al Espinosa
Eddie Loos		3,50010,000[68][69]
1930Denny Shute United States296+124 strokes Bobby Cruickshank
Horton Smith		3,50010,000[70][71]
1929Macdonald Smith (2) Scotland285+16 strokes Tommy Armour3,50010,000[72][73]
1928Macdonald Smith Scotland284E3 strokes Harry Cooper3,50010,000[74][75]
1927Bobby Cruickshank Scotland282−66 strokes Ed Dudley
Charles Guest		3,50010,000[76][77]
1926Harry Cooper United States279−93 strokes George Von Elm3,50010,000[78][79]
*Rain-shortened to 54 holes
^Rain-shortened to 36 holes; unofficial win
Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.
Source:[80][81][82]

Multiple winners

Sixteen men have won this tournament more than once through 2019.

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