Genesis Invitational Prize Money Payout 2024

Tiger Woods makes his first appearance of the year in the latest of the PGA Tour’s signature events at Riviera Country Club

Tiger Woods at the 2023 Genesis Invitational
Tiger Woods makes his first PGA Tour start of 2024
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The third of the PGA Tour’s signature events in 2024 comes from Riviera Country Club. However, for the first time this year, it’s a tournament that will offer the winner $4m from its $20m total fund instead of the more typical $3.6m.

That extra financial reward for the victor will also apply to two other upcoming signature events, the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the Memorial Tournament, and matches the winning prize money available on the regular LIV Golf events.

Unlike the opening two signature events of the season, The Sentry and Pebble Beach Pro-Am, there will be a cut at the tournament. That will come after 36 holes, with the top 50 and ties and any player within 10 shots of the lead reaching the weekend. However, there will once again be a limited field, with 70 other world’s best players participating.

The $20m on offer is also more than double the prize money available at last week's WM Phoenix Open, which saw winner Nick Taylor bank $1.584m of the $8.8m purse. As well as the windfall awaiting this week's winner, the runner-up will have the considerable consolation of a $2.2m payday.

As well as the attractive financial rewards on offer, players will also compete for 700 FedEx Cup points while the winner is projected to claim over 68 Official World Golf Ranking points.

Genesis Invitational Prize Money Payout

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PositionPrize Money
1st$4,000,000
2nd$2,200,000
3rd$1,400,000
4th$1,000,000
5th$840,000
6th$760,000
7th$700,000
8th$646,000
9th$600,000
10th$556,000
11th$514,000
12th$472,000
13th$430,000
14th$389,000
15th$369,000
16th$349,000
17th$329,000
18th$309,000
19th$289,000
20th$269,000
21st$250,000
22nd$233,000
23rd$216,000
24th$200,000
25th$184,000
26th$168,000
27th$161,000
28th$154,000
29th$147,000
30th$140,000
31st$133,000
32nd$126,000
33rd$119,000
34th$114,000
35th$109,000
36th$104,000
37th$99,000
38th$94,000
39th$90,000
40th$86,000
41st$82,000
42nd$78,000
43rd$74,000
44th$70,000
45th$66,000
46th$62,000
47th$58,000
48th$56,000
49th$54,000
50th$52,000

Who Are The Star Names At The Genesis Invitational?

Rory McIlroy takes a shot at the Dubai Desert Classic

Rory McIlroy is one of the biggest names at the Genesis Invitational

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As a signature event, many of the players dominating the top of the world rankings are in the field, but there is no doubt who is the star of the show – host of the tournament Tiger Woods, who is making his first appearance of the year.

Woods came through appearances at the Hero World Challenge and PNC Championship unscathed at the end of 2023 in the first tests of his ankle after subtalar fusion surgery, and he’ll be keen to build on that with bigger events including The Players Championship and The Masters on the horizon.

Elsewhere, other high-profile names in the field include four-time Major winner Rory McIlroy, World No.1 Scottie Scheffler, 2023 Tour Championship winner Viktor Hovland and several other players in the world’s top 10 – Xander Schauffele, Pebble Beach Pro-Am champion Wyndham Clark, Patrick Cantlay, 2021 champion and last year’s runner-up Max Homa, Matt Fitzpatrick and Open champion Brian Harman. 

The player who won the title in 2020, Adam Scott, also appears. However, there’s no place for last year’s winner, Jon Rahm, who now plays on the LIV Golf League.

Where Is The Genesis Invitational?

The Genesis Invitational will be played at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles. The private club is one of the most exclusive in the country and has boasted many famous faces as members over the years, including Humphrey Bogart, Walt Disney and Dean Martin.

Is Tiger Woods Playing In The Genesis Invitational?

The 48-year-old announced earlier in February he would appear in the 2024 event. That will be his first appearance since December's PNC Championship, which came two weeks after his comeback at the Hero World Challenge after having subtalar fusion surgery on his ankle. 

Mike Hall
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