Golf tips, free bets and latest odds for the Genesis Invitational
NO Tiger and no Tinseltown setting, but this week’s Genesis Invitational still oozes with star power as it moves from Los Angeles to San Diego.
The switch from Riviera in LA to Torrey Pines further down the coast is due to the impact of the wildfires that have ravaged Northern California.
Tournament host Woods has abandoned his planned return to PGA Tour action following the death of his mother, Kutilda, but he plans to make an appearance behind the scenes before the tournament is over.
Torrey Pines played host to the Farmers Insurance Open just three weeks ago. That should throw up a few useful clues, although only 29 of the 72 starters in this elite Signature event also turned out last month.
World No 1 Scottie Scheffler heads a field that also includes Rory McIlroy - an impressive winner at Pebble Beach on his last start - so the line-up is a lot stronger this time.
With 5-1 favourite Scheffler yet to show his best form after undergoing surgery on a cut hand on Christmas Day, there is a case to be made for McIlroy heading the market here. At 8-1, he certainly looks the more attractive proposition of the big two.
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Genesis Invitational Golf tips
McIlroy has not played here since Torrey hosted the US Open in 2021, when he finished tied seventh. Two top fives in three previous appearances provide further evidence he has the game for this course.
But with wind and rain forecast for the first two days, and four inch rough in places, he will have to repeat the laser-like accuracy he showed at Pebble.
No-one is better than Collin Morikawa at hitting fairways and green at the moment. He finished in a share of fourth here at the 2021 US Open, and will love the tough set-up. So he has to come into the reckoning at 14-1.
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