Following a two-week hiatus, the PGA Tour is back in California for The Genesis Invitational 2025. A prime event in the golfing calendar, this tournament is being closely followed by many fans of the sport.
We will delve deep into it, but first, here are a few key details to keep in mind:
Dates: 13 to 16 February
Venue: San Diego, California, USA
Defending champion: Hideki Matsuyama
Contested for the first time in 1926, the tournament was initially known as the Los Angeles Open and was played in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles. Over the years, it has been revamped multiple times before adopting its current iteration.
English-American golfer Harry Cooper won the inaugural edition of the competition. Meanwhile, with four titles each, Macdonald Smith of Scotland and Lloyd Mangrum of the USA hold the record for the most wins in history.
Given that it is a prestigious tournament, The Genesis Invitational 2025 has a star-studded field list. The big news, however, is the absence of American golfing legend Tiger Woods, who had to pull out of the event at the eleventh hour following the tragic death of his mother.
Though Woods’ absence will be felt, the competition won’t be short of riveting golf action, with star players such as Rory McIlroy, Wyndham Clark and Scottie Scheffler (among others) vying for the silverware.
In addition to the glittering trophy, the champion of the San Diego-based tournament will take home a lucrative monetary reward. On that note, here is a closer look at The Genesis Invitational 2025 prize money pool, as well as its schedule and venue.
The Genesis Invitational 2025 boasts a prize money pool of USD 20 million. The figure is similar to what was offered at the recently concluded AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
From this pot, the champion will pocket USD 4 million and the runner-up will be rewarded with USD 2.2 million.
Here is a detailed breakdown of the payout structure for the top 10 golfers at The Genesis Invitational 2025:
Champion: USD 4 million
Runner-up: USD 2.2 million
Third: USD 1.4 million
Fourth: USD 1 million
Fifth: USD 840,000
Sixth: USD 760,000
Seventh: USD 700,000
Eighth: USD 646,000
Ninth: USD 600,000
Tenth: USD 556,000
The Genesis Invitational 2025 will run from Thursday, 13 February to Sunday, 16 February. After being contested in Los Angeles’ Pacific Palisades till last year, the tournament finds a new home in 2025 at the Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego, California, USA.
The move is a result of the recent series of wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles. “The Genesis Invitational would be relocated from The Riviera Country Club due to the ongoing natural disaster in Greater Los Angeles and out of respect for those affected,” the PGA Tour said in a statement last month.