LA JOLLA, Calif. – Early in the week, the sight of Genesis Invitational signage with the Pacific Ocean as a backdrop just looked weird. By Sunday afternoon, though, with a crowd at the top of the leaderboard, the season’s second PGA Tour event at Torrey Pines seemed like business as usual.

Inside the ropes, anyway.

These last several weeks...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Sweden’s Ludvig Aberg turned to caddie Joe Skovron late in Sunday’s final round of the Genesis Invitational and mentioned how much more enjoyable it was this time at Torrey Pines than when they were here three weeks ago for the Farmers Insurance Open.

Aberg suffered with sickness the final two rounds of the Farmers. He was ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — A lone member of the swelling Torrey Pines gallery hunted for the perfect spot to maximize his lungs and catch the attention of a legend.

The fan yelled at soon-to-be-crowned Genesis Invitational winner Ludvig Aberg, well within range of the 25-year-old Swede and iconic tournament host Tiger Woods.

“You’re lucky! Tiger’s ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Patrick Rodgers is leading the Genesis Invitational after three rounds at Torrey Pines.

And, after shooting 4-under 68 on Saturday for a one-stroke lead at 8 under overall in the $20 million signature event, Rodgers knows what the headline will be: “Journeyman eyes first PGA Tour win.”

“It’s the thing that whenever my ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — That knock on the door sounds familiar. Someone who has been in that spot at Torrey Pines Golf Course before has circled back again.

As the Genesis Invitational roadshow comes to within a round of its Sunday conclusion, the ear markings beyond the tournament’s name delivered the expected.

There’s the Goodyear blip, the ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Two of golf’s greats are lurking on the leaderboard, but Davis Thompson has a “What, me worry?” attitude two rounds into the Genesis Invitational at Torrey Pines.

“We’re halfway through, still a lot of golf left,” said Thompson, who endured a “roller coaster” back nine Friday for a 6-under 66 that equaled the low ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — The mere presence of Scottie Scheffler changes the temperature on a golf course. He’s there, a quiet and uncomfortable breath on the back of your neck.

Scheffler causes some of the best golfers in the world to adjust their approach, to quicken their pace, to push more than they might.

As weekends approach on the PGA Tour, the ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Sunny and 72?

Try soggy, with way more scores above 72 than below it in Thursday’s opening round of the Genesis Invitational.

A winter storm that arrived Wednesday night in San Diego made for cold, wet and windy conditions at the Torrey Pines Golf Course.

It prompted Scottie Scheffler, the world’s top-ranked player, to ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — When PGA Tour player Mark Hubbard flew from the Farmers Insurance Open to the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in late January, he peered out the window at the scorched earth below.

Hubbard’s bewildered eyes locked on Pacific Palisades, a Los Angeles community reshaped by flames.

What he saw: a hellscape.

“It didn’t look real,” ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Saying he is “just not ready,” golf superstar Tiger Woods announced Monday morning that he will not play in the Genesis Invitational this week at Torrey Pines Golf Course.

Woods had committed last week to play in the Genesis, where he serves as tournament host. His decision to play came just days after Woods announced his ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Is there anyone who has served as more of a witness to the legendary career of golfer Tiger Woods than Jim Nantz? The broadcaster has covered 57 of Woods’ PGA Tour-record 82 wins and nine of his 15 major championships.

Nantz has owned a singular seat to singular history.

There may be no more poignant chapter for perhaps the ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Golf superstar and Genesis Invitation host Tiger Woods will play in his tournament that begins Thursday at Torrey Pines Golf Course.

The 82-time PGA Tour winner has won 15 majors, second only to the 18 by Jack Nicklaus. He has won eight tournaments at Torrey Pines, including the 2008 U.S. Open.

The fact that Woods will play will ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Tiger Woods credits his mother for encouraging his signature look of wearing red shirts on Sundays during competition.

"Mom thought being a Capricorn that my power color was red, so I wore red as a junior golfer and I won some tournaments," Woods said last year.

Woods gave Kultida Woods credit for much more than that Tuesday ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Genesis Invitational will take place away from Riviera Country Club in the Pacific Palisades for the first time since 1998 and outside of Los Angeles County for the first time in the event's near century in existence.

Tournament sponsor Tiger Woods told reporters Monday that the decision to move the invitational was "very ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Harris English first flirted with fame at the Farmers Insurance Open a decade ago when he shared the third-round lead and was part of a four-man playoff for the 2015 championship.

Jason Day came away the winner that year at Torrey Pines, but English was encouraged, not discouraged.

On the eve of the final round of the 2025 ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Moments after losing Saturday’s Farmers Insurance Open by a stroke, 28-year-old Sam Stevens finished signing autographs outside the scoring area at Torrey Pines Golf Course.

Then came the bull rush.

Two of his three sons ran at him, latching onto his legs like linebackers trying to wrap up for a tackle. David, the oldest at 6, ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Harris English finished with a flurry Friday afternoon in the third round of the Farmers Insurance Open, carding birdies on his final three holes for a 6-under 66 and a one-stroke lead over Andrew Novak heading into Saturday’s final round.

“I wouldn’t say I hit the ball great starting out,” said English, 35, a Georgia ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — The first rays of dawn Friday at the Farmers Insurance Open illuminated a PGA Tour leaderboard sorely in need of rescue.

These things can be as subjective, of course, as thoughts on a Jackson Pollock painting. One set of eyes sees a parade of relative no-names, while another sees a refreshing sea of opportunity.

There was no ...Read more