Genesis Invitational 2026 LIVE: Tee times, field, prize money, leaderboard and how to follow $20m Signature Event

Feb 19, 2026 - 09:30

The star-studded PGA Tour field will be remaining in California this week for the latest edition of the Genesis Invitational.

Collin Morikawa won the Pebble Beach Pro-Am last weekend and now Ludvig Aberg is defending his crown at the Genesis.

Ludvig Aberg playing at Augusta — Aberg is defending his crown in LA after winning last year’s event

Aberg beat off competition from Maverick McNealy and Scottie Scheffler to win on 12-under-par in the 2025 event.

World No.1 Scheffler has already posted three top five finishes this season, so he will be sure to contend for the trophy.

However, Rory McIlroy will also hope to be fighting at the top end of the leaderboard for his first success of 2026.

The winner of this year’s Genesis Invitational will win a whopping prize of $4million, with second place pocketing $2.2million.

Genesis Invitational: Date and how to follow

The 2026 Genesis Invitational will be taking place from Thursday, February 19 through to Sunday, February 22.

It is being held at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles, California.

Action will get underway at 3:15pm UK time each day.

talkSPORT 2 will have live coverage from each day of the tournament.

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The action will also be broadcast live on Sky Sports Golf.

Scottie Scheffler of the United States plays his shot from the third tee during the first round of The American Express 2026 at La Quinta Country Club on January 22, 2026 — Scheffler will be looking to continue his impressive streak of top-four finishes

Genesis Invitational: Prize money breakdown

Total prize pot: $20,000,0000

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

Genesis Invitational: Field and tee times

As this is a Signature Event, the PGA Tour‘s biggest stars will all be featuring in California this week.

Scheffler and McIlroy will headline the star-studded field, while Pebble Beach champion Morikawa will be in action again.

English stars Justin Rose and Tommy Fleetwood will compete, along with Ryder Cup teammate and last year’s winner Aberg.

Chris Gotterup, Russell Henley, JJ Spaun and Robert MacIntyre are also among the higher-ranked players set to feature.

The full field, tee times and groupings can be found here.

McIlroy, Fleetwood and Morikawa have been grouped together for the opening two days and will tee off at 5:08pm UK time on Thursday.

Scheffler is with Xander Schauffele and Si Woo Kim for the first two rounds and will get his tournament underway at 7:37pm.

The latest leaderboard can be found here once play begins.

Rory McIlroy addresses the media in Dubai — McIlroy is pleased with his improvement heading into the Genesis Invitational

Genesis Invitational: What has been said?

Riviera Country Club has made a major change to its famous par-3 fourth hole, extending it to a daunting 275 yards.

And it’s fair to say the course setup change has not gone down well.

McIlroy said: “I don’t think 4 plays any differently, you’re just hitting a slightly longer club. I actually think it’s a horrible change.

“Like if you want it to be a 275-yard par-3, you have to change the apron leading up onto the green.

“It can’t be kikuyu, it has to be another type of grass that can help you run it onto the green because again, in the right conditions, you try to fly that ball on the green with a 3-iron, it’s going to land – it’s going to finish up on the fifth tee box.

That’s sort of what I mean by why it’s not a great change.”