First-Round Notes – 2025 Genesis Invitational
Weather: Wet and dreary. Waves of light to moderate rain. High of 59. Wind SSW 8-14 mph, gusting to 28 mph. Preferred lies were in use for round one.
First-Round Leaderboard
|
Pos. |
Player |
R1 |
|
1 |
Denny McCarthy |
68 (-4) |
|
T2 |
Seamus Power |
69 (-3) |
|
T2 |
Patrick Rodgers |
69 (-3) |
|
T4 |
Davis Thompson |
70 (-2) |
|
T4 |
Wyndham Clark |
70 (-2) |
|
T4 |
Scottie Scheffler |
70 (-2) |
Denny McCarthy (1st/-4)
- Fifth career 18-hole lead/co-lead on TOUR and second this season (Sony Open in Hawaii/finished T16); 0-for-4 to date with the 18-hole lead/co-lead
- 4-under 68 marks his best first-round score in six career starts at The Genesis Invitational
- In five previous appearances at The Genesis Invitational, recorded one top-25 finish (T14/2023)
- Eagled the par-5 18th, marking his first eagle in nine career rounds played on the South Course at Torrey Pines
- In four starts this season, has four made cuts and two top-25 finishes (T16/Sony Open in Hawaii, T16/WM Phoenix Open)
- Seeking first PGA TOUR title in his 194th career start on TOUR
- Owns a pair of runner-up finishes: 2024 Valero Texas Open (lost in playoff to Akshay Bhatia) and 2023 Memorial Tournament presented by Workday (lost in playoff to Viktor Hovland)
- Last season, finished No. 35 in the 2024 FedExCup standings after recording four top-10s in 24 starts
- Fully exempt for all eight Signature Events this season by finishing inside the top 50 of the 2024 FedExCup standings
Miscellaneous Notes
- The three player-hosted Signature Events (The Genesis Invitational, Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday) are the only Signature Events that feature a 36-hole cut (the low 50 and ties and any additional players within 10 strokes of the 36-hole lead); 68 players (including leader Denny McCarthy) enter the second round within 10 strokes of the lead
- Marks the first time there were no bogey-free players in an opening round on TOUR since the 2024 Truist Championship
- Seamus Power (T2/-3) cards his lowest first-round score in five career starts at The Genesis Invitational; finished No. 56 in the 2024 FedExCup Fall standings to earn a start this week via the Aon Next 10 (Nos. 51-60 in 2024 FedExCup Fall)
- Patrick Rodgers (T2/-3) sits inside the top 10 after 18 holes for the first time this season in his sixth start of the year; in nine career appearances at The Genesis Invitational, Rodgers has three top-25 finishes (best: T12/2021)
- Davis Thompson (T4/-2) cards his best score in five career rounds played on the South Course at Torrey Pines (previous best: 71/R1/2023 Farmers Insurance Open)
- Wyndham Clark (T4/-2), who held the outright 18-hole lead in last week’s WM Phoenix Open, has two top-25 finishes in five prior starts at The Genesis Invitational (T8/2021, T17/2020)
- World No. 1 and 2024 FedExCup champion Scottie Scheffler (T4/-2) is making his seventh career appearance at The Genesis Invitational and has finished T12 or better each of the past three years (T10/2024, T12/2023, T7/2022)
- Andrew Novak (T7/-1), who earned a spot in the field via Aon Swing 5, finished solo third three weeks ago at Torrey Pines in the Farmers Insurance Open
- Sponsor exemption Min Woo Lee (T7/-1) sits inside the top 10 after the first round for the fifth time in his career
- Defending champion Hideki Matsuyama opens with a 2-over 74 and sits T25