In the opening round of The Genesis Invitational 2024, Justin Thomas hits his tee shot left at the par-4 2nd hole. The shot ends up along the driving range fence and among cables, limiting his options. Thomas then ricochets his second shot off the fence back into play. He hits his third shot to 8 feet, setting up a two-putt bogey. SUBSCRIBE to PGA TOUR now: http://pgat.us/vBxcZSh The Riviera Country Club will once again play host to the PGA TOUR’s best as The Genesis Invitational tees off this week. The Genesis Invitational is the first of three player-hosted invitationals (along with the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard and Jack Nicklaus’ Memorial Tournament presented by Workday). Tiger Woods is the host this week but will also be in the field. This will be his first start since the Masters Tournament in 2023 – where he withdrew after the third round. Last season’s Genesis Invitational was his last full four-round effort on the PGA TOUR before injury. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler returns to action after a strong finish in last week’s WM Phoenix Open. He claimed T3 in his attempt to become the first player to three-peat on the PGA TOUR since Steve Stricker in 2009-11. Scheffler finished 12th at The Genesis last season. Rory McIlroy is set to make just his second TOUR start in 2024 after a T66 at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. This will be McIlroy’s eighth start at Riviera. He finished 29th last season and claimed a career-best of fourth at Riviera in 2019. Others to look out for are Viktor Hovland, Max Homa, Justin Thomas and Xander Schauffele. Check out https://www.pgatour.com for complete coverage along with all the latest news, scoring, and stats! Follow PGA TOUR online: Instagram: https://instagram.com/pgatour/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PGATour Twitter: https://twitter.com/PGATOUR TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@pgatour SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/pgatour Sign up for exclusive coverage - http://www.pgatourlive.com PGA TOUR Superstore - http://www.pgatoursuperstore.com/