The PGA Tour’s top golfers will tee off Thursday at the 2023 Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club. The Genesis Invitational 2023 field is loaded with major champions, including Tiger Woods, Justin Thomas, Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm and Scottie Scheffler. In total, 23 of the top 25 golfers in the world will compete at Riviera, with 550 FedEx Cup points going to the winner. The 2023 Genesis Invitational tee times begin at 9:40 a.m. ET.
Rahm, winner of two of his last four starts, is going off as the 7-1 favorite according to the latest 2023 Genesis Invitational odds from Caesars Sportsbook. He’s followed by McIlroy (10-1), Scheffler (10-1), Xander Schauffele (14-1) and Thomas (15-1) on the PGA odds board. Woods, an 82-time PGA Tour champion, is listed as a 120-1 longshot. Before locking in any 2023 Genesis Invitational picks, be sure to see the golf predictions and projected leaderboard from the proven computer model at SportsLine.
SportsLine’s proprietary model, built by DFS pro Mike McClure, has been red-hot since the PGA Tour resumed in June of 2020. In fact, the model is up over $8,300 on its best bets since the restart, nailing tournament after tournament.
McClure’s model predicted Jon Rahm to finish on top of the leaderboard at the 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions and The American Express. The model also included J.T. Poston in its best bets to win the 2022 John Deere Classic. That bet hit at +5500, and for the entire tournament, McClure’s best bets returned almost $1,100. At the 2022 Masters, McClure’s model was all over Scottie Scheffler’s first career major championship victory heading into the weekend.
In addition, McClure’s best bets included Collin Morikawa winning outright at the 2021 Open Championship, even though he was listed as a massive 40-1 long shot. The model was also all over Jon Rahm’s (10-1) first career major championship victory at the 2021 U.S. Open. Rahm was two strokes off the lead heading into the weekend, but the model still projected him as the winner.
This same model has also nailed a whopping eight majors entering the weekend. Anyone who has followed it has seen massive returns.
Now that the 2023 Genesis Invitational field is locked, SportsLine simulated the tournament 10,000 times, and the results were surprising. Head to SportsLine now to see the projected leaderboard.
Top 2023 Genesis Invitational predictions
One major surprise the model is calling for at the Genesis Invitational 2023: Schauffele, a seven-time PGA Tour champion and one of the top favorites, stumbles this week and doesn’t even crack the top-10. Schauffele has had success at the Genesis Invitational in recent years, finishing inside the top-15 in four of his last five starts.
However, Schauffele has struggled mightily with his driving accuracy percentage (57.45%) this season, ranking 131st on the PGA Tour. In addition, the 29-year-old ranks 118th in putts per round (29.24) and 169th in one-putt percentage (36.60%), which doesn’t bode well for his chances to finish on top of the leaderboard this week. He’s not a strong pick to win it all and there are far better values in the Genesis Invitational 2023 field.
Another surprise: Collin Morikawa, a 21-1 longshot, makes a strong run at the title. He has a much better chance to win it all than his odds imply, so he’s a target for anyone looking for a huge payday.
Morikawa doesn’t explode off the tee quite as much as some of the other top contenders, but he ranks among the best iron players on the PGA Tour. In fact, Morikawa currently ranks inside the top-10 in greens in regulation percentage (75.76%) and strokes gained: approach the green (1.091). The two time major champion also ranks inside the top-25 in birdie average (4.64), scoring average (68.91) and strokes gained: total (1.594). If he’s striking the ball well this week, he’ll have a great shot at finishing on top of the leaderboard at Riviera. See who else to pick here.
How to make 2023 Genesis Invitational picks
The model is also targeting three other golfers with odds of 20-1 or longer who will make surprising runs. Anyone who backs these longshots could hit it big. You can only see the model’s PGA picks here.
So who will win the Genesis Invitational 2023? And which longshots stun the golfing world? Check out the 2023 Genesis Invitational odds below and then visit SportsLine to see the projected 2023 Genesis Invitational leaderboard, all from the model that’s nailed eight golf majors, including last year’s Masters.
2023 Genesis Invitational odds, field
See full the Genesis Invitational 2023 picks, best bets, and predictions here.
Jon Rahm +700
Rory McIlroy +1000
Scottie Scheffler +1000
Xander Schauffele +1400
Justin Thomas +1500
Tony Finau +1800
Max Homa +2000
Collin Morikawa +2100
Sungjae Im +2400
Viktor Hovland +2600
Patrick Cantlay +2600
Jordan Spieth +2900
Sam Burns +3000
Cameron Young +3100
Will Zalatoris +3400
Jason Day +3700
Tom Kim +3700
Hideki Matsuyama +3700
Matthew Fitzpatrick +3700
Tyrrell Hatton +4500
Rickie Fowler +5000
Adam Scott +5500
Justin Rose +6500
Keegan Bradley +6500
Sahith Theegala +7500
Shane Lowry +8000
Corey Conners +8000
Wyndham Clark +8000
Si Woo Kim +9500
Tommy Fleetwood +9500
Taylor Montgomery +9500
Seamus Power +9500
Nick Taylor +9500
Adam Hadwin +10000
Russell Henley +10000
Keith Mitchell +10000
K.H. Lee +11000
Alex Noren +11000
Tiger Woods +12000
Kurt Kitayama +12000
Brian Harman +12000
Tom Hoge +12000
Billy Horschel +12000
Cameron Davis +12000
J.T. Poston +14000
Denny McCarthy +14000
Gary Woodland +14000
Beau Hossler +14000
Lucas Herbert +14000
Matt Kuchar +16000
Scott Stallings +16000
Taylor Moore +16000
Jhonattan Vegas +16000
Patrick Rodgers +16000
Thomas Detry +17000
Adrian Meronk +17000
J.J. Spaun +17000
Sam Ryder +19000
Hayden Buckley +19000
Brendan Steele +19000
Christiaan Bezuidenhout +19000
Davis Riley +21000
Alex Smalley +21000
Andrew Putnam +21000
Joel Dahmen +25000
Davis Thompson +25000
Harris English +25000
Luke List +25000
Trey Mullinax +25000
Brendon Todd +25000
