Tide on Tour: The Genesis Invitational
2/14/2024 11:04:00 AM | Men's Golf
Three former Alabama golfers are set to compete at this weekend’s PGA TOUR Signature Event
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – As the 2023-24 PGA TOUR season continues, three Alabama men's golf alums will compete at this weekend's event, The Genesis Invitational, which will be played Feb. 15-18, at The Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif.
Below is a look at which former Alabama men's golfers will be competing at this weekend's event.
Tournament Information: The Genesis Invitational
Event Info
Tournament: The Genesis Invitational
Course/Yardage: The Riviera Country Club/par 71, 7,322 yards
Location: Pacific Palisades, Calif.
Dates: February 15-18, 2024
Television Info
Networks: Golf Channel (Feb. 15-18) | CBS (Feb. 17-18)
Note: Rounds three and four will be televised live on Golf Channel (early) and CBS (late)
THURSDAY
GOLF Channel: 3-7 p.m.
FRIDAY
GOLF Channel: 3-7 p.m.
SATURDAY
GOLF Channel: 12-2 p.m.
CBS: 2-6 p.m.
SUNDAY
GOLF Channel: 12-2 p.m.
CBS: 2-6 p.m.
(all times listed as CT)
Tide on TOUR
Alabama Qualified Participants: Nick Dunlap, Lee Hodges, Justin Thomas
First Round Tee Time: 11:49a CT
Paired in Same Group: Grayson Murray
- Ranked No. 70 in the Official World Golf Rankings
- Will make his second career professional start PGA TOUR
- Did not compete last week at the WM Phoenix Open, but made his professional but made his professional debut at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
- Won The American Express competing as an amateur to become the first amateur winner since Phil Mickelson in 1991
Lee Hodges
First Round Tee Time: 12:42p CT
Paired in Same Group: Brian Harman, Hideki Matsuyama
- Making his sixth PGA TOUR start in 2024
- Ranked 71st in the Official World Golf Rankings and 135th in the FedExCup standings
- Prior to missing the cut at last week's Waste Management Phoenix Open, Hodges tied for 58th overall at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Justin Thomas
First Round Tee Time: 11:25a CT
Paired in Same Group: Adam Scott and Cameron Young
- Ranked 21st in the Official World Golf Rankings and 13th in the FedExCup point standings
- Has three top-15 results and a pair of top-10 finishes in his three tournaments this year
- Most recently a finished in 12th overall at the WM Phoenix Open which came off the heels of a sixth-place result at last week's AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
- Finished T3rd – two stokes behind Dunlap – in his first tournament of the year, The American Express
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