2024 Genesis Invitational odds, field: PGA picks, predictions by proven golf model that's nailed 10 majors
After returning to competitive golf at the Hero World Challenge late last year, Tiger Woods will make his first full-field PGA Tour start since the 2023 Masters this week at the 2024 Genesis Invitational. The tournament will be played at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles beginning on Thursday at 10:20 a.m. ET and is hosted by the Tiger Woods Foundation. Now the Genesis Invitational enjoys PGA Tour signature event status with a smaller field and larger purse, drawing a loaded field that includes some of the biggest names in golf.
Scottie Scheffler has been the No. 1 player in the Official World Golf Ranking for the last 39 weeks in a row and he's the 7-1 favorite in the 2024 Genesis Invitational odds. Woods (150-1) and Rory McIlroy (17-2) are the only two players in the 2024 Genesis Invitational Field who have spent more time in their careers at No. 1 in the world than Scheffler (74), with Woods logging a record 683 weeks at No. 1 and McIlroy spending 122 weeks there. Before locking in your 2024 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 2020. In fact, the model is up more than $9,000 on its best bets since the restart, nailing tournament after tournament.
McClure's model predicted Jon Rahm would finish on top of the leaderboard at the 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions and The American Express. At the 2023 Masters, the model was all over Rahm's second career major victory heading into the weekend. Rahm was two strokes off the lead heading into the third round, but the model still projected him as the winner. It was the second straight Masters win for the model, which also nailed Scottie Scheffler winning in 2022.
In addition, the model included Nick Taylor in its best bets to win the 2023 RBC Canadian Open. That bet hit at +7000, and for the entire tournament, McClure's best bets returned nearly $1,900. McClure's best bets also included Jason Day (17-1) winning outright at the 2023 AT&T Byron Nelson and Rickie Fowler (14-1) finishing on top of the leaderboard at the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic.
This same model has also nailed a whopping 10 majors entering the weekend. Anyone who has followed it has seen massive returns.
Now that the Genesis Invitational 2024 field is set, SportsLine simulated the tournament 10,000 times, and the results were surprising. Head to SportsLine now to see the projected leaderboard.
Top 2024 Genesis Invitational predictions
One major surprise the model is calling for at the Genesis Invitational 2024: Max Homa, who won this event in 2021 and is tied for fourth in the odds this week, struggles and barely cracks the top 10. Homa joins Adam Scott as the only past winners in the field this week, but he is coming off a disappointing showing in Phoenix. The 33-year-old missed the cut for the first time this season after shooting even-par through the first 36 holes.
Homa did not have his best showing the previous week either, finishing T66 at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. He has not finished inside the top 10 at any of his four tournaments this season, and he is facing an elite field this week. Homa is No. 132 on the PGA Tour in strokes gained from putting and is No. 99 in driving accuracy, making him a golfer to avoid at his listed odds.
Another surprise: Patrick Cantlay, a 20-1 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. A Southern California native, Cantlay has made the cut in his last six starts at the Genesis Invitational and has finished 17th or better in five of those starts with top fives in 2017 and 2023.
He's currently ranked No. 7 in the world and he's coming off a T-11 finish in his most recent start at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. The eight-time PGA Tour winner is coming off a 2022-23 season where he ranked third on tour in total strokes gained per round (1.869). He was also fourth in strokes gained: off-the-tee (0.852) and that driving acumen could be critical on the 7,322-yard, Par 71 layout at Riviera. See who else to pick here.
How to make 2024 Genesis Invitational picks
The model is also targeting three other golfers with odds of 20-1 or longer to make a strong run at the title. Anyone who backs these longshots could hit it big. You can only see the model's picks here.
Who will win the 2024 Genesis Invitational, and which longshots will stun the golfing world? Check out the Genesis Invitational 2024 odds below and then visit SportsLine to see the projected Genesis Invitational leaderboard, all from the model that's nailed 10 golf majors, including last year's Masters and Open Championship.
2024 Genesis Invitational odds, field
Scottie Scheffler +700Rory McIlroy +850Viktor Hovland +1200Xander Schauffele +1400Max Homa +1400Collin Morikawa +1800Patrick Cantlay +2000Ludvig Aberg +2000Justin Thomas +2200Sam Burns +2200Tony Finau +2800Tommy Fleetwood +3000Jordan Spieth +3100Will Zalatoris +3500Sahith Theegala +3500Matt Fitzpatrick +3500Cameron Young +3500Adam Scott +3500Wyndham Clark +4000Tom Kim +4000Jason Day +4500Sungjae Im +5000Si Woo Kim +5500Russell Henley +5500Nicolai Hojgaard +5500J.T. Poston +5500Keegan Bradley +6000Hideki Matsuyama +6000Eric Cole +6000Byeong Hun An +6500Chris Kirk +7000Cam Davis +7000Denny McCarthy +7500Sepp Straka +8000Kurt Kitayama +8000Emiliano Grillo +8000Corey Conners +8000Beau Hossler +8000Adam Hadwin +8000Patrick Rodgers +9000Harris English +9000Rickie Fowler +10000Brian Harman +10000Andrew Putnam +10000Adam Schenk +10000Tom Hoge +11000Taylor Montgomery +11000Nick Taylor +11000Lucas List +11000Brendon Todd +11000Adam Svensson +11000Tiger Woods +15000Lucas Glover +15000Christiaan Bezuidenhout +15000Charley Hoffman +15000Taylor Moore +18000Matt Kuchar +18000Kevin Yu +18000Ben Griffin +18000Nick Dunlap +20000Nick Hardy +25000Mackenzie Hughes +25000
