Top 10 ranked players highlight Marquee and Featured Groups on Thursday, Feb. 17, and Friday, Feb. 18
Includes current world No. 1 Jon Rahm, two-time major winner Collin Morikawa, defending FedExCup champion Patrick Cantlay
Plus major championship winners Brooks Koepka, Jordan Spieth, Patrick Reed, Adam Scott
Recent TOUR winners Scottie Scheffler, Cameron Smith, Cameron Champ, and defending Genesis Invitational champion Max Homa
Featured Holes coverage includes Riviera’s iconic, drivable par-4 No. 10
Coverage begins at 9:30 a.m. ET tomorrow, continues through Final Round on Sunday, Feb. 20
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This week’s four-stream coverage of The Genesis Invitational on PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+ will include Marquee and Featured group feeds following the top 10 players in the current world golf rankings, as well as recent TOUR winners and major champions. Coverage from Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif., begins tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. ET, with a Main Feed covering the entire tournament field, and Featured Holes coverage showcasing Riviera’s par-3 Nos. 4, 14 and 16, and the iconic par-4 10th, a drivable, risk-reward hole considered one of the best short par-4’s in all of golf. A Marquee Group feed will start at 10:15 a.m. ET, followed by Featured Groups at 10:30 a.m. ET.
THURSDAY | February 17
Main Feed and Featured Holes coverage starts at 9:30 a.m. ET
Marquee Group | 10:15 a.m. ET
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Jon Rahm – Current world No. 1 ranked player, 2021 U.S. Open champion, six-time PGA TOUR winner
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Jordan Spieth – Three-time major champion, 12-time PGA TOUR winner, 2015 FedExCup champion
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Scottie Scheffler – No. 9 world ranking, won last week’s WM Phoenix Open for first career TOUR victory, 2020 PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year
Featured Groups | 10:30 a.m. ET
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Collin Morikawa – No. 2 world ranking, 2021 Open Champion, 2020 PGA Champion, five-time TOUR winner
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Xander Schauffele – No. 7 world ranking, Olympic Gold medalist, four-time TOUR winner
- Cameron Champ – Three-time TOUR winner, most recent victory at 2021 3M Open
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Justin Thomas – No. 8 world ranking, 14-time TOUR winner, 2017 PGA Champion, two-time PGA TOUR leading money winner
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Sam Burns – Two-time TOUR winner
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Cameron Smith – Four-time TOUR winner, won this year’s Sentry Tournament of Champions with a TOUR record 34 under par to take victory by one stroke over Rahm
Featured Group 1 | 4 p.m. ET
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Patrick Cantlay – No. 3 world ranking, 2021 FedExCup champion, six-time TOUR winner, 2021 PGA TOUR Player of the Year
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Brooks Koepka – Four-time major champion, eight-time TOUR winner, 2019 PGA TOUR leading money winner
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Patrick Reed – 2018 Masters champion, nine-time TOUR winner
Featured Group 2 | 4 p.m. ET
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Rory McIlroy – No. 5 world ranking, 20-time TOUR winner, four-time major champion, three-time PGA TOUR Player of the Year, two-time FedExCup champion
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Viktor Hovland – No. 4 world ranking, three-time TOUR winner
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Hideki Matsuyama – No. 10 world ranking, current FedExCup standings leader, eight-time TOUR champion, won this year’s Sony Open in Hawaii
FRIDAY | February 18
Main Feed and Featured Holes coverage starts at 9:30 a.m. ET
Marquee Group | 10:15 a.m. ET
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McIlroy, Hovland, Matsuyama
Featured Groups | 10:30 a.m. ET
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Dustin Johnson – No. 6 world ranking, 24-time TOUR winner, two-time major champion, two-time PGA TOUR Player of the Year
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Max Homa – Defending Genesis Invitational champion, earned his third TOUR victory at the Fortinet Championship earlier this season
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Adam Scott – 14-time TOUR winner, 2013 Masters champion
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Cantlay, Koepka, Reed
Featured Group 1 | 4 p.m. ET
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Morikawa, Schauffele, Champ
Featured Group 2 | 4 p.m. ET
- Rahm, Spieth, Scheffler
PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN + will follow similar schedules Saturday and Sunday, determined when post-cut pairings and tee times are announced.
The four feeds available on PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+ include:
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Main Feed – The primary tournament coverage stream, showcasing the best action from across the course, with two dedicated booth announcers, a dedicated walking announcer and coverage drawn from all cameras at the event.
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Marquee Group – Every shot from each player in the group, with two booth announcers and one walking announcer calling the action.
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Featured Holes – Exclusive coverage of key par 3 holes and the course’s iconic, signature holes.
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Featured Groups – Traditional PGA TOUR LIVE coverage following two concurrent featured groups, with two booth announcers and one walking announcer.
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