2026 Genesis Invitational eye-popping purse as | Golf News

The second Signature event of the PGA Tour’s 2026 season is in full swing, and this is a look at what the top performers of the week shall be pocketing.

The Genesis Invitational, hosted by Tiger Woods, returns to Riviera Country Club as it reunites the Pacific Palisades group and commemorates the golf match’s a hundredth play. The complete prize pool stands at a hefty $20 million, with the champion set to take home a cool $4 million. The runner-up will obtain $2.2 million, while the third-place finisher will bag a substantial $1.4 million.

It’s protected to say that no one making it to the weekend will stroll away empty-handed, with even the participant ending 72nd incomes $30,000. “I’m so honored to announce today that we are going to remain the title sponsor through to 2030,” declared Genesis president and CEO, Jose Munoz, forward of the event — before Scottie Scheffler narrowly saved his cut streak alive.

“And this is something remarkable and we’re very, very proud to announce.”

Last yr, the event had to be relocated from the Pacific Palisades due to the devastating wildfires in California that destroyed hundreds of properties and scorched 23,448 acres of land.

“Last year was just a horrific and terrible time for this entire community, what was going on just north of here,” Woods said before the event. “That fire was almost out and then it just spread and just ripped through here.

“The complete group was devastated. But at the same time, the entire group rallied around our event, and we have been ready to go to San Diego, maintain it at Torrey Pines.

“But for us to be able to come back here one year later and hopefully help repair this community — it was just a devastating thing. People lost their lives, lost homes, lost valuables that they’ll never, ever be able to replace, so hopefully we can make a positive impact this week.”

Ludvig Aberg clinched the trophy in 2025, with the $4 million cash-out marking the largest payday of his profession.

“It is hard winning on the PGA TOUR,” Aberg acknowledged following his 2025 victory. “They’re the best players in the world. Anytime you have the opportunity to win it’s a cool feeling to try to win a golf tournament coming down the last couple holes.

“Today I executed the pictures, I made a couple putts and that was the distinction. It just type of — it is very reassuring to know that I can type of go from where I used to be a couple weeks in the past to profitable a match in type of a fast turnaround.”