Genesis Invitational Friday preview: tee times, TV windows and groups to watch at Riviera
The 2026 genesis invitational continues Friday, Feb. 20 with the second round at Riviera Country Club, and organizers have set a full slate of tee times and broadcast windows that will shape how fans follow the action.
Genesis Invitational tee times and TV windows
Early streaming coverage begins at 10: 15 a. m. ET on PGA Tour Live on +, with featured group and featured hole coverage also planned. Television coverage on Golf Channel runs from 4-8 p. m. ET. The second round’s tee-sheet opens with groups starting at 10: 15 a. m. ET and includes dozens of pairings across the day.
Notable Friday pairings include Tom Kim, Rickie Fowler and Max Greyserman at 10: 27 a. m. ET; Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele and Si Woo Kim at 12: 08 p. m. ET; Min Woo Lee, Jordan Spieth and Daniel Berger at 12: 20 p. m. ET; Cameron Young, Viktor Hovland and Shane Lowry at 2: 38 p. m. ET; and Collin Morikawa, Tommy Fleetwood and Rory McIlroy at 3: 02 p. m. ET.
Riviera changes, the cut and course test
Riviera Country Club returned as the host this week after the tournament was played at Torrey Pines last year, and tournament organizers lengthened the finishing hole by 14 yards to a 499-yard closer and expanded the Par 3 fourth hole to a possible 273 yards. The field will face tighter fairways and large, complex greens that reward precise mid-iron play and short-game work.
The event features a 36-hole cut to the top 50 and ties, including players up to 10 shots behind the leaders who will remain eligible for the prize money. Past champions in recent years include Ludvig Åberg in 2025 at Torrey Pines and Hideki Matsuyama in 2024 at Riviera.
Players to watch on Friday
Rickie Fowler, who has finished in the top 20 in each of his three starts in 2026 and who finished T35 at Riviera when the event was last played there in 2024, tees off in the late morning group at 10: 27 a. m. ET with Tom Kim and Max Greyserman. Scottie Scheffler enters the week as the favorite, and betting odds list players such as Hideki Matsuyama and Tommy Fleetwood among the longer shots back in the market.
Other contenders in prominent pairings include Cameron Young, Viktor Hovland and Rory McIlroy, each of whom will tee off in afternoon groups that could influence the leaderboard as conditions change throughout the day.
The second round on Friday will determine who makes the 36-hole cut and who tees it up on the weekend; streaming begins at 10: 15 a. m. ET on PGA Tour Live on +, with Golf Channel’s televised window from 4-8 p. m. ET.
