Genesis Invitational schedule: genesis invitational Friday tee times and coverage
Round 1 of the genesis invitational was delayed by rains and then suspended due to darkness Thursday evening; play is set to resume Friday at 10: 00 a. m. ET and the second round will begin at 10: 40 a. m. ET after a 25-minute adjustment to the schedule. The interruption reshuffles tee times and compresses the day for players chasing early momentum at Riviera Country Club.
Genesis Invitational: updated schedule and tee times
Organizers moved the restart so the first round will pick up at 10: 00 a. m. ET Friday, with Round 2 slated to start at 10: 40 a. m. ET. The adjustment pushed group times back roughly 25 minutes from earlier published slots. Notable pairings in the revised lineup include Tom Kim, Rickie Fowler and Max Greyserman at 10: 52 a. m. ET and a marquee afternoon group of Collin Morikawa, Tommy Fleetwood and Rory McIlroy at 3: 02 p. m. ET. Other headline groups listed for Round 2 include Scottie Scheffler with Xander Schauffele and Si Woo Kim at 12: 33 p. m. ET.
genesis invitational: who to watch at Riviera
Riviera’s design rewards control and a strong short game. Architect George C. Thomas Jr. built several “half-par” holes with scoring averages around 4. 5 or 3. 5, producing a mix of birdies and bogeys. Missed fairways are increasingly costly as the round progresses: after the fifth hole, each missed fairway is estimated to cost roughly 0. 33 strokes. Approach shots will frequently require working the ball both ways to access certain pins.
Poa annua greens demand commitment inside the scoring range. The TOUR average from 6 to 9 feet is 54. 6% but that rate drops to about 50% at Riviera, a meaningful gap given how often those putts appear. Players who excel in short putting and around-the-green recovery should gain an edge as the week unfolds.
Several players highlighted for this week include Harris English, Ludvig Åberg, Sepp Straka and Rickie Fowler. English posted a T12 and a seventh in his last two starts at this event and, across those eight rounds, has gained more than 4. 5 strokes around the green and more than 12 strokes putting; he also hit over 64% of fairways at Pebble Beach, and is being noted as a strong top-10 candidate at a +250 price. Åberg showed a late surge in recent starts with closing rounds of 69-66-67 that ranked among the best over that stretch and figures as an attractive pick in the Top European market at +860. Straka’s recent form shows variance, but he gained at least eight strokes to the field in five of his last 13 starts and posted a T2 at Pebble Beach; he is listed at +750 to finish inside the Top 5. Fowler has compiled five consecutive top-20 finishes dating back to last season’s playoffs, posting three top-20s in 2026 so far; his statistical profile shows a high floor but a limited ceiling, and he is available at +100 in the Top 20 market.
Broadcast windows and what to expect
Friday’s second round has a televised window from 4: 00–8: 00 p. m. ET, and early streaming coverage is scheduled to begin at 10: 15 a. m. ET. With the first round restarting at 10: 00 a. m. ET, the early coverage window overlaps the resumption and the start of Round 2; that timing will be important for fans and for groups trying to finish holes before the afternoon wind-up.
Analysis and forward look: Riviera’s lower-than-average make rate on 6-to-9-foot putts and the rising penalty for missed fairways after the fifth hole are observable indicators that short putting and tee-to-green discipline will be decisive. If the putt conversion rate remains near the roughly 50% level noted at Riviera, players who are gaining strokes around the green and on the putting surfaces—as highlighted above—are likeliest to climb leaderboards during the weekend.
Updated tee times and full groupings are in effect for Friday; with play resuming at 10: 00 a. m. ET and the second round beginning at 10: 40 a. m. ET, the day will be busy and decisive for positioning heading into the weekend.
