Scottie Scheffler's historic streak ends as scottie falls to T-12 at Riviera
scottie Scheffler saw his streak of 18 consecutive top-10s on the PGA Tour come to an end after a T-12 finish at the Genesis Invitational at Riviera, a week in which Jacob Bridgeman held on for a one-shot victory. The end of the run matters because Scheffler entered the week as the World No. 1 and the streak was the longest of its kind since the tour began keeping official stats in 1983.
Bridgeman holds off field at Genesis Invitational
Jacob Bridgeman began Sunday with a six-shot lead that grew to seven at one point and, at 26 years old, hung on for a one-shot victory at Riviera. The victory unfolded while others farther down the leaderboard — most notably Scottie Scheffler — staged dramatic late runs that ultimately fell short.
scottie survives the cut with a nervy par on 18 in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles at Riviera, Scheffler gave a light fist pump when his final putt barely curled in on the 18th hole, a stroke that allowed him to make the cut "on the number" at the Genesis Invitational. A slow start for the third straight week put him in a position where he had to hole a 7-foot par putt on a green described as both spongy and speedy; that putt produced a 3-under 68 and left him even-par 142 after two rounds.
The Genesis Invitational is one of three $20 million signature events that uses a 36-hole cut for the top 50 and ties and any player within 10 shots of the lead. The 10-shot provision proved irrelevant this week when Marco Penge birdied five of his last seven holes for a 64 to post at 12-under 130.
Scottie’s back-nine surge and the 18-tournament streak
scottie entered the week with a staggering streak of 18 consecutive top-10s, the longest since official stats began in 1983; even Tiger Woods never managed more than 11 consecutive top-10s. Scheffler was four over through 26 holes and in danger of missing the 36-hole cut before he rallied to stick around for the weekend. On Sunday he produced a furious back-nine charge — including a late birdie on No. 15 — and posted a back-nine 31 and a final-round 65 that moved him back toward the top 10 before late moves by rivals.
Fleetwood eagle and Cameron Young's closing birdies push Scheffler down
Tommy Fleetwood vaulted past Scheffler when he holed an eagle from 173 yards on No. 15, and Cameron Young birdied his final three holes to move past Scheffler as well. Those events combined to drop Scheffler into a tie for 12th, ending his remarkable run of 18 straight top-10s.
Riviera struggles, weather and Scheffler's broader form
Scheffler acknowledged the difficulty of his week and repeated that he won't quit: "I mean I've never been one to quit so it's not really … I mean, I'd feel pretty silly to quit in a PGA Tour event, " he said, adding that being out competing is what he loves and that getting out early "on some fresh greens" with a little less wind helped. Earlier in the week he said, "It was nice to be able to hole a putt and get another two cracks at the course, " and admitted, "I started the day not where I wanted to, but yeah, battled and it looks like I get another couple rounds to see what I can do. " He also said, "I don't know. This place and I have a weird relationship. I feel like I can play so well out here, and I just haven't yet. "
In five previous appearances at Riviera, Scheffler's best week left him seven shots out of the lead and the other four times he finished nine shots behind. He made two birdies Friday morning to complete a rain-delayed first round and card a 74, matching his high score at Riviera. That sequence left him with three straight tournaments — the first such stretch since his rookie season in 2020 — in which he failed to break par in an opening round.
Weather played a role: rain in the morning forced a three-hour delay and gave way to a cold, strong wind in the afternoon on greens that were soft enough to plug and fast enough to be cautious. Scheffler missed half of the fairways in each of the past two rounds, missed the second green Thursday with a shot from the left rough halfway up the hill on the right, and from the right rough on Friday missed an approach so far left that he wound up near the 10th tee. Nevertheless, he extended his cuts streak to 68 tournaments dating to the FedEx St. Jude Championship in August 2022, the longest active streak on tour. He was 4 over for the tournament with 10 holes to play when he stuffed his approach on No. 9 to 3 feet for unclear in the provided context.
A T-12 at a signature event like the Genesis Invitational remains a solid result, and while the streak has ended, Scheffler's weekend recovery — the putts, the back-nine 31 and the final-round 65 — underscored how far he fought to keep the streak alive.
