Weather
Saturday: Sunny. High of 66. Wind SW 5-10 mph. The second round resumed at 7:07 a.m. Saturday and concluded at 8:06 a.m. The third-round tee times, with threesomes off Nos. 1 and 10 tees, began at 8:44 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
36-hole cut: 68 players at 1-over 143 from a field of 128 professionals and one amateur.
Second-Round Leaderboard
Max Homa 64-68—132 (-10)
Keith Mitchell 64-69—133 (-9)
Jon Rahm
Lee Hodges 67-66—133 (-9)
Collin Morikawa 66-68—134 (-8)
Patrick Cantlay 68-67—135 (-7)
Rory McIlroy 67-69—136 (-6)
Matt Kuchar 66-70—136 (-6)
Things to Know
- 2021 Genesis Invitational winner Max Homa holds the 36-hole led/co-lead for the second time on TOUR (2022 Fortinet Championship/Won)
- Keith Mitchell notches 49 putts through 36 holes, his first time with less than 50 putts through 36 holes at any TOUR event
- World No. 3 Jon Rahm holds the TOUR’s longest active cuts made streak (24)
- Rahm (No. 1 in FedExCup) and Homa (No. 2 in the FedExCup), are the only multiple winners on TOUR this season
- Lee Hodges is the only player among those at 5-under or better on the leaderboard yet to win on TOUR
- Collin Morikawa posts his sixth consecutive round in the 60s at Riviera Country Club in search of his first win since 2021
- Rory McIlroy seeks his second victory in third start this season (THE CJ CUP in South Carolina)
- Tiger Woods drops three shots in his last four holes to finish 1-over and make the cut on the number
Second-Round Lead Notes
5 Second-round leaders/co-leaders to win The Genesis Invitational since 2000
(Mike Weir/2004, Rory Sabbatini/2006, Phil Mickelson/2008, Dustin Johnson/2017, Joaquin Niemann/2022)
5 Second-round leaders/co-leaders to win on TOUR in 2022-23 (most recent: Scottie Scheffler/WM Phoenix Open)
Max Homa (1st/-10)
| Category | Entering the week |
| Age | 32 (November 19, 1990) |
| FedExCup | 2 |
| OWGR | 12 |
| Starts – wins – top-10s in PGA TOUR career | 157-6-21 |
| Starts – wins – top-10s on TOUR in 2022-23 | 6-2-3 |
| Starts – wins – top-10s at The Genesis Invitational | 6-1-3 |
- Mark his second 36-hole lead/co-lead on TOUR; held a share of the 36-hole lead at the 2022 Fortinet Championship (won)
- Marks 13th consecutive round at par or better at The Genesis Invitational
- 2021 Genesis Invitational winner is making his seventh start in the event; has three consecutive top-10s (T5/2020, Won/2021, T10/2022)
- No. 2 in the FedExCup after victories at the 2022 Fortinet Championship and 2023 Farmers Insurance Open; one of two multiple winners on the season (other: Jon Rahm)
- Four of his six wins have come in his home state of California (2021 Genesis Invitational, 2021 Fortinet Championship, 2022 Fortinet Championship, 2023 Farmers Insurance Open); other wins: 2019 Wells Fargo Championship, 2022 Wells Fargo Championship)
- Has multiple wins in two different PGA TOUR events: Wells Fargo Championship (2019, 2022) and Fortinet Championship (2021, 2022)
- Keith Mitchell’s (T2/-9) 2-under 69 marks his 18th second-round par-or-better score in his last 18 PGA TOUR starts (72/R2/2022 PGA Championship); has 49 putts through 36 holes, marking his first time with less than 50 putts through the opening two rounds in any event on TOUR
- Jon Rahm (T2/-9) holds the TOUR’s longest active cuts made streak (24), having last missed the cut at the 2021 Fortinet Championship; made five birdies and three pars on the eight par-3 holes through two rounds, best of any player in the field; eagle at the opening hole was matched with another at No. 17; in 484 rounds on TOUR, marks the third time where he has made multiple eagles in a round (2017 and 2019 Farmers Insurance Open)
- Lee Hodges (T2/-9) makes his second appearance at this event after finishing T39 with rounds of 71-70-68-71 in 2022; second-year TOUR member owns one top-3 result in 46 career starts (T3/2022 The American Express); missed the cut in his five most recent starts on TOUR; is one of two players (Rory McIlroy) with one bogey in the first 36 holes, the fewest bogeys of any players in the field
- Collin Morikawa (5th/-8) last six rounds at Riviera are all in the 60s (67-67-68-65-66-68); is making his fourth start in the event where he finished runner-up in 2022; in six starts this season, has a runner-up (Sentry Tournament of Champions) and third-place finish; most recent of five TOUR titles was 2021 Open Championship
- Patrick Cantlay (6th/-7) opens with back-to-back rounds in the 60s for the second time in eight starts at The Genesis Invitational; finished T4 in 2018 after posting 66-69-69-71
- In six appearances at The Genesis Invitational, Rory McIlroy (T7/-6) has finished in the top-20 five times (MC/2021); 23-time TOUR winner seeks his second victory in third start this season (THE CJ CUP in South Carolina)
- World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler (T12/-4) jumps from T45 after the first round with a 3-under 68
- After three birdies to close out his opening-round 69, Tiger Woods (T58/+1) shoots 74 to sit 1-over after closing the second round with three bogeys in his last four holes (Nos. 6, 8 and 9); hit 11 of 28 fairways and 21 of 36 greens in regulation through two rounds
- Charlie Sifford Memorial Exemption recipient Marcus Byrd (T112/+6) and Collegiate Showcase winner Jack Wall (T94/+4) from Texas Tech, will both miss the cut
- Lanto Griffin withdrew during the second round with a rib injury
