The PGA Tour’s west coast swing comes to a close with a bang this week as the biggest stars in the sport head to Riviera Country Club for the Genesis Invitational.

The Genesis is the second of eight signature events on the Tour’s calendar, with a loaded 72-player field competing for 700 FedEx Cup points and a $4 million share of the $20 million purse.

After last year’s tournament was relocated to Torrey Pines due to the Los Angeles wildfires, the event returns to one of the Tour’s most popular stops in Riviera.

The par-71, 7,383-yard track boasts a long history of hosting major championships, and will also host the men’s and women’s golf events at the 2028 Olympics in L.A.

[Riviera] doesn’t really suit one style of play, which is important,” world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler said about on the iconic site of this week’s event. “It’s one of those places where when you put it on paper, it doesn’t seem like a really difficult golf course, and then you go out there and play it and you say, ‘Holy smokes, this place is so hard.’

“You can hit so many good shots out there and not necessarily get the rewards you expect. It just challenges you in so many different ways, I think that’s why guys like it so much.”

Scheffler, fresh off of another top-10 finish at Pebble Beach to extend his streak to 18 straight events, headlines a field that also includes world No. 2 Rory McIlroy, last week’s winner Collin Morikawa, and three Canadians.

Scheffler overcame a lacklustre opening round at Pebble Beach to play himself into contention for the second consecutive week, even holding the clubhouse lead at one point after carding a final-round 9-under 62 on Sunday.

Although he has yet to win the Genesis in seven career starts, Scheffler does own a a top-three finish coming last year and six consecutive made cuts.

McIlroy made his PGA Tour season debut at Pebble Beach, but was unable to replicate his success from last year on his way to a T14 finish.

The Northern Irishman was derailed by three double bogeys and one triple over the course of the tournament, finishing five shots back of the lead at the conclusion of play on Sunday.

Despite the rocky play at Pebble Beach, McIlroy said that his game is in “a good spot” heading into yet another signature event.

“[I] struck my irons well, drove it well for the most part,” said the five-time major championship winner. “There was a couple of destructive tee shots [in the third round] but everything feels in pretty good shape.”

Another player who should be feeling good about his game heading into the Genesis is Morikawa, who put an end to a 28-month drought with his victory at Pebble Beach.

After a missed cut and a T54 finish in his first two events of the year, Morikawa finally found his way back in the winner’s circle last week, and moves up 14 spots as the fifth-ranked golfer in the world.

Morikawa closed the tournament with rounds of 62 and 67 for a one-stroke victory over Min Woo Lee and Sepp Straka, and now returns home to Los Angeles looking to gain some real momentum with major season coming up on the horizon.

Nick Taylor, Taylor Pendrith and Corey Conners will tee it up at the signature event this week after all three finished inside the top 50 of the FedEx Cup points list last year.

Taylor was the low Canadian at Pebble Beach at 14-under for a T24 finish, while Pendrith came in at 12-under for a share of 34th on the leaderboard.

Conners did not fare as well his countrymen at Pebble Beach, and finished in a tie for 70th after posting rounds of 70-75-74-67.

The Listowel, Ont. native has now struggled in back-to-back events after missing the cut at the WM Phoenix Open, and will look to get back on track at Riviera for the Genesis Invitational.

Also in the field this week is Ludvig Aberg, who is back to defend his title from last year, as well as other past winners Hideki Matsuyama (2024) Max Homa (2021), and Adam Scott (2020).

How to watch the Genesis Invitational on TSN, TSN+

The action gets underway on Thursday morning with Main Feed coverage beginning on TSN+ at 10:15 a.m. ET / 7:15 a.m. PT.

Two additional feeds are available for viewing on TSN+ during the opening round, with the Featured Groups feed beginning at 11 a.m. ET / 8 a.m. PT, and the Marquee Group at 11:15 a.m. ET / 8:15 a.m. PT.

Friday’s coverage mirrors the plan from Thursday, with all three streams beginning at the same time they did on the previous day on TSN+.

For Saturday, moving day action gets underway on TSN+ with the Main Feed at 10:15 a.m. ET / 7:15 a.m. PT.

The Featured Groups feed begins at 11 a.m. ET / 8 a.m. PT, followed by the Marquee Group feed at 11:15 a.m. ET / 8:15 a.m. PT.

The action will then head over to TSN3 at 3 p.m. ET / Noon PT, and later on TSN5 at 3:30 p.m. ET / 12:30 p.m. PT.

Sunday’s final round gets started on TSN+ with Main Feed coverage beginning at 9:45 a.m. ET / 6:45 a.m. PT. Additional streams for the final round include Featured Groups (10:30 a.m. ET / 7:30 a.m. PT), and the Marquee Group (10:45 a.m. ET / 7:45 a.m. PT).

Coverage of the final round then shifts over to TSN3 at 3 p.m. ET / Noon PT for the remainder of the tournament.