{"id":493017,"date":"2026-02-23T00:25:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T00:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/493017\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T00:25:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T00:25:12","slug":"scottie-schefflers-incredible-top-10-streak-ends-at-the-genesis-invitational","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/493017\/","title":{"rendered":"Scottie Scheffler\u2019s incredible top-10 streak ends at The Genesis Invitational"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Scottie Scheffler sinks 8-foot birdie putt on No. 17 at The Genesis<\/p>\n

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LOS ANGELES \u2013 Scottie Scheffler summed up his week at The Riviera Country Club succinctly after his second round. <\/p>\n

\u201cThis place and I have like a weird relationship,\u201d he said. \u201cI feel like I can play so well out here and I just haven’t yet.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s fitting, then, that the one place that still confounds Scheffler is the one where his remarkable top-10 streak ended. Scheffler made a valiant push up the leaderboard Sunday at The Genesis Invitational but ultimately fell at least one shot short, shooting a 6-under 65 to finish just outside the top 10.<\/p>\n

The result snaps a run of 18 straight top-10 finishes, the longest streak by any golfer in the modern era. It also ends a run of eight straight top-four finishes.<\/p>\n

The damage was done in the first round, when Scheffler got off to the worst start of his career \u2013 going 5-over through 10 holes when play was called for the day on Thursday. He made a few birdies in the wee hours of Friday to shoot 3 over in his first 18, continuing recent baffling first-round struggles, and the climb began from there.<\/p>\n

Scheffler shot 3-under 68 in the second round and followed it with a 66 on Saturday. His final round began slow, going even-par through seven holes, before he rattled off six birdies in his last 12 holes. The difference between the streak continuing or ending ultimately came down to an inch on the 18th green. Needing a birdie to get into the top 10, Scheffler\u2019s 21-foot putt stopped an inch in front of the hole.<\/p>\n

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Scottie Scheffler hits 184-yard approach from bunker to 11 feet, birdies No. 15 at The Genesis<\/p>\n

\u201cI’ve never been one to quit, so it’s not really \u2013 I mean, I’d feel pretty silly to quit in a PGA TOUR event,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Scheffler\u2019s complicated relationship with Riviera is one that is shared by two of the greatest golfers of all time. Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus famously never won at Riviera, and the course is again proving fickle for the greatest golfer of the current generation. Scheffler didn\u2019t have much of an explanation. Conditions were difficult on Thursday, particularly in the afternoon, as the wind kicked up and Poa annua greens got bumpier. Scheffler\u2019s only explanation for the improvement was getting a few morning tee times.<\/p>\n

\u201cOverall, being out here and competing, that’s what I love to do and, like I said, got to go out early yesterday on some fresh greens, get a little bit less wind,\u201d he said. \u201cIt’s easier playing in the morning than it is late in the day. Took advantage of it. Then I had another solid day today.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Scottie Scheffler sinks 30-foot birdie putt on No. 13 at The Genesis<\/p>\n

Scheffler\u2019s next start is expected to be in two weeks at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard followed immediately by THE PLAYERS Championship. It\u2019s another stretch of golf that Scheffler should be heavily involved in. He\u2019s won both events twice, and it would surprise no one if he began another lengthy streak.<\/p>\n

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