The PGA Tour tees it up this week at historic Riviera Country Club for the 91st edition of the L.A. Open, currently titled the Genesis Open.
The long-running tournament is the final stop on the PGA Tour’s seven-event “West Coast Swing,” and the field in Pacific Palisades, California is loaded with some of the biggest names in the game – none bigger than tournament host Tiger Woods.
The 138-player field at Riviera also includes defending champion Dustin Johnson, along with superstars Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, and Phil Mickelson.
Despite a top-heavy, star-studded field, the bookmakers have made Johnson the clear favorite. The World No. 1 has been given odds of 5-1 to win his second-straight title in Los Angeles. No one else in the field has odds better than 10-1.
The three remaining top 10-ranked players in the field are not surprisingly listed as the next three favs, including McIlroy (11-1), Spieth (12-1), and Thomas (16-1).
Top-10 machine Paul Casey is next with odds of 25-1, alongside two-time tournament winner Mickelson. Race to Dubai champion Tommy Fleetwood (28-1) rounds out the players with odds under 30-1.
Our payoff pick this week is Pat Perez at 50-1. The 41-year old Arizona State product has a world ranking of 19 (10th best in the field) and yet has the same odds as a player like Bubba Watson (No. 117), who is about a handful of missed-cuts away from the Web.com Tour. In six starts this season, Perez has produced three top-5 finishes, including a win at the CIMB Classic.
THE SKINNY
Tournament: Genesis Open
Dates:Â Feb. 15-18, 2018
Where: Pacific Palisades, Calif.
Course:Â Riviera Country Club
Distance: Par 71/7,322 yards
Architect: George Thomas Jr., William Bell (1926)
Format: 72-holes, stroke play, 36-hole cut
Purse: $7,200,000
Winning Share: $1,260,000
FedExCup Points: 500
Defending Champion:Â Dustin Johnson
ODDS: GENESIS OPEN
| Player | Odds |
|---|---|
| Dustin Johnson | 5-1 |
| Rory McIlroy | 11-1 |
| Jordan Spieth | 12-1 |
| Justin Thomas | 16-1 |
| Paul Casey | 28-1 |
| Phil Mickelson | 25-1 |
| Tommy Fleetwood | 28-1 |
| Marc Leishman | 33-1 |
| Chez Reavie | 33-1 |
| Alex Noren | 35-1 |
| Tiger Woods | 40-1 |
| Daniel Berger | 40-1 |
| Ollie Schniederjans | 40-1 |
| Thomas Pieters | 40-1 |
| Branden Grace | 45-1 |
| Brendan Steele | 50-1 |
| Bubba Watson | 50-1 |
| Kevin Chappell | 50-1 |
| Matt Kuchar | 50-1 |
| Pat Perez | 50-1 |
| Patrick Cantlay | 50-1 |
| Adam Scott | 66-1 |
| Bill Haas | 66-1 |
| Charl Schwartzel | 66-1 |
| Charles Howell III | 66-1 |
| Keegan Bradley | 66-1 |
| Rafael Cabrera Bello | 66-1 |
| Tony Finau | 66-1 |
| Xander Schauffele | 66-1 |
| James Hahn | 80-1 |
| Kevin Streelman | 80-1 |
| Adam Hadwin | 80-1 |
| Beau Hossler | 80-1 |
| Haotong Li | 80-1 |
| Harris English | 80-1 |
| J.B. Holmes | 80-1 |
| Jason Kokrak | 80-1 |
| Jimmy Walker | 80-1 |
| Kevin Na | 80-1 |
| Shane Lowry | 80-1 |
| Cameron Smith | 80-1 |
| Charley Hoffman | 80-1 |
| Jhonattan Vegas | 80-1 |
| Francesco Molinari | 100-1 |
| Austin Cook | 100-1 |
| Bryson DeChambeau | 100-1 |
| Kyle Stanley | 100-1 |
| Martin Kaymer | 100-1 |
| Martin Laird | 100-1 |
| Ryan Moore | 100-1 |
| William McGirt | 100-1 |
| Sangmoon Bae | 100-1 |
| Brandon Harkins | 125-1 |
| Brian Gay | 125-1 |
| Bud Cauley | 125-1 |
| J.J. Spaun | 125-1 |
| Luke List | 125-1 |
| Peter Uihlein | 125-1 |
| Sam Saunders | 125-1 |
| Scott Stallings | 125-1 |
| Ted Potter Jr. | 125-1 |
| Patrick Rodgers | 125-1 |
| Si Woo Kim | 125-1 |
| Aaron Wise | 150-1 |
| Billy Horschel | 150-1 |
| Jamie Lovemark | 150-1 |
| Ryan Armour | 150-1 |
| Wesley Bryan | 150-1 |
| Andrew Landry | 200-1 |
| Anirban Lahiri | 200-1 |
| C.T. Pan | 200-1 |
| Graeme McDowell | 200-1 |
| Jim Furyk | 200-1 |
| John Huh | 200-1 |
| K.J. Choi | 200-1 |
| Lucas Glover | 200-1 |
| Luke Donald | 200-1 |
| Martin Flores | 200-1 |
| Nick Taylor | 200-1 |
| Scott Brown | 200-1 |
| Sung Kang | 200-1 |
| Tom Hoge | 200-1 |
| Troy Merritt | 200-1 |
| Vaughn Taylor | 200-1 |
| Aaron Baddeley | 250-1 |
| Brian Stuard | 250-1 |
| Chris Stroud | 250-1 |
| David Lingmerth | 250-1 |
| Harold Varner III | 250-1 |
| Retief Goosen | 250-1 |
| Sean O'Hair | 250-1 |
| Tyrone Van Aswegen | 250-1 |
| Cameron Tringale | 250-1 |
| Ben Silverman | 300-1 |
| Brice Garnett | 300-1 |
| Kevin Tway | 300-1 |
| Michael Kim | 300-1 |
| Padraig Harrington | 300-1 |
| Robert Streb | 300-1 |
| Stephan Jaeger | 300-1 |
| Danny Lee | 300-1 |
| Abraham Ancer | 400-1 |
| Camilo Villegas | 400-1 |
| Chad Campbell | 400-1 |
| Geoff Ogilvy | 400-1 |
| Jonas Blixt | 400-1 |
| Jonathan Randolph | 400-1 |
| Kelly Kraft | 400-1 |
| Martin Piller | 400-1 |
| Peter Malnati | 400-1 |
| Ryan Blaum | 400-1 |
| Talor Gooch | 400-1 |
| Vijay Singh | 400-1 |
| Cameron Champ | 500-1 |
| Charlie Beljan | 500-1 |
| Cody Gribble | 500-1 |
| D.A. Points | 500-1 |
| Derek Fathauer | 500-1 |
| Dominic Bozzelli | 500-1 |
| Ernie Els | 500-1 |
| J.J. Henry | 500-1 |
| John Merrick | 500-1 |
| Matt Every | 500-1 |
| Morgan Hoffman | 500-1 |
| Nicholas Lindheim | 500-1 |
| Shawn Stefani | 500-1 |
| Smylie Kaufman | 500-1 |
| Tyler Duncan | 500-1 |
| Whee Kim | 500-1 |
| Xin Jun Zhang | 500-1 |
| Adam Schenk | 750-1 |
| Fabian Gomez | 750-1 |
| Jim Herman | 750-1 |
| Jon Curran | 750-1 |
| Seung-Hyuk Kim | 750-1 |
| Andrew Loupe | 1000-1 |
| Billy Hurley III | 1000-1 |
| Greg Chalmers | 1000-1 |
| Vinnie Poncino | 1000-1 |
Credits: Bovada, Getty Images
