LOS ANGELES — The guy who grew up 40 miles away, first played Riviera as a teenager and was out of golf with a bad back returned Thursday and shared the lead at the Genesis Open. That would be Patrick Cantlay, not Tiger Woods. And the biggest difference was that hardly anyone saw it. Cantlay, the No. 1 amateur in the world when he was at UCLA, birdied all the par 5s and kept it smart the rest of the way around a firm Riviera course for a 5-under 66 to share the lead with Tony Finau. Woods, who grew up in Cypress and made his PGA TOUR debut at Riviera when he was 16, played this event for the first time in 12 years. He lost a tee shot in a eucalyptus tree and made double bogey as part of a rugged start, and then settled in with a series of key putts for a 72. Finau started with four birdies in five holes and finished with one last birdie for his 66. An unusually large crowd for Thursday at Riviera was out early to watch Woods, with fans standing six-deep around some of the greens. There still were not enough people to help locate his tee shot on the par-5 11th hole, presumably swallowed up by the tree. Woods is playing Riviera for the ninth time as a pro, the most of any PGA TOUR course without ever winning. His expectations are tempered now at age 42 and returning from his fourth back surgery. His game isn’t sharp, though it’s moving in the right direction. He made five birdies despite hitting only seven greens in regulation, and he recovered from being 2-over after three holes. “I’m not that far off to really putting some good numbers out there,” Woods said. “I’ve got to clean up my card — too many bogeys out there. If I can just clean that up, I can start making my way up the board.” Cantlay played with Jordan Spieth (71) and fellow UCLA alum Kevin Chappell (69), and as they finished in the twilight, the crowd had thinned considerably. They missed a clean round by Cantlay, whose only bogey came on the par-3 fourth hole when he came up short of the green and missed a 10-foot putt. Otherwise, he was smart, simple and confident. “I’m pretty familiar with the golf course, and you’ve just got to hit a lot of smart shots over and over and over again, and not get too greedy,” Cantlay said. He can’t remember how many rounds he has played at Riviera. The Bruins typically played at Bel-Air on Tuesday and Thursday, and Riviera about once a month. “I feel very familiar with the lines on the golf course, and it’s one of my favorite golf courses,” he said. “I think the architecture out here is definitely one of the best we play all year. I think it rewards really smart, safe golf a lot. I say safe, but just picking your spots, not trying to get overly aggressive.” He was a little aggressive, intentionally or not, with a 9-iron in the 13th that was left of the flag on a green that moves to the left. He holed a 15-foot birdie putt, and a small clan of Bruins-clad fans broke into a cheer, “U-C-L-A, UCLA fight, fight, fight!” Cantlay smiled walking off the green. Defending champion Dustin Johnson got off to a rough start, particularly on No. 5. He played his third shot from ankle-high grass and it flew over the green. His chip came back down the slope and the world’s No. 1 player walked off with a triple bogey. Johnson wound up with a 74. Sam Saunders, who last year started with a 64, was among three players at 67. Bubba Watson was in the group at 68. Twelve players did not finish the round before darkness. Woods played with Justin Thomas (69) and Rory McIlroy (71). They had the largest gallery of the day, most of them to see Woods, who had not played at Riviera since 2006. It was never hard to figure out where Woods was on the golf course, and that was particularly true for Saunders. He was teeing off on the par-3 fourth when he looked down the hill at Woods playing the 18th. “I looked over and watched because I grew up watching Tiger do what he did,” Saunders said. “And I’m a big fan like we all are out here and it’s really cool to see him out and we all want him to be out here every week and playing well. It just brings a different buzz to the tournament and it’s really good for the game of golf, so it’s cool for me to be playing in a tournament that he’s playing in and be able to compete against him, a guy that I grew up just in awe of basically.” Saunders knows all about the energy one player can bring to a tournament. He heard plenty of stories about his grandfather, Arnold Palmer, who first brought the masses to golf more than a half-century ago. “I think that’s why I have so much respect for what he did and admire his career so much, because I didn’t get to see my grandfather’s firsthand like I got to see Tiger’s growing up watching TV,” Saunders said. “I know there’s a lot of parallels there.”
Patrick Cantlay shares lead at Riviera; Tiger Woods 6 back
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1st Round Match-Up – A. Noren v R. Henley | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Alex Noren | -115 |
Russell Henley | -115 |
1st Round Match-Up – C. Conners v M. Hughes | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Corey Conners | -140 |
Mackenzie Hughes | +110 |
1st Round Match-Up – C. Conners v B-H. An | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Byeong Hun-An | -130 |
Corey Conners | +100 |
1st Round Match-Up – H. English v R. Henley | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Russell Henley | -120 |
Harris English | -110 |
Wells Fargo Championship | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Rory McIlroy | +800 |
Xander Schauffele | +1000 |
Wyndham Clark | +1400 |
Max Homa | +1800 |
Patrick Cantlay | +2000 |
Cameron Young | +2500 |
Collin Morikawa | +2500 |
Justin Thomas | +2500 |
Sahith Theegala | +2500 |
Tommy Fleetwood | +2800 |
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1st Round Six-Shooter – Group A – X. Schauffele / J. Thomas / W. Clark / C. Morikawa / P. Cantlay / S. Im | |
Type: 1st Round Six-Shooter – Status: OPEN | |
Xander Schauffele | +300 |
Wyndham Clark | +375 |
Patrick Cantlay | +400 |
Collin Morikawa | +475 |
Justin Thomas | +475 |
Sungjae Im | +600 |
1st Round Six-Shooter – Group B – A. Bhatia / J. Day / J. Spieth / S. Lowry / B. Harman / D. McCarthy | |
Type: 1st Round Six-Shooter – Status: OPEN | |
Akshay Bhatia | +400 |
Jordan Spieth | +400 |
Brian Harman | +425 |
Jason Day | +425 |
Shane Lowry | +425 |
Denny McCarthy | +475 |
1st Round Six-Shooter – Group C – C. Young / R. Henley / B. Hun An / A. Schenk / S.W. Kim / T. Hoge | |
Type: 1st Round Six-Shooter – Status: OPEN | |
Cameron Young | +350 |
Byeong Hun An | +375 |
Si Woo Kim | +400 |
Russell Henley | +450 |
Adam Schenk | +475 |
Tom Hoge | +550 |
1st Round Six-Shooter – Group D – R. McIIroy / H. Matsuyama / M. Homa / T. Finau / V. Hovland / M. Fitzpatrick | |
Type: 1st Round Six-Shooter – Status: OPEN | |
Rory McIlroy | +260 |
Max Homa | +400 |
Hideki Matsuyama | +475 |
Viktor Hovland | +475 |
Matt Fitzpatrick | +500 |
Tony Finau | +500 |
1st Round Six-Shooter – Group E – T. Fleetwood / C. Conners / S. Theegala / T. Kim / S. Jaeger / C. Bezuidenhout | |
Type: 1st Round Six-Shooter – Status: OPEN | |
Tommy Fleetwood | +330 |
Sahith Theegala | +350 |
Corey Conners | +450 |
Stephan Jaeger | +450 |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout | +500 |
Tom Kim | +500 |
1st Round Six-Shooter – Group F – H. English / L. Glover / C. Kirk / T. Moore / J.T. Poston / A. Eckroat | |
Type: 1st Round Six-Shooter – Status: OPEN | |
Harris English | +375 |
Chris Kirk | +400 |
J. T. Poston | +425 |
Lucas Glover | +425 |
Austin Eckroat | +450 |
Taylor Moore | +450 |
1st Round 3-Balls – P. Malnati / M. Pavon / G. Woodland | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Matthieu Pavon | +125 |
Peter Malnati | +200 |
Gary Woodland | +220 |
1st Round 3-Balls – T. Pendrith / A. Bhatia / J. Thomas | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Justin Thomas | +130 |
Akshay Bhatia | +170 |
Taylor Pendrith | +240 |
1st Round Match-Up – E. Van Rooyen v R. Hisatsune | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Erik Van Rooyen | -110 |
Ryo Hisatsune | -110 |
1st Round 3-Balls – E. Van Rooyen / M. Wallace / N. Echavarria | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Erik Van Rooyen | +145 |
Matt Wallace | +165 |
Nico Echavarria | +230 |
Tournament Match-Up – A. Noren vs S. Burns | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Alex Noren | -120 |
Sam Burns | -110 |
Tournament Match-Up – A. Scott vs C. Bezuidenhout | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Adam Scott | -150 |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout | +115 |
Tournament Match-Up – E. Grillo v J. Knapp | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Jake Knapp | -125 |
Emiliano Grillo | -105 |
1st Round Match-Ups – J. Knapp vs A. Eckroat | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Austin Eckroat | -110 |
Jake Knapp | -110 |
1st Round Match-Ups – A. Scott vs S. Burns | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Adam Scott | -110 |
Sam Burns | -110 |
1st Round 3-Balls – B. Harman / J. Day / P. Cantlay | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Patrick Cantlay | +130 |
Brian Harman | +200 |
Jason Day | +200 |
1st Round 3-Balls – S. Im / B. Todd / D. McCarthy | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Sungjae Im | +145 |
Denny McCarthy | +165 |
Brendon Todd | +225 |
Tournament Match-Up – C. Davis v A. Hadwin | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Cam Davis | -120 |
Adam Hadwin | -110 |
1st Round Match-Ups – J.T. Poston v C. Davis | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
J.T. Poston | -125 |
Cam Davis | +105 |
1st Round Match-Ups – C. Kirk v L. Glover | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Chris Kirk | -125 |
Lucas Glover | +105 |
1st Round 3-Balls – T. Hoge / A. Putnam / A. Schenk | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Adam Schenk | +150 |
Tom Hoge | +170 |
Andrew Putnam | +210 |
1st Round 3-Balls – S. Lowry / W. Clark / X. Schauffele | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Xander Schauffele | +125 |
Wyndham Clark | +165 |
Shane Lowry | +275 |
Tournament Match-Up – T. Fleetwood vs M. Homa | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Max Homa | -120 |
Tommy Fleetwood | -110 |
Tournament Match-Up – V. Hovland vs S. Theegala | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Viktor Hovland | -120 |
Sahith Theegala | -110 |
Tournament Match-Up – C. Kirk vs B. Horschel | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Chris Kirk | -120 |
Billy Horschel | -110 |
Tournament Match-Up – V. Hovland v H. Matsuyama | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Viktor Hovland | -125 |
Hideki Matsuyama | -105 |
Tournament Match-Up – T. Finau v T. Fleetwood | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Tommy Fleetwood | -125 |
Tony Finau | -105 |
1st Round Match-Ups – T. Fleetwood vs M. Homa | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Max Homa | -120 |
Tommy Fleetwood | +100 |
1st Round Match-Ups – V. Hovland vs M. Fitzpatrick | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Matt Fitzpatrick | -110 |
Viktor Hovland | -110 |
1st Round Match-Ups – H. Matsuyama vs T. Finau | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Hideki Matsuyama | -110 |
Tony Finau | -110 |
1st Round Match-Ups – S. Theegala vs C. Conners | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Sahith Theegala | -140 |
Corey Conners | +115 |
1st Round Match-Ups – T. Moore v C. Bezuidenhout | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Taylor Moore | -115 |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout | -105 |
1st Round 3-Balls – C. Morikawa / R. Fowler / J. Spieth | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Collin Morikawa | +135 |
Jordan Spieth | +180 |
Rickie Fowler | +220 |
1st Round 3-Balls – S. Straka / M. Hughes / E. Cole | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Sepp Straka | +150 |
Mackenzie Hughes | +185 |
Eric Cole | +190 |
1st Round Match-Ups – A. Hadwin v N. Taylor | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Adam Hadwin | -120 |
Nick Taylor | +100 |
1st Round 3-Balls – K. Bradley / K. Kitayama / C. Young | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Cameron Young | +130 |
Keegan Bradley | +200 |
Kurt Kitayama | +200 |
1st Round 3-Balls – S.W. Kim / S. Power / P. Rodgers | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Si Woo Kim | +120 |
Patrick Rodgers | +200 |
Seamus Power | +230 |
1st Round 3-Balls – R. MacIntyre / R. Fox / A. Tosti | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Ryan Fox | +160 |
Alejandro Tosti | +180 |
Robert MacIntyre | +180 |
Tournament Match-Up – C. Conners vs S. Jaeger | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Corey Conners | -115 |
Stephan Jaeger | -115 |
1st Round Match-Ups – K. Tway v M. Kuchar | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Kevin Tway | -130 |
Matt Kuchar | +110 |
1st Round 3-Balls – L. Hodges / R. Henley / B. Hun An | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Byeong Hun An | +125 |
Russell Henley | +160 |
Lee Hodges | +280 |
1st Round 3-Balls – G. Murray / J. Rose / W. Simpson | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Justin Rose | +150 |
Webb Simpson | +165 |
Grayson Murray | +220 |
1st Round Match-Up – C. Kim v J. Bridgeman | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Chan Kim | -110 |
Jacob Bridgeman | -110 |
1st Round 3 Balls – C. Boutier / L. Coughlin / L. Thompson | |
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Celine Boutier | +140 |
Lexi Thompson | +175 |
Lauren Coughlin | +220 |
1st Round Match-Ups – B. Horschel v N. Dunlap | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Billy Horschel | -150 |
Nick Dunlap | +125 |
1st Round 3-Balls – A. Eckroat / A. Scott / B. Kohles | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Adam Scott | +125 |
Austin Eckroat | +170 |
Ben Kohles | +260 |
1st Round 3-Balls – J. Knapp / W. Zalatoris / A. Noren | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Will Zalatoris | +145 |
Alex Noren | +150 |
Jake Knapp | +250 |
1st Round 3-Balls – R. Hisatsune / M. Meissner / J. Gumberg | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Ryo Hisatsune | +105 |
Mac Meissner | +165 |
Jordan Gumberg | +350 |
1st Round 3 Balls – L. Ko / M. Khang / R. Zhang | |
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Lydia Ko | +140 |
Rose Zhang | +175 |
Megan Khang | +220 |
1st Round 3-Balls – L. Glover / J.T. Poston / C. Davis | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
JT Poston | +165 |
Lucas Glover | +170 |
Cam Davis | +190 |
1st Round 3-Balls – E. Grillo / S. Burns / H. English | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Sam Burns | +140 |
Harris English | +160 |
Emiliano Grillo | +250 |
1st Round 3 Balls – M.H. Lee / P. Anannarukarn / X. Lin | |
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Xiyu Lin | +115 |
Mi Hyang Lee | +190 |
Pajaree Anannarukarn | +250 |
1st Round 3-Balls – C. Kirk / T. Moore / T. Fleetwood | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Tommy Fleetwood | +130 |
Chris Kirk | +190 |
Taylor Moore | +220 |
1st Round 3-Balls – S. Theegala / H. Matsuyama / V. Hovland | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Hideki Matsuyama | +175 |
Sahith Theegala | +175 |
Viktor Hovland | +175 |
1st Round 3 Balls – A. Pano / A. Lee / A. Thitikul | |
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Atthaya Thitikul | -110 |
Andrea Lee | +225 |
Alexa Pano | +280 |
1st Round 3-Balls – R. McIIroy / T. Kim / M. Homa | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Rory McIlroy | +105 |
Max Homa | +180 |
Tom Kim | +300 |
1st Round 3-Balls – N. Taylor / T. Finau / A. Hadwin | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Tony Finau | +120 |
Adam Hadwin | +200 |
Nick Taylor | +225 |
1st Round 3-Balls – M. Fitzpatrick / C. Conners / A. Svensson | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Matthew Fitzpatrick | +125 |
Corey Conners | +160 |
Adam Svensson | +280 |
1st Round 3-Balls – S. Jaeger / M. Kuchar / C. Bezuidenhout | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Stephan Jaeger | +130 |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout | +160 |
Matt Kuchar | +260 |
1st Round 3-Balls – B. Horschel / N. Dunlap / K. Tway | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Billy Horschel | +120 |
Nick Dunlap | +200 |
Kevin Tway | +225 |
Scottie Scheffler Specials | |
Type: Scottie Scheffler Specials – Status: OPEN | |
PGA Championship (Top 10 Finish) & US Open (Top 10 Finish) | +115 |
PGA Championship (Top 10 Finish) & The Open (Top 10 Finish) | +125 |
US Open (Top 10 Finish) & The Open (Top 10 Finish) | +135 |
PGA Championship (Top 5 Finish) & The Open (Top 5 Finish) | +200 |
US Open (Top 5 Finish) & The Open (Top 5 Finish) | +210 |
PGA Championship (Top 10 Finish) & US Open (Top 10 Finish) & The Open (Top 10 Finish) | +240 |
PGA Championship (Top 5 Finish) & US Open (Top 5 Finish) | +280 |
PGA Championship (Top 5 Finish) & US Open (Top 5 Finish) & The Open (Top 5 Finish) | +750 |
Win PGA Championship & US Open | +1400 |
Win US Open & The Open | +1800 |
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PGA Championship 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | +400 |
Rory McIlroy | +1200 |
Brooks Koepka | +1600 |
Jon Rahm | +1600 |
Ludvig Aberg | +1600 |
Xander Schauffele | +2000 |
Bryson DeChambeau | +2500 |
Collin Morikawa | +2500 |
Patrick Cantlay | +2500 |
Wyndham Clark | +2500 |
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Requests | |
Type: Requests – Status: OPEN | |
Rory McIlroy – RBC Canadian Open Winner | +1000 |
Miles Russell – Win a Major before 30th birthday | +1200 |
Scottie Scheffler & Nelly Korda – Win All Remaining 2024 Majors | +50000 |
US Open 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | +350 |
Jon Rahm | +1200 |
Rory McIlroy | +1200 |
Ludvig Aberg | +1600 |
Collin Morikawa | +2000 |
Viktor Hovland | +2000 |
Brooks Koepka | +2500 |
Cameron Smith | +2500 |
Patrick Cantlay | +2500 |
Xander Schauffele | +2500 |
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The Open Championship 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | +500 |
Jon Rahm | +1000 |
Rory McIlroy | +1000 |
Viktor Hovland | +1100 |
Brooks Koepka | +2000 |
Cameron Smith | +2000 |
Cameron Young | +2000 |
Collin Morikawa | +2000 |
Ludvig Aberg | +2000 |
Jordan Spieth | +2500 |
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Requests | |
Type: Requests – Status: OPEN | |
The Open Championship – Alex Noren – Top 20 Finish | +200 |
Solheim Cup 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
USA | -140 |
Europe | +135 |
Tie | +1200 |
Ryder Cup 2025 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
USA | -135 |
Europe | +135 |
Tie | +1000 |