The Genesis Invitational is one of the big purse events on the PGA Tour in 2025.
The purse at Torrey Pines in San Diego was $20 million and the winner, Ludvig Aberg, earned $4 million. Hideki Matsuyama won that amount for his hugely impressive performance in 2024 in California when the event was at Riviera Country Club. Torrey Pines took up hosting duties after wildfires in Los Angeles forced the move.
Aberg made four birdies on the back nine to chase down the rampant Maverick McNealy to secure his first Signature success on the PGA Tour.
Jon Rahm, Adam Scott, Dustin Johnson, and Bubba Watson have won the event this side of the millennium and the standing and history of the event make it a suitable choice for Signature status.
Ironically, Tiger Woods made his debut on the PGA Tour at this event in 1992 and his foundation now hosts the event, but he has never won it. In recent seasons, Woods has used this event to wind up for the Masters at Augusta National in April, and he was due to again but withdrew in tournament week following his mother’s death.
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In 2024, it was announced that Woods would have his own exemption category in the Signature Events. He has won 82 times on the PGA Tour and he still garners much respect across the membership as a member of the circuit’s policy board.
The Genesis Invitational is one of three player-hosted Signature Events. There are eight Signature Events and in this one, there is a 36-hole cut and 20% of the purse goes to the winner.
When Max Homa won this event in 2021, the purse was $9,300,000, less than half of what it has become now. Homa won $1,674,000 which is well less than half of what the 2025 winner will pocket.
All eight Signature Events feature $20 million purses, but the Players Championship has a $25 million purse which is the most lucrative event on the PGA Tour schedule.
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Here is the Signature Event schedule for the 2025 PGA Tour season. The Players Championship is not a Signature Event but offers 750 FedEx Cup points for the winner.
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The Sentry: January 2 – 5
AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am: January 30 – Feb 2
Genesis Invitational: February 13 – 16
Arnold Palmer Invitational: March 6 – 9
RBC Heritage: April 17 – 20
Truist Championship: May 8 – 11
Memorial Tournament: May 29 – June 1
Travelers Championship: June 19 – 22
This is the only regular PGA Tour event that matches the purse that is seen at each LIV Golf event. At each LIV Golf event in 2025, the purse is $25 million and the winner receives $4 million. Rahm, Watson, Johnson and Mickelson are all former champions of this event to join the Saudi-funded series.
Below is a list of the purses in previous years at the Genesis Invitational, as well as a breakdown of the 2025 prize money.
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Genesis Invitational prize money 2025
2025
Purse: $20,000,000
Winner: $4,000,000 (Ludvig Aberg)
2: M McNealy – $2,200,000
T3: S Scheffler, P Rodgers – $1,200,000
T5: P Cantlay, T Fleetwood, T Finau, D McCarthy – $736,5000
Last Place: T Hoge – $48,000
2024
Purse: $20,000,000
Winner: $4,000,000 (Hideki Matsuyama)
2023
Purse: $20,000,000
Winner: $3,600,000 (Jon Rahm)
2022
Purse: $12,000,000
Winner: $2,160,000 (Joaquin Niemann)
2021
Purse: $9,300,000
Winner: $1,674,000 (Max Homa)
2020
Purse: $9,300,000
Winner: $1,674,000 (Adam Scott)
2019
Purse: $7,400,000
Winner: $1,332,000 (J. B. Holmes)
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2018
Purse: $7,200,000
Winner: $1,296,000 (Bubba Watson)
2017
Purse: $7,000,000
Winner: $1,260,000 (Dustin Johnson)
2016
Purse: $6,800,000
Winner: $1,224,000 (Bubba Watson)
2015
Purse: $6,700,000
Winner: $1,206,000 (James Hahn)
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