The Genesis Invitational is going down on the PGA Tour with Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy discussing the potential of the match being moved
Rory McIlroy has given his verdict on shifting the Genesis Invitational to later within the calendar (Picture: Getty)
Rory McIlroy has defined the positives that might come if the Genesis Invitational have been to be moved to later within the yr. McIlroy is a part of the sphere of 72 gamers collaborating within the PGA Tour’s newest occasion, which is being hosted at Riviera Nation Membership in California.
The Northern Irishman is collaborating within the Genesis Invitational, which is being hosted by golf legend, Tiger Woods, and has a mixed purse of $20million (£14.9m) with the winner receiving $4million (£3m). McIlroy goes into the occasion on the again of ending tied-14th final week within the AT&T Pebble Seashore Professional-Am on 17-under par, which was 5 photographs behind winner Collin Morikawa.
The Genesis Invitational has returned to its conventional dwelling at Riviera Nation Membership after being moved final yr because of the fires within the Los Angeles space.
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The Genesis Invitational has returned to its conventional dwelling at Riviera Nation Membership after being moved final yr because of the fires within the Los Angeles space. With Woods internet hosting the occasion, the 15-time main champion hinted this week that the match might be moved to later within the yr, in August, to capitalise on the PGA Tour’s post-season.
“We’re issues like that, seeking to go to greater markets later within the yr for the playoffs. Simply making an attempt to make our aggressive mannequin higher, and the way can we do this?” Woods mentioned.
The five-time Masters champion was additionally requested if the match might be moved to August, to which Woods acknowledged that “actually is on the desk.” McIlroy has now been requested about Woods’ feedback and defined why shifting the Genesis Invitational to August might be helpful.
“It actually turns into a way more strategic golf course in that method. … however even when you moved it a bit of bit later within the yr there simply to have the chance to have higher climate and firmer circumstances, that may be factor.”
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