{"id":9693,"date":"2024-02-13T22:16:23","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T22:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/?post_type=article&#038;p=9693"},"modified":"2024-02-13T22:16:40","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T22:16:40","slug":"2024-genesis-invitational-betting-card-picks-and-preview","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/article\/2024-genesis-invitational-betting-card-picks-and-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 Genesis Invitational Betting Card Picks and Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This week, the PGA Tour makes its last stop on their west coast swing in Pacific Palisades at Riviera Country Club for the Genesis Invitational. A few years ago, this became Tiger Wood&#8217;s Invitational event, and as you likely know by now, this also marks the first time Tiger&#8217;s teed it up for an official Tour event since last year&#8217;s Masters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Genesis is a &#8220;Signature Event&#8221; this season and one of four just four that will maintain a 36-hole cut, including the top-50 and ties and every player within 10 strokes of the 36-hole lead. With a field of just 70 qualifiers, missing the weekend will take an abysmal performance unless someone runs out to a big lead after Round 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Riviera is a classic course that tests a golfer&#8217;s all-around game. It often ranks as one of the 10-12 most difficult courses on Tour each season and features narrow fairways off the tee, with second-shot proximity to the hole more difficult here than your average Tour stop. Familiarity with the fast and firm greens is crucial, and around the green skills come into play more this week than most. A successful week will include scoring on the Par-5s and surviving the Par-4s whenever possible.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container\" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Riviera Week: Genesis Invitational Betting Breakdown\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nKHBy-cwC2Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Riviera and San Diego&#8217;s Torrey Pines, host of the Farmers Insurance Open just a few weeks back, are the only courses on Tour that feature poa annua greens and Kikuyu fairways and rough, making Torrey a strong corollary course when capping this week. The poa\/Kikuyu combination is native to both southern California and Australia, and past leaderboards at Riviera have been littered with golfers who call either place home. There&#8217;s also a notable leaderboard crossover between Riviera and Augusta National, which makes sense considering the commonalities around elevation changes and the two-way shot-shaping skills required to win at both places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Handicapping early-season events when we have less relevant form data than we do in the spring and summer is a bit more of a feel thing than I&#8217;d like it to be. I&#8217;d prefer to lean on as much data as possible, but we&#8217;re all in the same boat, so let&#8217;s work with what we have. For more course details, check out&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/PGASplits101\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ron&#8217;s<\/a>&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/betspertsgolf.com\/golf-betting\/the-genesis-invitational-at-riviera-country-club-2024-preview\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">course preview<\/a>. It&#8217;s the best in the business, bar none. Here&#8217;s an important tidbit about Riviera CC:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Located just a couple of miles away from the Pacific coastline, Riviera is a Par-71 course that stretches to 7,322 yards. It features tight, tree-lined undulating fairways with fast Poa green complexes that average 7,500 square feet. It is a classical, old-school track that still packs a punch, as it&#8217;s averaged -0.15 strokes per round since 2019. That makes it the 14th-toughest Tour course in the annual rotation.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Overall, very few statistical categories at Riviera are easier than the Tour average. With the second-lowest Driving Accuracy\/GIR% combo, it is a true test of all-around golf. An amazing dichotomy that shows the difficulty of the course is that it has the second largest greens on Tour yet also has the toughest overall GIR rate at 56.7%. And because of the intricacies of the course, it usually takes years of experience for most players to master. 16 of the last 18 winners had played in at least four previous Genesis Invitationals, and DataGolf lists Riviera as having the 3rd &#8220;stickiest&#8221; course history correlation.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>A staggering 75% of approach shots come from 150+ yards, with 47% coming between 150-200. Both are among the highest percentages on Tour. Even though the greens are huge in size, the GIR rate is only 56.7%. Along with firm greens that repel shots, poor drives off the tee lead to approach shots from bunkers or from locations that can be partially obstructed by trees. The greens also have sharp edges that lead to run-off areas if players get too aggressive on approach. Taking the conservative route and aiming for the correct tier or middle of the green is generally the best strategic play.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We have partnered with&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vividpicks.com\/promo\/betspertsgolf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vivid Picks<\/a>&nbsp;to bring you an easy way to claim a FREE, no-strings-attached 2024 season at Betsperts Golf, plus a 100% deposit match up to $250! Click&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/betspertsgolf.com\/golf-betting\/free-2024-subscription-to-betsperts-golf-with-vivid-picks-deposit-and-play\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>&nbsp;to learn more!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Remember to check out the&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/betspertsgolf.com\/the-rabbit-hole\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rabbit Hole<\/a>, our customizable stat database that can help you pair down your player pool each week. Please take advantage of the&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/HujqSwCvwR\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Discord<\/a>&nbsp;feature and community. It&#8217;s the best way to get up-to-the-minute lines and advice, and if you need help getting started, please reach out. That&#8217;s where my full card will be posted, along with any live in-tournament bets. Betting markets are fluid, but I&#8217;ll note the best number available at the time of this writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>*Betting lines are accurate at the time of publication.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ryan Noonan&#8217;s 2024 Genesis Invitational Betting Card Picks and Preview<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":9694,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":""},"bs_types":[14],"bs_tags":[147,29],"class_list":["post-9693","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","bs_type-betting","bs_tag-genesis-invitational","bs_tag-golf-betting"],"acf":false,"featured_image":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/USATSI_12885199_168403787_lowres.jpg","tags_list":[{"id":147,"name":"Genesis Invitational","slug":"genesis-invitational"},{"id":29,"name":"Golf Betting","slug":"golf-betting"}],"types_list":[{"id":14,"name":"Betting"}],"bs_author":{"name":"Ryan Noonan","profile_image":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Ryan-Noonan-150x150.jpg"},"bs_term_name":null,"is_paid":"true","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/9693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"bs_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bs_types?post=9693"},{"taxonomy":"bs_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bs_tags?post=9693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}