Jon Rahm

The Spaniard and soon-to-be world No. 1 claimed his third victory on the PGA Tour this year on Sunday.

Birdie.— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) Spieth is a past winner in the state of Florida, but this portion of the playing schedule has given him some fits in recent years as it is likely he tees it up at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and The Players Championship. Who knows if he'll play at Bay Hill or TPC Sawgrass (my money would be on neither) before the Masters, but if he does, the reception will be no different than what it was at Riviera. Tiger Woods (-1): There was some good and there was some bad from Woods in his first competitive start since The Open at St. The big-hitting Bulldog stood toe-to-toe with two of the hottest players in the game over the weekend at Riv, and had a few lip-outs lipped in, a completely different story could have been told. The 26-year-old should be a legitimate contender at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in two weeks as any back concerns appear to be behind him. That was the closest he would get thanks to a pair of poor bogeys down the stretch. He has always been lauded as a player to get the most out of his runs into contention, and before this week, had never finished runner-up on the PGA Tour. A birdie from Rahm on the 14th was a punch in the gut from which Homa was never able to fully recover. Having just jumped ahead of Rahm for the first time all day, the Californian hit a bizarre tee shot that barely got off the ground and hit dead in the center of a eucalyptus tree. Good for his fifth worldwide victory in his last nine starts, the run Rahm is currently on can only be classified as historic. The Spaniard and soon-to-be world No.

Jon Rahm returned to No. 1 in the world at Riviera and banked $3.6 million from a $20 million purse.

Jon Rahm put together a final-round 69 to hold off Max Homa by one stroke for his third PGA Tour win of the year.

He smothered his second into the brush area further left and did well to make a bogey from there. Rahm contributed to the two-shot swing on Homa, meanwhile, records his first-ever runner-up finish on the PGA Tour after beginning the day three strokes back. “But in my mind, I feel like since August I’ve been the best player in the world.” 1 for the first time since last March and continues an incredible run of five wins in his last nine starts. Rahm made a curling, 46-foot putt from off the green on the 14th to grab the lead back from Max Homa.

The World No. 3 will have to hold off former champ Max Homa. Tiger Woods posts 67 on a cinematic Saturday at Riviera. February 19, 2023 / Geoff Shackelford/.

You expect a director to come walking out of the woods on 18 in puttees and with his cap on backward yelling "Cut!" Golf in and around Los Angeles tends to be - like the rest of the landscape - unreal, part Royal and Ancient, part Disneyland. The Good Ship Lollipop with 4-irons.

Rahm, who is hunting down current rankings topper Scottie Scheffler, leads the way at the Riviera Country Club heading into the final round.

Jon Rahm is one round away from another PGA Tour victory and a return to No. 1 in the world.

Caught between clubs and feeling a little wind in his face, he hit a cut with a 5-iron that landed toward the front of the green and rolled inches by the cup before settling 3 feet away for what amounted to a tap-in eagle. The Spaniard has not finished out of the top 10 since August, and he is going for his fifth win over his last nine starts. He opened with a 15-foot birdie putt, missed a good chance on the par-5 11th and then raised the putter in his left hand as his 25-foot birdie putt from the fringe on the par-3 14th dropped for another birdie. But the wind shifted, a cold front arrived in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and he shot 79 and withdrew. And then on the weekend, he limped his way to a pair of 78s. He returned 14 months later to play in the Masters and made the cut, a remarkable feat.

Jon Rahm returned to No. 1 in the world on Sunday in Los Angeles by winning the Genesis Invitational with a performance that left no doubt who's playing the ...

He pitched onto -- and then over -- the green into another bunker, and he had to make a 6-footer for bogey. The par 3s won it for Rahm, with his putter and a full swing. After Homa birdied the ninth from 15 feet, he drove to the far edge of the 10th green and got down in two for a birdie. He finished third in Phoenix and tied for seventh at Torrey Pines in his other two starts this year. This is the fifth time Rahm has been No. McIlroy had a 73-71 weekend and tied for 29th. He quickly closed to within one shot, only for the Spaniard to come within inches of holing out from the fairway at No. He has not finished out of the top 10 in his last 10 tournaments. His pitch was short and rolled down the back of the green, behind a bunker. Among active PGA Tour players, only Woods (683), [Rory McIlroy](https://www.espn.com/golf/player/_/id/3470/rory-mcilroy) (122) and [Jason Day](http://www.espn.com/golf/player/_/id/1680/jason-day) (51) have spent more weeks atop the rankings. [Patrick Cantlay](https://www.espn.com/golf/player/_/id/6007/patrick-cantlay) got within one shot on the back nine until two bogeys. "[To win] at a golf course with this legacy, this history and hosted by

Jon Rahm enhanced his status as the PGA Tour's best player by holding off Max Homa to win the Genesis Invitational even as the gallery focused on Tiger ...

He was 15 for 15 from four to eight feet in the tournament until missing from seven feet on No. As a historian of the game, to be able to win a tournament hosted by Tiger and the one hosted by Jack [Nicklaus] as well, it’s pretty incredible.” “To have all the top players come and play these elevated events or designated events is very important.” The PGA Tour’s immediate answer to the threat of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour is to elevate the purses of 13 tournaments. I would say other than Tiger and I don’t even know, he’s the most consistent player I’ve seen.” The Genesis Invitational is one of those. Rahm’s win was his 10th since joining the PGA Tour in 2017. “I’ve never had three PGA Tour wins in a season and to do it this early on is incredible, and to do it at this golf course,” Rahm said. But then again the reality of it is I really won’t be able to play much. Open at Torrey Pines](https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2021-06-20/jon-rahm-wins-us-open-to-claim-his-first-major-title) and vaulted to No. Now he’s back on top, eclipsing Scottie Scheffler, who won the WM Phoenix Open a week ago but finished tied for 12th at Riviera. Open will be held at the

LOS ANGELES — Max Homa knew he'd have to be perfect to catch who he called “the hottest golfer on the planet.” While he had a solid final round, ...

Jon Rahm made two birdies over the last four holes to win the Genesis invitational and reach No. 1 in the world again.

As with Rahm at 10, it could have been a bigger calamity, but Homa managed to get his third on the green and two-putt for bogey. But Homa made a huge mistake on the next hole when his hooked drive hit a eucalyptus tree and his second shot stayed in a dirt wash well short of the green. 8 when he stuffed his approach to a foot for a tap-in birdie, and when Homa bogeyed, the advantage was three shots again. With Homa looking at a six-foot birdie putt he’d eventually make, Rahm was facing a complete disaster, but he made an impressive up-and-down, draining his six-foot putt for “only” a bogey. Homa countered with making a 10 footer for birdie, and he was just one back. The Burbank-born Homa had delivered a title for his fans, too, with his Genesis victory in 2021 that kick-started an impressive career rise.

Jon Rahm earned his third PGA Tour victory of the year at the Genesis, pushing his 2023 earnings to an amazing amount.

42.56 T20 Rahm's haul this week was $3.6 million, thanks to the Genesis being a designated event. That doesn't include the $462,000 he made at the CJ Cup in October, which is part of this wraparound season. In just five starts this year, Rahm has made $9,402,750 on the Tour.

The Spaniard has won two of the three times when the game's best have gathered this year, returning to world No. 1 in the process.

Sun Devil Jon Rahm is on a roll to the tune of $9 million dollars and three wins in two months to start the 2023 season.

Good morning to everyone but especially to... · This is Rahm's third PGA Tour win in 2023 along with the Sentry Tournament of Champions and The American Express.

[87-71](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/kansas-vs-baylor-score-takeaways-no-5-jayhawks-rally-from-big-halftime-deficit-to-dominate-no-9-bears/). [an A+ this week](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/college-basketball-rankings-grades-kentucky-earns-a-north-carolina-gets-f-on-weekly-report-card/), thanks in large part to [a wire-to-wire, 66-54 win](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/gametracker/recap/NCAAB_20230218_TENN@UK/) over No. [won Celebrity Game MVP](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-all-star-celebrity-game-2023-dk-metcalfs-dunks-help-him-win-mvp-honors-in-win-for-team-dwyane/) and got to celebrate by... If you're not familiar with McClung's story, [we have you covered](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/who-is-mac-mcclung-former-high-school-phenom-breaks-out-as-2023-slam-dunk-champion-at-nba-all-star-weekend/). [saved not only the Dunk Contest](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-all-star-mac-mcclung-saved-dunk-contest-according-to-shaquille-oneal-and-magic-johnson/), but the weekend. The Wildcats now have a season sweep over the Volunteers, which [solidifies what had been an uninspiring NCAA Tournament resume](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/college-basketball-scores-winners-and-losers-kentucky-boosts-its-resume-baylor-collapses-in-second-half/), Kyle Boone writes. In the ultra-competitive Big 12, No. - In the first overtime, contact between Austin Dillon and William Byron triggered a 13-car crash, leading to double overtime. - A spin out by Daniel Suarez with two laps to go caused the first overtime. But that team showed some capacity for impressive wins -- over Duke, over Virginia Tech twice and over Michigan -- while this team has not (yet). [won yet again, this time at the loaded Genesis Invitational](https://www.cbssports.com/golf/news/2023-genesis-invitational-leaderboard-grades-jon-rahm-continues-on-historic-run-with-victory-at-riviera/live/). The last player to have three PGA Tour wins before March was Johnny Miller in 1975.

The return of a certain 47-year-old Hall of Famer was the story at Riviera, Gary Van Sickle writes, until Sunday evening when the game's new No.

Jon Rahm is a cut above the rest of pro golf at the moment. He re-established that dominance by outdueling Max Homa at the Genesis.

[PodBean](https://dropzonegolf.podbean.com/) [Stitcher](https://www.stitcher.com/show/golfcom-podcast) [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/5tCHGYbvzziD2cyntgfseS?si=7d9c60166f054228) [Tiger Woods](https://golf.com/news/tiger-woods-is-still-a-thrill-for-pga-tour-players-too/), and used part of his post-tourney presser to wax on about Woods’ accomplishments. Is he neck-and-neck with Rory McIlroy, or is on a level of his own? But Homa is self-aware enough to see that there’s a level he hasn’t yet reached, even if the margins are so slim they need to be measured over months and years rather than individual tournament rounds. There was Dustin Johnson in the spring of 2017, after Jordan Spieth and Jason Day in 2015. And who’s to say he won’t be able to chase after some of them? Rory McIlroy captured the mood of the field on Thursday, admitting when he saw Rahm was six under and atop the early leaderboard, he rolled his eyes (at least figuratively) and thought, “Again?!?” Thanos was back for more. Rahm escaped with a par and promptly poured in a birdie from 45 feet on the next hole. He’s won five of his last nine tournaments worldwide, and in the four he didn’t win he finished in the top eight every time. But Rahm is also playing the best golf of his life and is finally comfortable admitting it.

Genesis Invitational host Tiger Woods speaks alongside 2023 champion Jon Rahm. Jon Rahm picked up his 10th career PGA Tour win at the Tiger Woods-hosted Genesis ...

Jon Rahm won The Genesis Invitational on Sunday with an impressive four-round score of 17-under — two shots ahead of second-place Max Homa.

He still is several million dollars behind Scheffler's $13.17 million mark, set in just last season. FedEx Cup Playoff Only Scottie Scheffler ($13.17 million earned in 2022) has earned more than Rahm has this season — and the former after a full season. All that to say: Rahm has made himself considerably richer in the 2022-23 PGA Tour, earning roughly $1.4 million per tournament played so far. (That's certainly helped by the Genesis Invitational's massive purse, which is tied for second-most on the PGA Tour this season at $20 million). It also resulted in an incredible $3.6 million payout, easily his biggest of the season.

The Tour now heads to Florida with the West Coast swing in the rearview mirror as the march toward Augusta National and the 2023 Masters begins. So, it's time ...

Furthermore, and this is irrelevant to his play but very relevant to how fans perceive him, he was incredible in how he broke down and discussed the 10th hole at Riviera on Saturday during the third round. The T6 in Phoenix was nice (and fun), but he missed the cut at both the Sony Open and Riviera and was uncompetitive at Pebble Beach, a venue in which he thrives. However, he did win Torrey Pines, added a T3 at the Tournament of Champions, that solo second at Riv and continued to display just why he's so beloved by golf fans who are serious about the sport. It's never been a victory for Woods to simply stay upright and make the cut, but 2023 is not 2003, and Tiger wants to take his biggest swings at the four majors, not in the middle of February. [I covered Woods' showing at Riviera at length on Sunday](https://www.cbssports.com/golf/news/tiger-woods-score-overall-successful-return-at-2023-genesis-invitational-capped-by-2-over-73-on-sunday/), but it's hard to overstate what a positive outcome four days of competitive golf is without any serious injury concerns. Hopefully he's better for the Arnold Palmer Invitational, which he always seems to play well, but it wasn't an idyllic start to the year for the U.S. 1 player in the world, and since Jan. Throw in the hype around the Netflix documentary and the lack of LIV Golf signings (Thomas Pieters as a headline probably isn't great) and commissioner Jay Monahan might host his Players Championship press conference in March on a yacht in the pond in front of the PGA Tour headquarters in Ponte Vedra. The consolidation of their top stars into the same golf tournaments is clearly going to work, and they got Morikawa-Rahm, Scheffler-Rahm-Taylor and Rahm-Homa-Mitchell as the first three Sunday showdowns in designated events. Rahm finished in the top seven in all five tournaments he played in January and February, taking trophies at Kapalua, Palm Springs and at Riviera on Sunday over Max Homa. So, it's time to denote some winners and losers for the past six weeks. 1 players in the world, Max Homa nearly won twice, Jon Rahm did win three times and Tiger Woods even made a cameo as the first two months of the golf season unfolded.