2025 The Genesis Invitational format, cut rules and PGA Tour playoff format
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2025 The Genesis Invitational format, cut rules and PGA Tour playoff format

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The 2025 The Genesis Invitational format remains unchanged this year, with the PGA Tour event played at Torrey Pines' South Course in La Jolla, California.

The 2025 The Genesis Invitational field is 72 players.

The Genesis Invitational field is made up of a variety of players, namely nearly 46 top-50 players in the world and the top of this season's FedEx Cup standings. This Signature event moved venues due to the Los Angeles wildfires.

The Genesis Invitational format

The Genesis Invitational format is a 72-hole event. The field is divided into morning and afternoon waves for the first two rounds, with players competing in threesomes each day. The same groups play together in each of the first two rounds, with all groups playing together in the same window.

A cut is made after 36 holes to the top 50 players and ties, as well as those within 10 shots of the lead after two rounds. All players who make the field and make the cut are eligible to finish the event.

For the third and fourth rounds, the pairings and tee times are made based on each player's total score through two and three rounds, respectively. Players with the highest total score go first, then in descending order until the two players with the lowest total score in the final group.

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The player with the lowest total score after 72 holes is the winner and will earn the 2025 The Genesis Invitational winner's share of the purse.

The winning player will get a two-season PGA Tour exemption. The winner is exempt into other tournaments as well. The winner earns 700 FedEx Cup points.

The Genesis Invitational playoff format

A playoff to settle any ties after 72 holes will be played under PGA Tour rules. The The Genesis Invitational playoff format is a sudden-death format, with playoff holes being 18 in a loop, played by any qualifying players. The players compete hole-by-hole until a winner is determined by a player scoring the lowest among the remaining players.

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