Extended highlights from the second round of the 2026 Cognizant Classic at PGA National, where there were several hole-outs and even some jawing with the fans.
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Jacob Bridgeman took home a $4 million payday from Riviera Country Club, where he got to shake hands with Tiger Woods after winning his first PGA Tour event.
Scheffler couldn’t overcome another slow start like he did each of the previous two weeks, tying for 12th at the Genesis Invitational and ending his PGA Tour top-10 streak at 18.
Jacob Bridgeman won his first PGA Tour event at Riviera, securing a $4 million prize. Here’s how the rest of the $20 million purse was paid out at this year’s Genesis Invitational.
Rory McIlroy holed out from the greenside bunker at the par-4 12th to make birdie and apply some final-round pressure on 2026 Genesis Invitational leader Max Greyserman.
Max Greyserman nearly made his first PGA Tour hole-in-one Saturday at the 2026 Genesis Invitational. But he made it a reality in Sunday’s final round at Riviera Country Club.
Tommy Fleetwood’s approach shot from 173 feet found the bottom of the cup after hitting the flagstick. With the stick rattle and the crowd enthusiasm, Fleetwood’s shot might have qualified for loudest of the day.
For the second time this week, Rory McIlroy used his wedge on the par-3 sixth green. He his another great chip but, this time, he was unable to convert the save.
Tiger Woods, Genesis’ host and a player director on the Tour’s policy board, did confirm that moving his event to the end of the season, perhaps into the playoff rotation alongside potentially new venues, was among ideas still “on the table.”
Jacob Bridgeman shot his second straight 64 Saturday at the 2026 Genesis Invitational to make the biggest move on Moving Day.
Rory McIlroy finished with seven consecutive pars at Riviera Country Club on Saturday. He trails Jacob Bridgeman, his final round partner, by six strokes. It’s familiar territory for the world’s No. 2-ranked player. He rallied to beat Scottie Scheffler in the Tour Championship in 2023 to win the FedEx Cup.