Shane Lowry often plays well at PGA National and has another chance to win the Cognizant Classic. “Golf Central Postgame” looks back at some recent highs and lows, and hears from the 54-hole co-leader.
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Scottie Scheffler did not finish within 10 strokes of Marco Penge and Jacob Bridgeman at Riviera Country Club but did make it to the weekend thanks to being inside the top 50 in the 72-player field.
After a slow start on a difficult Day 1 at the 2026 Genesis Invitational, Xander Schauffele moved near the top of the leaderboard on Day 2. He talks about the difference and what he expects over the weekend at Riviera.
Rory McIlroy is eschewing the Cognizant Classic in favor of a return to Augusta as he readies for his Masters title defense. Here’s a list of players who have committed to the first leg of the Tour’s “East Coast swing.”
After several months overhauling his training and diet, the 21-year-old, hard-hitting South African is down about 35 pounds from where he ended last season.
Scheffler’s opening 74 has him inside the cut line at Riviera, but eight shots off the lead, though he did birdie two holes after Friday’s first-round restart.
Highlights from the opening round of the 2026 Genesis Invitational, where weather caused a lengthy suspension, but Rory McIlroy found his way to the top of the leaderboard -- and Scottie Scheffler to the bottom of it.
Scottie Scheffler sits in a tie for last place with Keegan Bradley at the 2026 Genesis Invitational. Scheffler was 5-over par through 10 holes when play was suspended due to darkness at Riviera Country Club on Thursday. It’s the third straight week the world’s top-ranked player struggled in his opening round.
Hovland shot 2-under 69 Thursday at Riviera as he made nice progress with his driver, so much so that trees planted to stop him from playing No. 15 down No. 17 might not be enough.
With first-round play carrying over a day because of inclement weather, Todd Lewis says the PGA Tour is “very confident” Round 2 of the Genesis Invitational will be completed Friday.
Rory McIlroy and Jacob Bridgeman are tied in the clubhouse after shooting 5-under 66s but Aaron Rai has a stroke advantage with two more holes to play Friday morning at Riviera Country Club.