Getty Hideki Matsuyama during the final round of the 2024 Genesis Invitational.
At the start of the closing round at the 2024 Genesis Invitational, only two players since the year 2000 had trailed by six shots or more going into their final 18 holes and won a PGA Tour event by three strokes or more. But following Hideki Matsuyama’s blistering round at the famed Riviera Country Club on Sunday, February 18, that list is now a group of three.
The previous two were Ben Crane at the 2003 BellSouth Classic and Bubba Watson at the 2018 Travelers Championship.
Trailing Patrick Cantlay by six strokes after 54 holes, Matsuyama fired a 9-under round of 62 to notch his ninth PGA Tour victory, finishing at 17-under for the week, three strokes clear of Will Zalatoris and Luke List. Cantlay ultimately finished tied for fourth at 13-under following a final-round 72.
Big smile. Big win.
As the Genesis is one of eight Signature Events on the 2024 PGA Tour schedule that features an elevated $20 million purse, Matsuyama pocketed the $4 million winner’s share, marking the highest single on-course payday of his career.
To put into perspective just how much these special events are paying these days, it’s nearly double the amount the Japanese superstar collected for his victory at the 2021 Masters, which earned him $2.07 million.
Hideki Matsuyama’s 62 Was the Lowest Final Round at Riviera in a PGA Tour Event
Matsuyama got off to a fast start in his final round at Riviera, carding a birdie at each of the first three holes, but then cooled off a touch with six straight pars to go out in 3-under 32.
He got hot again to open his final nine holes, again making three consecutive birdies, the last of which was capped off with an incredible 46-foot putt.
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After three birdies in a row, the 8-time TOUR winner is just one back of the lead @TheGenesisInv.
Following three consecutive pars, Matsuyama stood at 14-under through 14 holes and was part of a five-way tie for the lead.
The soon-to-be 32-year-old (his birthday is February 25) then reeled off another trio of birdies on Nos. 15-17, the first two of which were tap-ins after incredible approach shots, and finished at 17-under after a two-putt par on the 18th.
While he fell one shot short of Ted Tryba‘s course record of 61, Matsuyama’s 62 marks the lowest score during the final round of any PGA Tour event held at Riviera.
The Full List of 2024 Genesis Invitational Payouts
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62 is the lowest final-round score at Riviera in a PGA TOUR event.
Matsuyama collected the $4 million winner’s share of the $20 million purse and was one of three players to pocket seven-figure checks.
Tying for second, Zalatoris and List each collected $1.8 million. The trio that tied for fourth, Cantlay, Adam Hadwin and Xander Schauffele, each took home $866,667.
Here’s a look at the breakdown of the payouts at the 2024 Genesis Invitational:
| 2024 Genesis Invitational Payouts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Player | Score | Payout |
| 1 | Hideki Matsuyama | -17 | $4,000,000 |
| T2 | Will Zalatoris | -14 | $1,800,000 |
| T2 | Luke List | -14 | $1,800,000 |
| T4 | Adam Hadwin | -13 | $866,667 |
| T4 | Patrick Cantlay | -13 | $866,667 |
| T4 | Xander Schauffele | -13 | $866,667 |
| 7 | Harris English | -12 | $700,000 |
| 8 | Tom Hoge | -11 | $646,000 |
| 9 | Jason Day | -9 | $600,000 |
| T10 | Tommy Fleetwood | -8 | $455,000 |
| T10 | Sam Burns | -8 | $455,000 |
| T10 | Scottie Scheffler | -8 | $455,000 |
| T10 | Eric Cole | -8 | $455,000 |
| T10 | Adam Svensson | -8 | $455,000 |
| T10 | J.T. Poston | -8 | $455,000 |
| T16 | Byeong Hun An | -7 | $329,000 |
| T16 | Max Homa | -7 | $329,000 |
| T16 | Cameron Young | -7 | $329,000 |
| T19 | Collin Morikawa | -6 | $251,400 |
| T19 | Ludvig Aberg | -6 | $251,400 |
| T19 | Viktor Hovland | -6 | $251,400 |
| T19 | Tony Finau | -6 | $251,400 |
| T19 | Adam Scott | -6 | $251,400 |
| T24 | Lee Hodges | -5 | $164,857 |
| T24 | Tom Kim | -5 | $164,857 |
| T24 | Rory McIlroy | -5 | $164,857 |
| T24 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | -5 | $164,857 |
| T24 | Russell Henley | -5 | $164,857 |
| T24 | Beau Hossler | -5 | $164,857 |
| T24 | Corey Conners | -5 | $164,857 |
| T31 | Taylor Moore | -4 | $123,000 |
| T31 | Seamus Power | -4 | $123,000 |
| T31 | Brendon Todd | -4 | $123,000 |
| T31 | Mackenzie Hughes | -4 | $123,000 |
| T35 | Rickie Fowler | -3 | $106,500 |
| T35 | Lucas Glover | -3 | $106,500 |
| T37 | Sahith Theegala | -2 | $96,500 |
| T37 | Ben Griffin | -2 | $96,500 |
| T39 | Nicolai Hojgaard | -1 | $82,000 |
| T39 | Gary Woodland | -1 | $82,000 |
| T39 | Denny McCarthy | -1 | $82,000 |
| T39 | Nick Taylor | -1 | $82,000 |
| T39 | Kurt Kitayama | -1 | $82,000 |
| T44 | Emiliano Grillo | E | $62,400 |
| T44 | Andrew Putnam | E | $62,400 |
| T44 | Si Woo Kim | E | $62,400 |
| T44 | Sungjae Im | E | $62,400 |
| T44 | Brian Harman | E | $62,400 |
| 49 | Cam Davis | +2 | $54,000 |
| 50 | Charley Hoffman | +4 | $52,000 |
| 51 | Chase Johnson | +5 | $51,000 |