Five players who made rankings moves at the Genesis Invitational
After a gripping event at Riviera, we highlight the players which have seen notable changes to their rankings.
Riviera Country Club certainly whipped up a few surprises, with Rory McIlroy, Bryson DeChambeau and Justin Thomas among the notables missing the cut.
The finale witnessed a 3-foot putt missed for the win from Max Homa and playoff heartbreak for Tony Finau.
Max Homa
Homa's birdie putt lips out.
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) February 21, 2021
He currently sits tied for the lead with @TonyFinauGolf.#QuickHits pic.twitter.com/zffPdpKiey
The triumph for the 30-year-old has seen him skyrocket up the Official Golf World Rankings, from 91st to 38th. A career-best position to date.
The biggest rise, however, is Homa's new FedEx Cup ranking. Starting the week in 79th, he now finds himself occupying the final top-10 position.
He also jumped 20 places in the Ryder Cup rankings to 14th, staking a claim for this year's event at Whistling Straits.
Tony Finau
From nine events this season, he's accrued 918 FedExCup points and has the joint-highest number of top-10 finishes, alongside Xander Schauffele, Jon Rahm and Harris English.
Tony Finau tied for the lead.
— Justin Ray (@JustinRayGolf) February 21, 2021
He is 1 of 6 players with 30+ top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour since 2017. The other 5 (JT, DJ, Rahm, Rory, Webb) have combined to win 37 times in that span. Is it finally Tony's day?
Sam Burns
Looking down on the field once again, after 54 holes, he became the first player to lead the event outright after every round since Charlie Sifford in 1969.
Francesco Molinari
Cameron Smith
Strong slope play from Cameron Smith. 👏#QuickHits pic.twitter.com/VdST07LGjU
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) February 21, 2021