Why Dustin Johnson is the man to beat at The Genesis Invitational
A combination of current and course form mean the world number one is the standout star at Riviera this week
Fresh from a victory at the Saudi International, Dustin Johnson has most certainly carried his rich vein of form into 2021.
Recent form
Winning by two shots in 2019, Johnson repeated the feat earlier this month, beating Ryder Cup teammate Tony Finau and Justin Rose to claim his ninth European Tour title.
His record at The Genesis Invitational
2008 - T59th
2009 - T10th
An opening 66 saw Johnson sit T3, behind by only three shots going into the second round, but he couldn't build on it. This was, however, the first of DJ's nine top-10 finishes at the event.
2010 - T3rd
2011 - Missed cut
2012 - T4th
2013 - Missed cut
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Scoring average - 1st
Score to par - 1st
Bogey avoidance - 1st
Drives of 300 or more - 1st
One putts - 1st
SG Total - 1st
SG Tee to Green - 1st
2014 - 2nd
Clawing his way back to second, he eventually finished two off Bubba Watson.
2015 - T2nd
2016 - 4th
2017 - WINNER
The Genesis Invitational was his 13th PGA TOUR win and moved him to number one in the Official Golf World Rankings.
2018 - T16th
2019 - T9th
Jumping from T117 to T22 in the space of three rounds, DJ then made sure he was to feature once again in the top 10 after scoring a 2-under 69 to finish T9 with four others, including Jon Rahm and Hideki Matsuyama.
2020 - T10th
A 1-over-par 72 dampened all hopes of Johnson collecting his second win in California as he ended four shots behind Australian Adam Scott.
DJ's thoughts on The Genesis Invitational
Paddy Power have priced Dustin Johnson at 11/2 to win The Genesis Invitational.