Jacob Bridgeman holds on to win Genesis Invitational
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Jacob Bridgeman leads The Genesis Invitational by six strokes heading into Sunday’s final round at The Riviera Country Club.
Not since Adam Scott in 2005 has a player competed at Riviera for the first time and left with the trophy. Bridgeman, a 26-year-old from Clemson, played well enough last year to reach the Tour Championship and has been steadily on the rise.
Rory McIlroy came to Riviera Country Club needing one win to reach 30 PGA Tour victories, and he left knowing exactly where that win went, not on Sunday, but across 27 holes of stagnant middle-round golf that handed Jacob Bridgeman the breathing room to claim his maiden Tour title at the 2026 Genesis Invitational.
Jacob Bridgeman captured his first PGA TOUR victory at The Genesis Invitational, earning $4 million and 700 FedExCup points with an 18-under total at The Riviera Country Club. The win marked Bridgeman's breakthrough moment on TOUR, as he held off a competitive field to claim the title.
Jacob Bridgeman and new wife Haley Bridgeman recently got married. Learn more about the golfer's marriage and family life away from PGA Tour.
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Jacob Bridgeman heard cheers all day long for everyone but himself Sunday at Riviera until the final ovation. He made a nervy par putt on the 18th hole for a 1-over 72 and a
Jacob Bridgeman said he "couldn't even feel my hands" on the final few holes on Sunday afternoon at Riviera Country Club.