The final round of the Genesis Invitational generated great ratings for the PGA Tour even without Tiger Woods, who pulled out of the tournament.

Sunday of the WM Phoenix Open averaged 2.9 million, up 21% from 2024. The week before, the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am attracted 3.3 million viewers for Rory McIlroy’s victory, which was the highest-rated non-major until the Genesis.

The field may have been small at the 2025 Genesis Invitational, but the top prize was as big as ever. The largest winner's check of the PGA Tour's young season will be written to Ludvig Åberg, who scored four birdies over his last six holes and went bogey-free across his final 13 on Sunday to capture the biggest win of his career at Torrey Pines Golf Club for the third signature event of the year.

Ludvig Aberg left Torrey Pines feeling as bad as possible with a stomach bug that caused him to lose 10 pounds. He returned three weeks later as a winner.

The annual PGA Tour stop is traditionally held at Riviera, but the event was relocated to Torrey Pines in San Diego this week following the Los Angeles wildfires. The Genesis is a PGA Tour signature event, and it's offering a $20 million purse, with $4 million to the winner.

The PGA Tour’s West Coast swing has come to a close. We’re three signature events into the season with the Players Championship only a month away. After an awesome finish Sunday as Ludvig Åberg birdied four of the final six holes to win at Torrey Pines,

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