2020 The Genesis Invitational (18th of 49 events in the 2019-20 PGA TOUR Season)

Pacific Palisades, CA February 13-16, 2020 Purse: $9,300,000 ($1,674,000) The Par/Yards: 35-36—71/7,322

Second-Round Notes – Friday, February 14, 2020

Weather: Sunny with a high of 65. Wind SW 4-7 mph with gusts up to 10 mph.

Cut: 68 professionals at 1-over 143 from a field of 119 professionals and one amateur

Second-Round Leaderboard 64-69—133 (-9) Harold Varner III 67-68—135 (-7) Rory McIlroy 68-67—135 (-7) Wyndham Clark 67-68—135 (-7)

Things to Know • Matt Kuchar holds the solo 18- and 36-hole lead in an event for the first time since the 2011 • Former Charlie Sifford Memorial Exemption Harold Varner III sits two shots off lead in first made cut of the calendar year • In his first start since reclaiming the No. 1 spot in the Official World Golf Ranking, Rory McIlroy is two strokes back • Tournament host posts first over-par score of the season; Enters the weekend T45 • cards low round of the day, a bogey-free 64 • Among notables to miss the cut: , , ,

Second-Round Lead Notes 3 Second-round leaders/co-leaders to win The Genesis Invitational since 2000 (/2006, Phil Mickelson/2008, /2017) 7 Second-round leaders/co-leaders to win in 2019-20 (Most recent: /AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am) 130 Low 36-hole score at The Genesis Invitational (/2004, /2004, Davis Love III/1992)

Leader – Entering the Week Player Matt Kuchar Age 41 (June 21, 1978) FedExCup 95 OWGR 20 Starts in event 13 Top-10s in event 1 PGA TOUR Starts 454 PGA TOUR Wins 9 Starts in 2019-20 6 Top-10s in 2019-20 0

Matt Kuchar (1st/-9) • Holds the 36-hole lead/co-lead for the 15th time on TOUR (most recent: 2019 RBC /T4); converted three of previous 14 to victory (2019 , 2018 Mayakoba Golf Classic, 2012 PLAYERS Championship) • 133 total bests previous low 36-hole score in the event by four shots (previously: 137, 2017/T22, 2013/T38 • In search of 10th career PGA TOUR victory to join 115 players with 10 or more wins in a PGA TOUR career; won twice in 2018-19 after going four seasons without a win • Has played the back nine without a bogey as the back nine cumulatively plays more than a stroke harder than the front • Made 12 cuts in 13 previous appearances at The Genesis Invitational with T8 in 2016 his lone top-10 • The Genesis Invitational is one of three PGA TOUR events he has made 11 or more starts without a top-five finish (AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am/14, The Genesis Invitational/13, /11) • Owns 106 career top-10s on PGA TOUR but seeking first of the season • Won the SMBC in January

Harold Varner III (T2/-7) • First made cut in five starts in the 2020 calendar year • Recipient of the Charlie Sifford Memorial Exemption at the 2014 The Genesis Invitational (T70) • Making sixth start in the event; Best result is a T26 in 2016 • Seeking first PGA TOUR win in 126th career start; Best finish is a T3 at the 2019 THE NORTHERN TRUST • Owns 11 top-10s on TOUR, but has yet to finish in the top 10 in the 2019-20 season

Rory McIlroy (T2/-7) • Has been inside the top three on the leaderboard in eight of 14 rounds this season • Has three top-threes in as many starts this season: ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP/T3, WGC-HSBC Champions/1st, /T3; is one of four players who have finished inside the top 10 in each start of the season (minimum two starts) • Making fourth start in the event; Finished T20 (2016, 2018) and T4 in 2019 • Seeks 19th win in his 172nd PGA TOUR start

Wyndham Clark (T2/-7) • Enters the weekend two shots off the lead in his first start at The Genesis Invitational • Makes 11th start of the season where he owns six missed cuts and one top-10 (T8/THE CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES) • Best result in 45 previous starts on TOUR is a T5 at the 2019 3M Open

Adam Scott (T5/-6) • Ties his low round at The Genesis Invitational (64, R2/2020, R4/2006); Marks fifth bogey-free round at Riviera CC • Was declared winner of 2005 The Genesis Invitational which was shortened to 36 holes due to rain; the win is not recognized as an official victory • Making fifth start of the 2019-20 PGA TOUR Season and first of the calendar year; Won the 2019 Australian PGA Championship in December, his most recent worldwide start

Tiger Woods (T45/E) • Snaps a streak of 13 consecutive par-or-better rounds on TOUR (R1/2019 THE NORTHERN TRUST/75) • Making his 14th start in the event where he owns four top-10s; Event is one of two on TOUR he has made double-digit starts without yielding a win (THE NORTHERN TRUST/10)

Additional Player Notes • 2017 The Genesis Invitational winner Dustin Johnson cards a 66, his 16th round of 67 or better in the event since 2008, six more than the next best player (J.B. Holmes/10) • Russell Henley (T5) snaps a streak of five consecutive made cuts on TOUR • 2010 The Genesis Invitational winner (72-71) makes first cut in four starts this season; this week marks his 500th career start on the PGA TOUR • Current FedExCup leader (and two-time winner this season) Justin Thomas misses his second cut of the season • eagles the par-5 first hole in each round, one of three players with two eagles through 36 holes (Rory McIlroy, No. 1 and 17 in round one; Dustin Johnson, No. 1 and 17 in round two)

Bogey-free rounds R1 (5): Matt Kuchar (64), Kyoung-Hoon Lee (67), Russell Henley (67), Joel Dahmen (68), (70) R2 (2): Adam Scott (64), (67),

First-round scoring averages Front nine Back nine Total Cumulative R1: 34.950 36.458 71.408 -- R2: 35.083 36.083 71.167 71.288