Scottie Scheffler overcame a poor start to make the cut on the number at even par during the second round of the 2026 Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club. The world No. 1 player extended his streak of 68 consecutive made cuts despite challenging weather and a career-worst opening to his round. He now enters the weekend 12 shots behind leaders Marco Penge and Jacob Bridgeman.
Scottie Scheffler faced significant challenges during the opening rounds of the 2026 Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles. In his first round on Thursday, Scheffler endured 30 mph wind gusts and cold temperatures after a rain delay, teeing off late in the day. He went 5-over through 10 holes—his worst 10-hole start in a PGA Tour event—marked by a three-putt on the par-5 first from 30 feet, a flared fairway wood into chalets on the second leading to a bogey from 12 feet, and missed putts inside 5 feet on holes 6, 8, and 10. Play suspended, he resumed Friday morning, birdieing Nos. 13 (from 7 feet) and 14 (from 20 feet) to close with a 3-over 74, ranking 62nd in strokes gained putting and negative in approach and around-the-green.
Scheffler's second round showed resilience. He played the last 10 holes of Round 1 and all of Round 2 in 4-under, carding a 3-under 68. Key moments included a 137-yard approach to 4 feet for birdie on the ninth, a chip to 3 feet for birdie on the drivable 10th (avenging a Round 1 bogey), two-putt birdie from 30 feet on the par-5 11th, and an up-and-down birdie from a bunker on the 17th. A poor chip on the 18th left a 7-footer for par, which he holed to secure even par total, tying for 43rd and advancing under the top-50-and-ties rule plus within 10 shots of the lead.
"This place and I have like a weird relationship," Scheffler said. "I feel like I can play so well out here and I just haven't yet." He fist-pumped after the 18th putt, extending his cut streak to 68, the longest active on Tour, and his top-10 streak to 19 events. This mirrors recent patterns: third straight event with an even-par or worse opener, yet top-5 finishes at WM Phoenix Open (T-3) and AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am (T-4) after deficits of 10 shots each.
Notable players missing the cut at 1-over included Jason Day (5-over), Justin Rose (3-over), Chris Gotterup (3-over), and Russell Henley (2-over). Scheffler, winless at Riviera in five pro starts (best T-7 in 2022), trails by 12 but has history of weekend surges.
