Tiger Woods will have some familiar faces alongside him when he resumes hosting duties of the revamped Genesis Invitational this week at Riviera Country Club.
Woods is the tournament's official host, and the event now has elevated Tour status which brings with it a smaller field and increased purse. With a stacked field including nine of the top 10 players in the world, Woods will play the first two rounds alongside Justin Thomas and U.S. Ryder Cup captain Steve Stricker. This is the third straight year that Thomas and Woods have been grouped together at Genesis, while Woods served as an assistant captain under Stricker at the 2017 Presidents Cup and Stricker returned the favor last year at Royal Melbourne.