PGA Tour: Matthew Fitzpatrick currently T9 after second at the The Genesis Invitational

The Genesis Invitational: Sam Burns leads on the PGA Tour after the second round.

Sam Burns is in first position at the PGA Tour´s The Genesis Invitational at the end of the second round. The American shot a round of -12 and taking the lead ahead of Tyler McCumber, Jason Kokrak, Dustin Johnson and Joaquin Niemann, who sit tied for second place. Burns leads by 5 shots after posting 5 birdies on his way to a second round of 66.

"Whenever we were kind of in a tricky spot, just kind of took what the golf course gave us," Burns said. "There's definitely times where I've tried to force it a little bit, but this just is not a golf course you want to do that."

Matthew Fitzpatrick, currently number 20 in the world golf ranking, carded a second round 71 to find himself in T9 position and trailing leader Sam Burns by 7 shots. Fitzpatrick, currently ranked 20 in the world golf ranking, recorded 3 birdies in his second round.

Russell Knox, currently number 208 in the world golf ranking, is at 1 after the second round at place . The Scotsman played the course of the The Riviera Country Club in 70 shots in the second round of the The Genesis Invitational.

Martin Laird, currently number 84 in the world golf ranking, carded a second round 68 to find himself in position and trailing leader Sam Burns by 13 shots. Laird, currently ranked 84 in the world golf ranking, logged 4 birdies in his second round.

Rory McIlroy, currently number 7 in the world golf ranking, carded a second round 76 to find himself in position and trailing leader Sam Burns by 19 shots. McIlroy, currently ranked 7 in the world golf ranking, turned in 1 birdie in his second round.

Angus Flanagan is at 11 after the second round at place . The Englishman played the course of the The Riviera Country Club in 78 shots in the second round of the The Genesis Invitational.

The The Genesis Invitational is part of the PGA Tour. The tournament is held from February 18th until the 21st of February 2021 at The Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, CA. This year a total prize money of $9,300,000 will be paid to the players. The winner receives $1,674,000. The course for the tournament at The Riviera Country Club plays at Par 71.

Tiger Woods and his TGR Foundation host the Genesis Invitational for the fifth year. Since 2020 the tournament is one of five invitational tournaments on the PGA Tour, which leads to a smaller and more exclusive field.

Top-5 Leaderboard: The Genesis Invitational

Pos	Name	Today	Total
1	Sam Burns	-5	-12
T2	Tyler McCumber	-3	-7
T2	Jason Kokrak	-3	-7
T2	Dustin Johnson	-4	-7
T2	Joaquin Niemann	-3	-7

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