Denny McCarthy leads the Genesis Invitational; Seamus Power one back alongside Patrick Rodgers; Scottie Scheffler two off the early lead and Rory McIlroy four behind; Watch throughout the week live on

A rainy, wet, miserable day at Torrey Pines Golf Club tested the world's best in the first round of the 2025 Genesis Invitational. Taking to the South Course, players endured a brutal 18 holes and combined to post a scoring average north of two strokes over par.

Only 13 players broke par after battling through miserable conditions during the opening round of the Genesis Invitational.

Sunny and 72? Try soggy, with way more scores above 72 than below it in Thursday’s opening round of the Genesis Invitational. A winter storm that arrived Wednesday night in San Diego made for cold, wet and windy conditions at the Torrey Pines Golf Course.

Denny McCarthy made an eagle on his final hole to card a 4-under-par 68 and set the first-round pace at the Genesis Invitational on Thursday in San Diego.