There’s a new world #1 following the breathtaking scenes at the Genesis Invitational over the weekend. He’s on a magnificent winning streak, which begs the question, just how far will Jon Rahm go this year?

The PGA Tour took to sunny California this weekend for the Genesis Invitational, and we had the pleasure of playing witness to some phenomenal golf. With a field full of Tour veterans all eyeing up the trophy at the Riviera Country Club, it could have been anyone’s guess who’d be finishing in first place.

The well-deserving win went to Jon Rahm when he narrowly beat Max Homa with a 2-shot lead to finish on 17 under par. Homa had nearly secured himself victory, but birdies for Rahm on holes 14 and 16 in the final round had propelled him into the lead to end the tournament in spectacular style.

The win took Rahm straight to #1 in the official world golf rankings, knocking Scottie Scheffler down to second place. It was Rahm’s 10^th Tour victory following his excellent wins at both the Sentry Tournament of Champions and American Express Desert Classic in January.

He put his winning streak down to his discipline and determination, claiming “right now I’m seeing the dividends of a lot of the hard work over the years, just keep doing the small things and having fun.” Following such glorious golf, plenty of fans are rooting for the 2021 US Open champ with Major season just around the corner.

There was also much speculation around the tournament’s host, Tiger Woods, and how he would play with this being his first competitive event since he took part in the Open last July. Having ended his final round with a 73, he finished the tournament tied-45^th. Still recovering from injuries resulting from his 2021 car crash, Woods has been limiting his Tour appearances to support his health.

Not wanting to over-do it, Woods confirmed in an interview “My goal each and every year from here going forward is to play in all the majors – I am not going to play too much more than that.” While he’s taking it steady nowadays, Tiger still very much looks to be making an appearance at Augusta in April.