Jon Rahm doesn’t care he’s No. 1, Tiger Woods will always be centre of attention & Viktor Hovland is too clever

Another stellar field gathered for the latest stop on the PGA Tour — at the Genesis Invitational 2023 — where Spain’s Jon Rahm once again came out on top. The crowds also flocked to Riviera Country Club as Tiger Woods made his return to action. Here are five things we learned from The Genesis Invitational 2023.

Ad Rahm is red hot The Genesis InvitationalWoods 'sorry' about tampon incident with Thomas18/02/2023 AT 12:02 «It’s all about Jon Rahm right now in the game of golf,» declared legendary CBS commentator Jim Nantz as the Spaniard tapped in to seal his victory — and it’s hard to argue. Rahm’s success at the Riviera Country Club was his third PGA Tour victory in this calendar year and incredibly his fifth win in his last nine worldwide starts. He rode his luck once during the tournament but two birdies in the last four holes proved enough to deny his nearest challenger and local favourite Max Homa and secure the $3.6m winner’s cheque offered at the latest ‘designated’ event with increased prize funds.

His 10th PGA Tour success also propelled him back to world No. 1 and also saw him eclipse the tally of his idol and compatriot Seve Ballesteros. Rahm is the world’s best — but doesn’t really care It is fair to say that Rahm is not a great fan of the current world ranking system having recently described the criteria behind it as «laughable».

And he clearly cares little about having returned to top spot for the first time since March last year with victory propelling him past Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler who have also both claimed the honour in recent weeks. “I don’t really care. I've won five out of my last nine starts; I haven't finished worse than top-seven [in the last five starts], and I've won three