Jacob Bridgeman got emotional after winning the 2026 Genesis Invitational. The American golfer had a brilliant time playing this week at the second PGA Tour signature event of the season.

The tournament wrapped up with its final round on Sunday, Feb. 22. He registered a one-stroke win over Kurt Kitayama and Rory McIlroy. After the win, in an interview with Golf Channel, Bridgeman fought back tears while talking about his game.

“I always thought I would do it and kinda expected to do it, but until it happened I didn’t think it was real.. I’m really proud,” he said.

It was his maiden win on the PGA Tour. Jacob Bridgeman had been having a good run so far on the PGA Tour in 2026. He started the campaign with the season-opening Sony Open in Hawaii, where he played four rounds of 69, 68, 67, and 64 to settle in a tie for fourth place.

He then teed it up at The American Express and played four rounds of 64, 66, 69, and 69. He was tied for 13th place in the tournament. Jacob Bridgeman was tied for 18th at the WM Phoenix Open and tied for eighth at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

Jacob Bridgeman opens up about his win at the Genesis Invitational

Jacob Bridgeman started his campaign at the Genesis Invitational 2026 with an opening round of 66. He then played the next round of 64 and added another round of 64. However, after a fantastic three rounds, he struggled in the final round on Sunday.

The American golfer made three bogeys and two birdies for a 1-over 72 but still managed to secure his win in the end. He talked about his victory in the post-round press conference. He said:

“This morning I wouldn’t say it’s a bad thing to let myself think about winning, but I did and I thought it would be a lot easier than it was. I kind of had everything under control especially to start the day and I felt great throughout the day. Then some guys started making a little run and they got a little closer. I had a couple unfortunate breaks. Yeah, it got a lot tighter than I wanted it to.

“But I don’t think it will get any easier than a six-shot lead so I’ve got to figure out how to make it a little bit — how to make that gap bigger to finish the day. First win here, probably one of the coolest places that I could have done it, and of course having Tiger as the host is a dream come true,” he added.

Kurt Kitayama carded a 64 on Sunday and jumped three spots on the leaderboard to settle in a tie with Rory McIlroy. Adam Scott settled in solo fourth place, followed by Aldrich Potgieter, who finished in fifth place.