The opening round of the Genesis Invitational 2026 was stopped due to darkness before all the players could complete the 18 holes. Rory McIlroy and Jacob Bridgeman carded 5-under 66 and were one stroke behind Aaron Rai, who was through sixteen holes.

As per Data Golf, the projected cut for the WM Phoenix Open 2026 is 1-over, with a probability of over 36%. While there is a probability of nearly 27 percent for the projected cut to be at even par. Currently, players like Scottie Scheffler, Keegan Bradley, Ben Griffin and Justin Rose are below the cut line, but a few of them still have a few more holes to complete.

For the third straight event, Scheffler had a sluggish start to the week, as he was 5-over in the opening round of the Genesis Invitational 2026 after ten holes. The World No. 1 golfer is currently at the bottom of the leaderboard with no birdies but still has ample time to recover.

Here’s a look at the leaderboard for the Genesis Invitational 2026 after Day 1:

• 1. Aaron Rai: -6 (thru 16)
• T2. Jacob Bridgeman: -5 (F)
• T2. Rory McIlroy: -5 (F)
• 4. Ryan Fox: -4 (F)
• T5. Pierceson Coody: -3 (F)
• T5. Akshay Bhatia: -3 (F)
• T5. Collin Morikawa: -3 (F)
• T5. Aldrich Potgieter: -3 (F)
• T5. Max Greyserman: -3 (F)
• T5. Si Woo Kim: -3 (thru 11)
• T5. Marco Penge: -3 (thru 9)

Projected cutline for the Genesis Invitational 2026 explored

Here’s a look at the players below the projected cutline of 1-over at the Genesis Invitational 2026 (As per Data Golf):

Cutline at even par (27% percent probability)

• T44. Bud Cauley: +1 (F)
• T44. Michael Kim: +1 (F)
• T44. Cameron Young: +1 (F)
• T44. Ludvig Åberg: +1 (F)
• T44. Ryan Gerard: +1 (F)
• T44. Denny McCarthy: +1 (F)
• T44. Rickie Fowler: +1 (F)
• T44. Andrew Novak: +1 (thru 13)
• T44. Nick Taylor: +1 (thru 14)
• T44. Patrick Cantlay: +1 (thru 12)

Cutline at even par (36% percent probability)

• T54. Rico Hoey: +2 (F)
• T54. Jake Knapp: +2 (F)
• T54. Tom Hoge: +2 (F)
• T54. Ben Griffin: +2 (F)
• T54. Shane Lowry: +2 (F)
• T54. Kevin Yu: +2 (F)
• T54. Alex Noren: +2 (thru 14)
• T54. Russell Henley: +2 (thru 13)
• T54. Harris English: +2 (thru 13)
• T54. Daniel Berger: +2 (thru 10)
• T54. Brian Campbell: +2 (thru 9)
• T65. Nico Echavarria: +3 (F)
• T65. J.J. Spaun: +3 (F)
• T65. Sam Stevens: +3 (F)
• T65. Justin Rose: +3 (thru 11)
• T69. J.T. Poston: +4 (F)
• T69. Garrick Higgo: +4 (thru 16)
• T71. Keegan Bradley: +5 (F)
• T71. Scottie Scheffler: +5 (thru 10)