The highlight of the Genesis Invitational at Riviera lasted only one round and a few holes when Tiger Wood withdrew on the front nine Friday with a touch of the flu after having posted a 1-over-par 72 on Thursday.

    It left a strong field fighting for the top prize of the $20 million purse, and heading into today's finale, Patrick Cantlay's 14 under par 199 (64-65-70) was two better than Xander Schauffele (70-66-65) and Will Zalatoris (66-70-65), making for the promise of a down-to-the-wire finish. 

    The 1-2 finishers in last week's WM Phoenix Open, Nick Taylor and Charley Hoffman, were never close, Taylor at 4 under and Hoffman at two over. Jordan Spieth was disqualified after signing a wrong scorecard. 

    There were no Gators or Seminoles in the short, but elite field, which began with 70 players.

    

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