SHANE Lowry and Rory McIlroy bagged huge payouts despite underwhelming performances at the Genesis Invitational.
Sweden’s Ludvig Aberg took home top prize at the third PGA Tour Signature event of the season at Torrey Pines.
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Ludvig Aberg holds the trophy next to Tiger Woods after winning The Genesis Invitational golf tournament at Torrey Pines
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Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy had underwhelming performances as their Ryder Cup pal went on to claim his second PGA Tour title
Four-time major winner McIlroy $270,715 with a T17 place finish in San Diego, while Lowry $82,000 for his T39 position.
Sweden’s Ludvig Åberg produced a stunning late charge, sinking four birdies in his final six holes to secure his second PGA Tour victory.
The 25-year-old edged out Maverick McNealy by a single shot after a tense battle in California.
Ryder Cup star Aberg carded a six-under 66 to win on a total of 12 under.
During the third round, Åberg made the first hole-in-one of his professional career at hole-in-one at the 140-yard, par-three third hole.
With the victory, he earned $4 million and moved to the top of the FedEx Cup ladder on the PGA Tour seasonal ranking list.
Speaking after his second tour win, the Swede was over the moon with is victory.
He credited runner-up Maverick McNealy for his fight during the final round.
He said: “It was awesome, it was a great fight.
“I felt like I was in control of the ball flight all day and really proud of the way that I finished, it was really cool.
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“The [par] putt on 12 was big because I think at that point the lead was at 12 [under] and it was a putt to stay at eight.
“It was so much fun coming down the last few holes trying to win a tournament, it is a really special feeling.”
The PGA Tour heads to Mexico this week.
2025 GENESIS INVITATIONAL PAYOUTS PositionPlayerScoreEarnings1Ludvig Aberg-12$4,000,0002Maverick McNealy-11$2,200,000T3Scottie Scheffler-9$1,200,000T3Patrick Rodgers-9$1,200,000T5Tony Finau-8$736,500T5Patrick Cantlay-8$736,500T5Tommy Fleetwood-8$736,500T5Denny McCarthy-8$736,500T9Akshay Bhatia-6$566,667T9Nick Taylor-6$566,667T9Justin Thomas-6$566,66712Daniel Berger-5$472,000T13Andrew Novak-4$384,250T13Hideki Matsuyama-4$384,250T13Michael Kim-4$384,250T13Davis Thompson-4$384,250T17Collin Morikawa-3$270,715T17Sahith Theegala-3$270,715T17Brian Harman-3$270,715T17Kevin Yu-3$270,715T17Jake Knapp-3$270,715T17Nick Dunlap-3$270,715T17Rory McIlroy-3$270,715T24Corey Conners-2$164,858T24Will Zalatoris-2$164,858T24Max Greyserman-2$164,858T24Sam Burns-2$164,858T24Si Woo Kim-2$164,858T24Seamus Power-2$164,858T24Harris English-2$164,858T31Lucas Glover-1$126,000T31Wyndham Clark-1$126,000T31Sam Stevens-1$126,000T34Keegan BradleyE$109,000T34J.J. SpaunE$109,000T34Nico EchavarriaE$109,000T37Adam Scott1$96,500T37Aaron Rai1$96,500T39Shane Lowry2$82,000T39J.T. Poston2$82,000T39Russell Henley2$82,000T39Christiaan Bezuidenhout2$82,000T39Rickie Fowler2$82,000T44Matthieu Pavon3$64,000T44Ben Griffin3$64,000T44Stephan Jaeger3$64,000T44Tom Kim3$64,00048Min Woo Lee4$56,00049Matt Fitzpatrick5$54,000T50Taylor Pendrith6$51,500T50Jason Day6$51,50052Mackenzie Hughes8$50,00053Thomas Detry9$49,00054Tom Hoge12$48,000
