Los Angeles, February 23 Akshay Bhatia and Sahith Theegala concluded the week with strong final rounds, finishing tied 16th and tied 22nd at The Genesis Invitational.
Meanwhile, Jacob Bridgeman (72) overcame strong challenges from Kurt Kitayama (64) and Rory McIlroy (67) to win the tournament, as a large crowd at the amphitheater roared for him on the 18th green at The Riviera Country Club.
The trophy was presented by Tiger Woods.
Bhatia shot a 68 with an eagle and three birdies against three bogeys, while Theegala also had an eagle on the first and three birdies against one bogey for his 67.
Indo-British Aaron Rai, who had a great start with 66, finished with 76 and was tied 28th.
Bridgeman started with a six-shot lead. He extended it to seven with 12 holes remaining. As the lead began to shrink with superb finishes by Adam Scott (63), Kurt Kitayama (64), and finally Rory McIlroy (67), he lost his nerve on the putter.
Bridgeman pulled it together with one final par, making a nervy 3-footer on the 18th for a 1-over 72 and a one-shot victory over McIlroy and Kitayama, his first PGA TOUR title.
Bridgeman is the first player since Scott in 2005 to play Riviera for the first time and leave with the trophy.
Woods met him atop the steps overlooking the 18th green, and as they walked toward the trophy presentation, Bridgeman said the tournament host told him how cool it was to win at Riviera, the one place Woods could never master.
Bridgeman finished at 18-under 266 and didn't make a birdie over the final 15 holes. He heard constant cheers for McIlroy, one of golf's most popular figures who was never a threat until he holed a bunker shot for birdie on the 12th and finished birdie-birdie for a 67.
Scotty Scheffler, who had to make a 7-foot par putt on Friday to make the cut, had a 66-65 weekend and wound up tied for 12th, his worst finish since he tied for 20th at THE PLAYERS Championship nearly a year ago. He ended his streak of 18 consecutive top 10s.
