Genesis Invitational
February 17th – 20th, 2022
Riviera C.C.
Pacific Palisades, CA
Par: 71 / Yardage: 7,322
Purse: $12 million
with $2,160,000 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Max Homa

This week’s field includes:
The field includes 62 of the top 100 and 35 of the top 50 in the latest Official World Rankings, with all ten players from the top-ten: #1 Jon Rahm, #2 Collin Morikawa, #3 Patrick Cantlay, #4 Viktor Hovland, #5 Rory McIlroy, #6 Dustin Johnson, #7 Xander Schauffele, #8 Justin Thomas, #9 Scottie Scheffler and #10 Hideki Matsuyama. Those not in the top=ten include #11 Cameron Smith, #14 Jordan Spieth, #15 Brooks Koepka, #16 Sam Burns, #18 Abraham Ancer, #19 Tony Finau, #23 Matt Fitzpatrick, #24 Sungjae Im, #25 Jason Kokrak, #26 Patrick Reed, #27 Paul Casey, #28 Kevin Na, #29 Will Zalatoris, #31 Thomas Pieters, #32 Joaquin Niemann, #33 Talor Gooch, #35 Max Homa, #36 Marc Leishman, #38 Tom Hoge, #39 Russell Henley, #42 Corey Conners, #45 Seamus Power, #46 Adam Scott, #47 Harold Varner III and #48 Sergio Garcia.
Last year there were 30 top-50 players in the field.
The field includes 22 of the top 25 on the FedEx point standings for 2022. Those players are #1 Hideki Matsuyama, #2 Tom Hoge, #3 Talor Gooch, #4 Scottie Scheffler, #5 Sungjae Im, #6 Luke List, #7 Sam Burns, #8 Cameron Smith, #9 Patrick Cantlay, #10 Max Homa, #11 Seamus Power, #12 Cameron Tringale, #13 Viktor Hovland, #15 Jason Kokrak, #16 Russell Henley, #17 Jon Rahm, #18 Mackenzie Hughes, #19 Maverick McNealy, #22 Will Zalatoris, #23 Rory McIlroy, #24 Collin Morikawa, #25 Marc Leishman.
Those not in the field are #14 Hudson Swafford, #20 Lucas Herbert, and #21, Matthew Wolff
The field includes 5 past champions: Max Homa (2021), Adam Scott (2020 & ’05), Bubba Watson (2018, ’16 &’14), Dustin Johnson (2017) and James Hahn (2015), and Charles Howell III (2007)
A perfect way for fantasy golfers to check on the past performance of all the players in the Genesis field is our performance chart listed by the average finish. Another way to check who is the best is through a special formula worked out in Golfstats that gives us the best average performances at the Genesis in the last five years or check out our sortable 8-year glance at the Genesis.
Time to look at our who’s hot and who isn’t:
Who’s Hot in the field for the Genesis Invitational
Player | Phoenix Open | Pebble Beach | Farmers Insurance | Dubai Desert Classic | American Express | Abu Dhabi | Sony Open | Sentry TofC | Hero World | DP World, Dubai | RSM Classic | Houston Open | Mayakoba |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Viktor Hovland (276.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | Win (132) |
DNP | T4 (53.33) |
DNP | T30 (13.33) |
Win (44) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (44) |
Scottie Scheffler (272 pts) |
Win (132) |
DNP | T20 (30) |
DNP | T25 (16.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 2 (33.33) |
DNP | T57 (0) |
T2 (33.33) |
4 (26.67) |
Patrick Cantlay (263.33 pts) |
2 (100) |
T4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | 9 (30) |
DNP | DNP | 4 (53.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Tom Hoge (246 pts) |
T14 (36) |
Win (132) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | 2 (66.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T4 (26.67) |
T46 (1.33) |
T56 (0) |
Jon Rahm (220.67 pts) |
T10 (40) |
DNP | T3 (90) |
DNP | T14 (24) |
DNP | DNP | 2 (66.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Hideki Matsuyama (182.67 pts) |
T8 (50) |
DNP | T30 (20) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (88) |
T13 (24.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Justin Thomas (180 pts) |
T8 (50) |
DNP | T20 (30) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T5 (46.67) |
T5 (23.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 3 (30) |
Seamus Power (178.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T9 (45) |
DNP | DNP | T14 (24) |
DNP | T3 (60) |
T15 (23.33) |
DNP | DNP | T4 (26.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T11 (13) |
Luke List (173.67 pts) |
T53 (0) |
DNP | Win (132) |
DNP | T22 (18.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T10 (13.33) |
T11 (13) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Collin Morikawa (168 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T18 (32) |
DNP | T62 (0) |
DNP | T5 (46.67) |
T5 (23.33) |
Win (66) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Matt Fitzpatrick (162.67 pts) |
T10 (40) |
T6 (60) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T12 (12.67) |
T2 (50) |
DNP | DNP | T64 (0) |
Rory McIlroy (156 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 3 (90) |
DNP | T12 (25.33) |
DNP | DNP | 18 (10.67) |
T6 (30) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Xander Schauffele (144 pts) |
T3 (90) |
DNP | T34 (16) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 12 (25.33) |
T12 (12.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Thomas Pieters (143.5 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T12 (38) |
DNP | Win (88) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 15 (17.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Will Zalatoris (143.17 pts) |
DNP | DNP | 2 (100) |
DNP | T6 (40) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T37 (6.5) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Talor Gooch (143 pts) |
T26 (24) |
DNP | T20 (30) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T27 (15.33) |
T15 (23.33) |
DNP | DNP | Win (44) |
60 (0) |
T11 (13) |
Erik Van Rooyen (142 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T4 (80) |
DNP | T12 (25.33) |
T20 (20) |
T25 (16.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T54 (0) |
DNP |
Russell Henley (135.33 pts) |
T33 (17) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T14 (24) |
DNP | 2 (66.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T22 (9.33) |
T7 (18.33) |
T56 (0) |
Sahith Theegala (124.33 pts) |
T3 (90) |
T65 (0) |
T25 (25) |
DNP | T33 (11.33) |
DNP | T48 (1.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T61 (0) |
DNP |
Sungjae Im (123 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T6 (60) |
DNP | T11 (26) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T8 (33.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T19 (10.33) |
DNP |
Cameron Smith (119.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
Win (88) |
DNP | DNP | T4 (26.67) |
T15 (11.67) |
DNP |
Jordan Spieth (119.33 pts) |
T60 (0) |
2 (100) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T21 (19.33) |
20 (10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Lanto Griffin (117.33 pts) |
DNP | T16 (34) |
T30 (20) |
DNP | T3 (60) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T40 (3.33) |
T64 (0) |
DNP |
Si Woo Kim (107 pts) |
T26 (24) |
DNP | T11 (39) |
DNP | T11 (26) |
DNP | T55 (0) |
T23 (18) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Troy Merritt (106.33 pts) |
T38 (12) |
T4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T22 (9.33) |
DNP | T15 (11.67) |
Brooks Koepka (103 pts) |
T3 (90) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T28 (14.67) |
T9 (15) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Joel Dahmen (90 pts) |
T62 (0) |
T6 (60) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T28 (14.67) |
DNP | DNP | T29 (7) |
T5 (23.33) |
T45 (1.67) |
Andrew Putnam (89 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T6 (60) |
DNP | DNP | T14 (24) |
DNP | T27 (15.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T41 (3) |
T64 (0) |
Cameron Tringale (88.33 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
T3 (90) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T7 (18.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Adam Scott (88 pts) |
T38 (12) |
DNP | DNP | T9 (45) |
DNP | T10 (26.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T37 (4.33) |
T54 (0) |
DNP |
Aaron Rai (86.67 pts) |
DNP | T65 (0) |
T6 (60) |
DNP | T59 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T16 (11.33) |
T19 (10.33) |
T15 (11.67) |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout (86 pts) |
DNP | T14 (36) |
T46 (4) |
DNP | T40 (6.67) |
DNP | T17 (22) |
DNP | DNP | T32 (9) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T15 (11.67) |
Pat Perez (81.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T9 (45) |
T6 (60) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
J.J. Spaun (80.33 pts) |
DNP | T16 (34) |
T34 (16) |
DNP | T25 (16.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T16 (11.33) |
T46 (1.33) |
T27 (7.67) |
Marc Leishman (80.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T16 (34) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T36 (9.33) |
T10 (26.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T19 (10.33) |
DNP |
Joaquin Niemann (76.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T6 (60) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T5 (23.33) |
Maverick McNealy (75.67 pts) |
DNP | T33 (17) |
T30 (20) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T27 (15.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T19 (10.33) |
T11 (13) |
Jason Kokrak (74 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T17 (22) |
38 (8) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (44) |
DNP |
Sergio Garcia (73.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T12 (38) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T16 (17) |
DNP | DNP | T7 (18.33) |
Patrick Reed (66.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T46 (4) |
DNP | T55 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T15 (23.33) |
T3 (30) |
T32 (9) |
DNP | T61 (0) |
T56 (0) |
Ryan Palmer (65 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
T16 (34) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T12 (25.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T26 (8) |
T27 (7.67) |
Adam Hadwin (64.67 pts) |
T26 (24) |
T16 (34) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T25 (16.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T51 (0) |
DNP | T56 (0) |
Mackenzie Hughes (64.33 pts) |
DNP | T16 (34) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 2 (33.33) |
T29 (7) |
DNP |
Beau Hossler (63.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
3 (90) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Alex Noren (62.67 pts) |
T6 (60) |
DNP | T39 (11) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T45 (1.67) |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the Genesis Invitational
Player | Phoenix Open | Pebble Beach | Farmers Insurance | Dubai Desert Classic | American Express | Abu Dhabi | Sony Open | Sentry TofC | Hero World | DP World, Dubai | RSM Classic | Houston Open | Mayakoba |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chesson Hadley (-50 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Nick Watney (-36.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T65 (0) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Emiliano Grillo (-33.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T63 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Brandon Hagy (-33.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T65 (0) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Brendan Steele (-23.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T51 (0) |
DNP | 69 (0) |
Rickie Fowler (-23.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T40 (3.33) |
James Hahn (-22.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T27 (7.67) |
Henrik Norlander (-21.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T63 (0) |
DNP | T55 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
67 (0) |
T45 (1.67) |
Kyle Stanley (-21.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T27 (15.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 69 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Adam Schenk (-19.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T56 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T29 (7) |
CUT (-3.33) |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the Genesis Invitational
Best Bets:
Rory McIlroy
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | T5 | T4 | T20 | T20 |
You can say I have a feeling he is going to be super this week, has played well in the past at Riviera, and did well in the Middle East a few weeks ago.
Viktor Hovland
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T5 |
Look for him to brush aside that missed cut from last week and pop back into form this week.
Matt Fitzpatrick
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T5 | T30 |
Been close the last two weeks, he fits the model of a player to win at Riviera.
Best of the rest:
Collin Morikawa
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T43 | T26 |
Yes he can do well this week, surprised that he hasn’t done better in his two previous starts.
Justin Thomas
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | CUT | 2 | T9 | T39 | T54 | T41 |
He is one that can also do well and has played well at Riviera when he was 2nd in 2019.
Patrick Cantlay
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T15 | T17 | T15 | T4 | CUT | CUT |
Has been very consistent at Riviera including a T-4th in 2018, the only question is how he will react to losing the playoff last week.
Xander Schauffele
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T15 | T23 | T15 | T9 |
his only top-ten at Riviera was a T-9th in 2018. Have to remember he came close to winning in Phoenix so he is playing well.
Bubba Watson
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | CUT | T15 | Win | WD | Win | T14 | Win | CUT | T13 | WD | CUT |
He won three times at Riviera and I like that in his only 2022 start was T-14th at Phoenix and 2nd at the Saudi International, he could easily find his form and win.
Will Zalatoris
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T15 | CUT |
He is getting over COVID-19 but before he got it was playing well losing a playoff at Farmers. He was T-15th last year at Riviera.
Solid contenders
Jon Rahm
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T5 | T17 | T9 |
Getting tired of him being a favorite each week, he only has one win in 16 months. Has played ok, but not great at Riviera.
Hideki Matsuyama
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | T5 | T9 | CUT | T11 | T4 | T23 |
People that win at Augusta tend to do well at Riviera. The course is perfect for his game.
Paul Casey
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T37 | T25 | T49 | T39 | T39 | T2 | T12 |
He has played at the Genesis ten times and made nine cuts. Yes only one top-ten, but that was a T-2nd in 2015. His last start was T-12th at Dubai.
Jason Kokrak
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T32 | CUT | T37 | T20 | T22 | T2 | T41 | CUT | 79 | T34 |
He has played ten times at Riviera and finished once in the top-ten, T-2nd in 2016. So he can play well on this course and has done well winning on other shot maker courses like Colonial. I can see him finishing in the top ten this week.
Talor Gooch
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T12 | T10 | T20 |
Last year he was T-12th at Riviera and T-10th the year before. He was T-26th at Phoenix and T-20th at the Farmers.
Kevin Na
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T38 | CUT | T33 | T2 | T4 | CUT | T61 | CUT | CUT | 76 | 3 | T10 |
He was T-2nd at Riviera in 2018 and T-4th in 2017
Long shots that could come through:
Thomas Pieters
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T68 | T2 |
He has played twice at Riviera and was T-2nd in 2017. But in his two starts in 2022 won at Abu Dhabi and was T-12th at Dubai.
Francesco Molinari
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T8 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T52 | CUT | T40 |
Riviera is Molinari’s home course now and he was T-8th last year. He has played OK this year including a T-6th at the American Express.
Charley Hoffman
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T52 | CUT | CUT | T41 | T4 | T63 | T30 | T12 | T68 | CUT | T55 | T37 |
Looking to bounce back after a lot of turmoil last week.
Worst Bets:
Dustin Johnson
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T8 | T10 | T9 | T16 | Win | 4 | T2 | 2 | CUT | T4 | CUT | T3 |
Just hasn’t been sharp in a while, he has played well at Riviera in past years including winning it in 2017 but think he will struggle to get a top-ten.
Scottie Scheffler
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T20 | T30 | CUT |
Big win last week I think will take its toll on him this week.
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