The PGA Tour is predicted to maneuver the Genesis Invitational from Riviera Nation Membership in Los Angeles to Torrey Pines close to San Diego, Golfweek and Sports activities Illustrated reported Monday.
The tour introduced final week that the Genesis can be relocated from Riviera as a result of close by wildfires which have ravaged the realm.
Torrey Pines is the location of this week’s Farmers Insurance coverage Open. The municipal course additionally hosted the 2008 and 2021 U.S. Opens, gained by Tiger Woods and Spaniard Jon Rahm, respectively.
Selecting Torrey Pines can be a well-recognized possibility for the PGA Tour and convey one of the best golfers on the earth to the course for the second time in a month. The Genesis is scheduled for Feb. 13-16.
One of many tour’s signature occasions with a restricted discipline, the Genesis Invitational is organized by the Tiger Woods Basis.
“The PGA Tour’s focus continues to be on the protection and well-being of these affected by the unprecedented pure catastrophe in Higher Los Angeles,” the tour’s assertion mentioned partly. “We’re grateful for the life-saving efforts of first responders and the tireless work being accomplished to place an finish to the tragic wildfires.
“In collaboration with Genesis, The Riviera Nation Membership and TGR Dwell, and out of respect for the unfolding state of affairs, now we have decided that The Genesis Invitational 2025 will likely be performed at an alternate location the week of Feb. 10-16.”
–Discipline Stage Media
