The PGA Tour announced Thursday that the Genesis Invitational will be moved to another location due to the Los Angeles wildfires that have been ravaging the region.
The Riviera Country Club, where the tournament is being played, was part of the evacuation zone. The track is located in Pacific Palisades, one of the decimated parts of Los Angeles deadly forest fires.
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The sun rises over homes destroyed by wildfires in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on January 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
It is not clear where the $20 million event will be played. But the PGA Tour said the events will begin on February 10th and the tournament itself on February 13th.
The trail was not damaged in the forest fires that killed more than twenty people and burned more than 12,000 buildings.
“The PGA TOUR’s focus remains on the safety and well-being of those affected by the unprecedented natural disaster in Los Angeles,” the organization said in a statement. “We are grateful for the life-saving efforts of emergency services and the tireless work being done to stop the tragic bushfires.
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The PGA Tour logo is displayed at the PGA Tour Grill on Thursday, December 12, 2024 at Jacksonville International Airport in Jacksonville, Florida. (Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
“In cooperation with Genesis, The Riviera Country Club and TGR Live, and out of respect for the new situation, we have decided that The Genesis Invitational 2025 will be played at an alternate location during the week of February 10-16. Venue Update and Additional Information about the tournament will be delivered in the coming days.”
Tiger Woods, who hosts the tournament, said this week that he was not focused on the event.
“We’re trying to figure everything out and make sure everyone is safe, and we have meetings scheduled going forward,” he said, according to Los Angeles Times.
Tiger Woods (Sam Greenwood/Getty Images/File)
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“But right now we’re not really focused on the tournament. It’s more about what we can do to help everyone who’s struggling, who’s lost their homes and whose lives have changed.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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