Tiger Woods moves Genesis Invitational to San Diego after wildfires damage LA course

Tiger Woods' famed yearly golfing event, The Genesis Invitational, is being moved from Los Angeles to San Diego aft the devastating wildfires damaged the archetypal course. 

The PGA announced Friday the lawsuit volition determination 123 miles southbound to Torrey Pines Golf Course successful the La Jolla vicinity successful San Diego, the tract of this week's Farmers Insurance Open.

Woods says the lawsuit volition beryllium a level to assistance occurrence victims.

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"We are grateful to the City of San Diego and Torrey Pines for hosting the 2025 Genesis Invitational, and to everyone who has reached retired successful enactment of the tournament," Woods said successful a statement. "While Riviera remains the location of The Genesis Invitational, we look guardant to playing connected different title caliber play people this twelvemonth and utilizing the tourney to enactment those affected by the fires successful the Los Angeles area."

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Tiger Woods plays a changeable from the 13th tee during the 2nd circular of The Players Championship connected the Stadium Course astatine TPC Sawgrass May 11, 2018, successful Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan besides expressed gratitude.

"Our acknowledgment to Tiger Woods, TGR Live and Genesis for their enactment successful these efforts," Monahan said.  "We are grateful to Farmers Insurance, [San Diego Mayor] Todd Gloria and the City of San Diego and the Century Club for extending the invitation to relocate The Genesis Invitational to Torrey Pines."

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"Highlighting the resilience of Los Angeles and the request for continued enactment for the ongoing betterment efforts is what our corporate teams are moving towards with the playing of The Genesis Invitational astatine Torrey Pines," Monahan added successful his statement.

The Riviera Country Club, wherever the lawsuit was primitively expected to beryllium played, was not destroyed by the fires. However, it is dealing with powerfulness and h2o issues, and the tourney is being moved retired of respect to occurrence victims.

The Genesis Invitational is expected to instrumentality to The Riviera Country Club successful 2026. 

"The devastation that is ongoing with the LA fires is specified a calamity and being from California, it hits home," Woods said successful a connection shared connected his societal media platforms. "My bosom is with those who person suffered unimaginable loss. Thank you to the unthinkable heroes that are the archetypal responders helping to incorporate and prevention the assemblage of Los Angeles."

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