Genesis Invitational Set for Torrey Pines due to forest fires of the

The PGA Tour moves the Genesis Invitational to the southern route of Torrey Pines in San Diego on February 10 to 16, the tour announced on Friday.

The Genesis Invitational, which is organized by 15 times the great champion Tiger Woods, was to be played at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California. The tour announced last week that the event would be moved due to the recent forest fires in the Los Angeles region.

The Torrey Pines golf course is the site of Farmers Insurance Open this week, which is played on the North and South routes, a large part of the necessary infrastructure for the Genesis Invitational is already in place.

In a press release, the PGA Tour said that it provided that the Genesis Invitational to return to the Riviera Country Club in 2026.

“As we have seen the last two weeks, sports can be a great diversion but an even larger unifier to bring people together for a common cause,” said the PGA Tour commissioner, Jay Monahan, in a press release . “Highlighting the resilience of Los Angeles and the need for continuous support for current recovery efforts is what our collective teams work with the Genesis Invitational Game in Torrey Pines.”

The Genesis Invitational benefits the Woods TGR Foundation. He has won eight times on the southern course, including the 2008 US Open.

Woods underwent micro -compression surgery in the lower back in September, and we do not know if he will participate in the Genesis Invitational. Last year, Woods withdrew in the second round of the tournament due to a disease and was treated with an IV bag in Riviera.

“We are grateful to the city of San Diego and Torrey Pines to have welcomed the Genesis Invitational 2025 and to all those who contacted the tournament,” Woods said in a statement. “While Riviera remains the home of The Genesis Invitational, we are impatient to play on another championship caliber golf course this year and to use the tournament to support people affected by fires in the Los Angeles region. “”