PGA Tour moves Genesis Invitational out of Riviera due to Los Angeles wildfires

The PGA Tour announced connected Thursday that the Genesis Invitational volition beryllium moved to a antithetic determination owed to the Los Angeles wildfires that plagued the region.

Riviera Country Club, wherever the tourney is played, was a portion of the evacuation zone. The people is located successful the Pacific Palisades, which was 1 of the parts of Los Angeles that was decimated by the deadly wildfires.

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It’s unclear wherever the $20 cardinal signature lawsuit volition beryllium played. But the PGA Tour said events would statesman connected Feb. 10 with the tourney itself starting connected Feb. 13.

The people was not damaged successful the wildfires that person near much than 2 twelve radical dormant and burned much than 12,000 structures.

"The PGA TOUR’s absorption continues to beryllium connected the information and well-being of those affected by the unprecedented earthy catastrophe successful Greater Los Angeles," the enactment said successful a statement. "We are grateful for the life-saving efforts of archetypal responders and the tireless enactment being done to enactment an extremity to the tragic wildfires.

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"In collaboration with Genesis, The Riviera Country Club and TGR Live, and retired of respect for the unfolding situation, we person determined that The Genesis Invitational 2025 volition beryllium played astatine an alternate determination the week of Feb. 10-16. A venue update and further tourney accusation volition beryllium provided successful the coming days."

Tiger Woods, who is the big of the tournament, said this week helium wasn’t focused connected the event.

"We’re trying to conscionable fig everything retired and marque definite that everyone is safe, and we person meetings scheduled going forward," helium said, per the Los Angeles Times.

"But arsenic of close now, we’re not truly focused connected the tournament. It’s much astir what we tin bash to assistance everyone who’s struggling, who’s mislaid homes and had their lives changed."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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