The PGA Tour is moving The Genesis Invitational, their second Signature event of the 2025 schedule, to Torrey Pines in the San Diego area as a one-off in response to the devatstating wildfires in the Los Angeles area.
The South Course at Torrey Pines will host the limited-field event from Feb. 13-16, instead of The Riviera Country Club, which is the home for the event.
"We are grateful to the City of San Diego and Torrey Pines for hosting the 2025 Genesis Invitational, and to everyone who has reached out in support of the tournament," said tournament host Tiger Woods in a release. "While Riviera remains the home of The Genesis Invitational, we look forward to playing on another championship-caliber golf course this year and using the tournament to support those affected by the fires in the Los Angeles area."
Torrey Pines is currently hosting the Farmers Insurance Open, the annual PGA Tour stop in the San Diego area, and has all of the trappings of a PGA Tour event already set up and ready to go. That made it an attractive altenate site for this year's event, as Riviera Country Club is in Pacific Palisades, California, just outside Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles area has been ravaged by wildfires, including a massive fire in Pacific Palisades that destroyed and damaged many homes and infrastructure. While Riviera Country Club itself was not damaged by the Pacific Palisades fire, the clean up and recovery from the fires will take a long time, and having a PGA Tour event amidst that situation was not possible.
There were thoughts of potentially moving the event to TPC Scottsdale, home of the upcoming WM Phoenix Open, but there was no doubt appeal in keeping the event in southern California. Tiger Woods' event management company, TGR Live, runs the tournament, and Woods has won prolifically in his career at Torrey Pines -- including the dramatic 2008 US Open win for his 14th major title.
A variety of players withdrew from the Farmers Insurance Open ahead of the tournament, perhaps aware that they would be returning to Torrey Pines in just a few weeks for a $20 million Signature event. The Farmers Insurance Open ends on Saturday in an effort to finish ahead of the NFL's conference championship games on Sunday and give a stage for the Advocates PGA Tour to host a televised event at Torrey Pines.
