Tiger Woods admitted that it was “very troublesome” to relocate The Genesis Invitational to Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego within the wake of the wildfires in California.
Riviera Nation Membership is within the hard-hit Pacific Palisades part of Los Angeles and was set to carry the Feb. 13-16 match, which is hosted by Woods and his basis.
“The assembly we had was very troublesome with the Watanabes (Riviera CC’s homeowners),” Woods stated Monday after his Jupiter Hyperlinks Golf Membership group posted a 4-3 win in time beyond regulation towards Rory McIlroy’s Boston Frequent Golf squad in TGL motion. “Riv is simply not prepared. We need to keep on the West Coast, and it narrowed these choices right down to presumably up close to Pebble or to Phoenix or to Vegas or to San Diego or to Palm Springs. There have been so many various choices out on the desk, and we had been attempting to be understanding to all of the victims that these fires have brought about, has dropped at them.
“The truth that we had been capable of, with town of San Diego, had been capable of keep inside Southern California, with respect to the difficulties in LA, I believe it is essential that we had been capable of keep in Southern California as a result of everybody who was born and raised out in Southern Cal can all relate to the fires. It is a troublesome state of affairs, and we need to be very delicate to that.”
Woods was born and raised in Southern California.
Torrey Pines, an annual tour cease since 1968, is the location of final week’s Farmers Insurance coverage Open. The municipal course additionally hosted the 2008 and 2021 U.S. Opens, received by Woods and Spaniard Jon Rahm, respectively.
The PGA Tour stated The Genesis Invitational is anticipated to return to Riviera in 2026. The course is also scheduled to host the golf occasions within the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
“I believe as a result of we’re in Southern California,” Woods stated, “I believe we’re going to have the ability to increase more cash for all of the losses which have incurred.”
–Area Stage Media
