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PGA Tour to relocate February’s Genesis Invitational as a result of fires close to Riviera Nation Membership

By Editorial Board Published January 17, 2025 4 Min Read
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PGA Tour to relocate February’s Genesis Invitational as a result of fires close to Riviera Nation Membership

The PGA Tour has determined to relocate subsequent month’s Genesis Invitational at Riviera Nation Membership in Pacific Palisades due to the wildfires within the Los Angeles space.

“The PGA TOUR’s focus continues to be on the safety and well-being of those affected by the unprecedented natural disaster in Greater Los Angeles,” the PGA Tour mentioned Thursday in a press release. “We are grateful for the life-saving efforts of first responders and the tireless work being done to put an end to the tragic wildfires.”

The PGA Tour mentioned the Genesis Invitational will likely be performed at an alternate location Feb. 10-16, and it plans to announce the venue within the coming days.

“The PGA TOUR is identifying the most impactful ways the tournament can support the Los Angeles community and the ongoing relief efforts,” mentioned the PGA Tour, which inspired followers to indicate help at pgatour.com/supportla.

Riviera, scheduled to play host to males’s and girls’s golf on the 2028 Olympic Video games in L.A., was a part of the Jan. 7 evacuation order. In an earlier memo to gamers, the tour mentioned the course was circuitously affected by the Palisades hearth.

Choices for the PGA Tour included suspending the event, holding it at a distinct location or continuing with it as deliberate. Issues included getting gamers and followers into Pacific Palisades as restoration efforts are underway, a dearth of close by lodging and the optics of taking part in a golf event amid one of the crucial horrific pure disasters within the historical past of the area.

The fireplace has killed at the very least 10 individuals and burned 23,713 acres and quite a few properties, companies and landmarks in Pacific Palisades and westward alongside Pacific Coast Freeway, towards Malibu. As of Thursday afternoon, the hearth was 22% contained.

Many elements of Pacific Palisades, Malibu, Calabasas, Brentwood and Encino are underneath evacuation orders or warnings. Greater than 12,000 constructions stay threatened. Officers estimate that greater than 5,000 constructions, together with many properties, have been destroyed or broken.

The nation membership and golf course is wedged between the east finish of Pacific Palisades and Brentwood, about two blocks east of West Sundown Boulevard and one block northwest of San Vicente Boulevard at 1250 Capri Drive. The course opened in 1927 because the Los Angeles Athletic Membership Golf Course and the principle clubhouse, inbuilt a Spanish revival type, adopted in 1928.

The PGA Tour occasion, initially often called the Los Angeles Open, was the location of Tiger Woods’ tour debut as an novice when he was a highschool sophomore in 1992. The Genesis Invitational has been hosted by Woods since 2019, with proceeds benefiting the nonprofit TGR Basis.

Riviera has been the venue for the U.S. Open, PGA Championship, U.S. Beginner, U.S. Senior Open and the NCAA championships.

Debuting in 1926 at Los Angeles Nation Membership because the Los Angeles Open, the event was staged at varied programs all through the Los Angeles space earlier than completely settling on the Riviera Nation Membership in 1973. Often known as the location of Jack Nicklaus’ skilled debut and with 25 champions within the World Golf Corridor of Fame, the event and Riviera have seen many main moments in golf historical past.

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