The PGA Tour has knowledgeable its membership that it has not decided on the standing of the Genesis Invitational, an annual signature occasion scheduled to happen Feb. 13-16 at Riviera Nation Membership in Pacific Palisades, close to the place a lethal wildfire has scorched quite a few houses and compelled hundreds to flee.
Riviera was evacuated however has not been broken by the Palisades fireplace, which has burned greater than 5,000 buildings and 20,000 acres as of Friday morning. The blaze was 8% contained, in keeping with fireplace officers.
Choices for the PGA Tour embody suspending the match, holding it at a special location, or continuing with it as deliberate. Concerns embody 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 match amid one of the crucial horrific pure disasters in reminiscence.
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 primary clubhouse, inbuilt a Spanish revival model, adopted in 1928.
The PGA Tour occasion, initially generally known as the Los Angeles Open, was the location of Tiger Woods’ first PGA Tour occasion as an beginner 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.
Over its historical past, Riviera has been the venue for the U.S. Open, PGA Championship, U.S. Newbie, U.S. Senior Open and the NCAA Championships. It’s scheduled to play host to the boys’s and girls’s golf competitions on the 2028 Olympic Video games in L.A.
In a letter to membership, the PGA Tour mentioned it’s “monitoring the devastating fires in Los Angeles County. At this point, it is premature to discuss the potential impact on the Genesis Invitational. Although the Riviera Country Club has not been directly affected by the fires, our immediate concern is the health and welfare of those in the affected communities, including all our members who have ties to Southern California.
“We will keep the membership updated as the situation develops.”
The Palisades fireplace engulfed the upscale group, with enormous parts of its residential district in addition to companies fully destroyed. At the least one demise has been reported as of Friday morning.
“The Palisades fire is one of the most destructive natural disasters in the history of Los Angeles,” Los Angeles Hearth Chief Kristin Crowley mentioned.
