PGA Tour Moves 2025 Genesis Invitational to Torrey Pines

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2025 Genesis Invitational Moved to Torrey Pines
Michael Kim, Daniel Berger, Sam Stevens and their caddies walk the 14th hole during the second round of the Farmers Insurance Open 2025 at Torrey Pines North Course on Jan 23, 2025 in La Jolla, Calif. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey via Getty Images)

The PGA Tour has officially moved the 2025 Genesis Invitational from its traditional venue at The Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, to Torrey Pines South Course in San Diego due to wildfires in the Los Angeles area.

The event is scheduled to take place from February 13-16. The decision was made out of respect for the ongoing situation in Greater Los Angeles caused by the natural disaster.

“As we’ve seen in the last two weeks, sports can be a great diversion but an even greater unifier in bringing people together for a common cause,” said PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan in a press release.

“Highlighting the resilience of Los Angeles and the need for continued support for the ongoing recovery efforts is what our collective teams are working towards with the playing of the Genesis Invitational at Torrey Pines.”

Tiger Woods, the tournament host, has won eight times at Torrey Pines — seven Farmers Insurance Open titles and the 2008 U.S. Open.

Torrey Pines, the host venue of this week’s Farmers Insurance Open, was chosen as the replacement location due to its championship-caliber course and the infrastructure in place as the host of multiple U.S. Opens and the annual PGA Tour stop which is contested on the North Course.

At the conclusion of this week’s Farmers event, the Tour will travel to Northern California for the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, followed by the WM Phoenix Open in Arizona. This two-week window should give the Tour enough time swap out the branding from Farmers to Genesis along with grandstands and corporate hospitality.

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