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Genesis Invitational moved to San Diego due to LA wildfires

Tiger Woods hosts the tournament that will now take place at Torrey Pines
Tiger Woods hosts the tournament that will now take place at Torrey Pines

The Genesis Invitational has been moved from Riviera Country Club to Torrey Pines in San Diego following the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles.

The tournament, which is hosted by Tiger Woods, will be staged on its scheduled dates of 13 to 16 February.

Woods said in a statement: "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.

"While Riviera remains the home of The Genesis Invitational, we look forward to playing on another championship calibre golf course this year and using the tournament to support those affected by the fires in the Los Angeles area."

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan added: "As we've seen the last two weeks, sports can be a great diversion but an even greater unifier in bringing people together for a common cause.

"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.

"Our thanks to Tiger Woods, TGR Live and Genesis for their leadership in these efforts. We are grateful to Farmers Insurance, Mayor Todd Gloria and the City of San Diego and the Century Club for extending the invitation to relocate The Genesis Invitational to Torrey Pines."

Torrey Pines is also hosting this week's Farmers Insurance Open.

Meanwhile the Fir Hills Seri Pak will not take place in March as scheduled, the LPGA has announced.

The tournament was due to take place from 20 to 23 March at Palos Verdes Golf Club but the LPGA said in a statement that "cancelling the event on its current date was unavoidable due to the event underwriter failing to fulfil any portion of its payment obligations to the LPGA Tour for the 2024 and 2025 events."

The Tour hopes to reschedule the tournament for later in the year.

"We are deeply disappointed to announce this year's Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship will not go forward in March," interim LPGA commissioner Liz Moore said in a statement.

"We apologise for the impact this has on our players, as well as on our fans, partners and volunteers.

"We remain dedicated to bringing this event back to our schedule to honour the incredible legacy of Seri Pak, who has been a wonderful ambassador for the game and this event."

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