The PGA Tour has made the decision to move one of its signature events, the Genesis Invitational, away from the Los Angeles metropolitan area as wildfires continue to ravage the city.
The Genesis Invitational was scheduled to be hosted by Tiger Woods between February 13 and 16 at Riviera Country Club, the iconic golf course located in Pacific Palisades.
The Tour announced Thursday that it had made the call to move the event away from Riviera as the Pacific Palisades neighborhood is devastated by last week’s infernos.
The organization did not confirm the alternative venue, but said further updates would be provided in the coming days.
“The PGA Tour’s focus remains on the safety and well-being of those affected by the unprecedented natural disaster in Greater Los Angeles,” read a statement from the organization.
‘We are grateful for the life-saving efforts of first responders and the tireless work being done to end the tragic wildfires.
The PGA Tour has made the decision to move the Genesis Invitation out of Los Angeles


Tiger Woods was scheduled to host the PGA Tour event at Riviera Country Club.
‘In collaboration with Genesis, The Riviera Country Club and TGR Live, and out of respect for the developing situation, we have determined that the 2025 Genesis Invitational will be played at an alternate location the week of February 10-16. A venue update and additional tournament information will be provided in the coming days.
“The PGA TOUR is identifying the most impactful ways the tournament can support the Los Angeles community and ongoing relief efforts.”
TPC Scottsdale in Arizona had been discussed as a possible replacement site, according to Golf summary.
The golf course could be in line to do double duty with the WM Phoenix Open scheduled to be held on the Stadium Course the week before.
It wouldn’t be the first time a golf course has hosted back-to-back Tour events. In 2020, Muirfield Village hosted the Workday Charity Open and the Memorial Tournament in consecutive weeks.
The Genesis, formerly known as the Los Angeles Open, is one of the signature events on the PGA Tour calendar with a prize pool of $20 million.
The tournament was the site of Woods’ PGA Tour debut as a high school student in 1992 and the 49-year-old has hosted the tournament since 2019.
Established in 1926 in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, Riviera has hosted a PGA Tour event every year since 1973, with the exception of 1983 and 1998.

The glamorous neighborhood of Pacific Palisades has been reduced to ashes and rubble
Now, 2025 will also be an exception, as devastating wildfires forced the PGA Tour to take a leave of absence from the nearly 100-year-old course.
The once luxurious and glamorous enclave of Pacific Palisades has been completely razed after a catastrophic fire, one of six to ravage Los Angeles, reduced multimillion-dollar homes to piles of rubble and left the neighborhood in a smoldering apocalyptic inferno.
Six fires have broken out in the Los Angeles metropolitan area since last Tuesday, killing at least 25 people and burning more than 12,000 homes and other structures.
Firefighters are still battling the Palisades Fire, which is the most destructive fire in Los Angeles history, as well as the Eaton and Hurst fires. The other three fires are now completely under control.
Riviera, one of the most historic in the United States, had fallen into the evacuation zone.
Riviera is also scheduled to host the 2026 US Women’s Open, golf events for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and the 2031 US Open.
It also hosted the Los Angeles Open in 1929, 1930 and from 1945 to 1953, along with the 1948 US Open and the PGA Championship in 1983 and 1995.