Tiger Woods says relocated Genesis will ‘raise more money for all the losses’ from L.A. fires

Tiger Woods stands on the first green during the second round of the Genesis Invitational on Feb. 16, 2024, at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades. Tournament sponsor Tiger Woods told reporters Monday that the decision to move the invitational was “very difficult” but ultimately necessary after the firestorms wreaked havoc around L.A. in recent weeks. The Genesis Invitational’s organizers announced last week that the Feb. 13-16 event will be moved, for this year only, to Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla and “will include a number of Los Angeles-related relief initiatives.” While no information has been released about those relief efforts, Woods indicated that they played a large role in the decision to keep the event as close by as possible. “I think it’s important that we were able to stay in Southern California because everyone who’s born and raised out in Southern Cal can all relate to the fires,” Woods said following a TGL match Monday in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. “It’s a difficult situation, and we want to be very sensitive to that, and I think that because we’re in Southern California, I think we’re going to be able to raise more money for all the losses that have incurred.” Woods said the organizers were determined to keep the event out West and also considered moving it to Pebble Beach, Palm Springs, Las Vegas and Phoenix.