The third gap on Torrey Pines South. | Picture by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Photographs
Due to the tragic wildfires affecting Los Angeles, the PGA Tour has moved the Genesis Invitational to San Diego.
Prepare for extra Torrey Pines.
Due to the Los Angeles Wildfires which have inflicted a lot destruction, the PGA Tour introduced Friday that the South Course at Torrey Pines will host this yr’s Genesis Invitational, held yearly at Riviera Nation Membership in Pacific Palisades.
Riviera will return because the host in 2026. The 2025 version will embody a number of Los Angeles-related reduction initiatives.
In fact, Torrey Pines is internet hosting this week’s Farmers Insurance coverage Open, which was once a marquee occasion on the PGA Tour calendar throughout Tiger Woods’ profession. Woods prioritized taking part in at Torrey Pines each January, maybe as a result of he exerted his dominance on this format yr in and yr out. He received eight PGA Tour occasions on the South Course, together with the 2008 U.S. Open, one among his best accomplishments.
Woods made different prime professionals present up and play too. The crowds, tv broadcasts, and general curiosity spiked due to his presence, giving Torrey Pines large attract. It has traditionally served as the beginning of CBS’ golf season. Nonetheless, the general curiosity on this occasion has dwindled because of the huge adjustments the PGA Tour has made in response to LIV Golf. The Farmers Insurance coverage Open just isn’t a Signature Occasion, which means many prime professionals skip out on Torrey Pines, opting to play the three subsequent weeks at Pebble Seashore, TPC Scottsdale, and Riviera.
However that can change this yr now that Torrey Pines will host the 2025 Genesis Invitational, the third Signature Occasion of the season. One of the best gamers on the PGA Tour will compete on the South Course as soon as once more, maybe making it really feel just like the mid-2000s as soon as extra. Higher but, with Woods serving as host, he will likely be on the bottom at Torrey Pines. Whether or not he performs or not stays to be seen.
Jack Milko is a golf employees author for SB Nation’s Enjoying By means of. Observe him on X @jack_milko.