The PGA Tour announced Thursday that the 2025 Genesis Invitational will not take place at Riviera Country Club due to the impact of the Los Angeles wildfires. The third flagship event of the PGA Tour season is scheduled for February 10-16 and a replacement site is expected to be announced by the organization in the coming days.
“The PGA Tour continues to focus on the safety and well-being of those affected by the unprecedented natural disaster in Greater Los Angeles,” the Tour said in a statement. “We are grateful for the life-saving efforts of first responders and the tireless work done to end the tragic wildfires.
“In collaboration with Genesis, The Riviera Country Club and TGR Live, and out of respect for the current 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.
Riviera has been on the PGA Tour since 1929. It has hosted the Genesis Invitational almost two years since 1972, with the exception of 1983 due to the club hosting the PGA Championship and 1998, when the club hosted the U.S. Senior Open. city.
While there is no official word from the PGA Tour regarding where the event will take place, Golf Digest reported last week that TPC Scottsdale perhaps online for duplication. The WM Phoenix Open is scheduled to take place the week before, and it wouldn’t be the first time in recent memory that a Tour stop hosted tournaments in consecutive weeks. In 2020, Muirfield Village hosted the Workday Charity Open and the Memorial Tournament in consecutive weeks.
