Tiger Woods stated the choice to maintain the Genesis Invitational match in Southern California was an necessary one because the Los Angeles space recovers from a sequence of wildfires.
Riviera Nation Membership in Pacific Palisades, California, has been residence to the Woods-hosted occasion since 1999. Nonetheless, wildfires throughout 45 densely populated sq. miles in Los Angeles, together with the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, have claimed the lives of at the very least 29 individuals.
Torrey Pines in San Diego will as a substitute host the occasion Feb. 13-16, and whereas a number of programs had been thought of, Woods stated retaining the match in Southern California may be useful within the space’s restoration.
“Riv is simply not prepared,” Woods stated Monday from his TGL match in Florida. “There have been so many alternative choices out on the desk, and we had been making an attempt to be understanding to all of the victims that these fires have brought on.
“The truth that with the town of San Diego we had been capable of keep inside Southern California. With respect to the difficulties in L.A., I believe it is necessary that we had been capable of keep in Southern California as a result of everybody who was born and raised out in Southern Cal can all relate to the fires. It is a troublesome scenario, and we need to be very delicate to that.”
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Woods additionally stated that by staying within the area, the match can even assist drive consciousness and fundraising alternatives.
“I believe as a result of we’re in Southern California, I believe we’re going to have the ability to increase extra money for all of the losses which have incurred,” Woods stated.
Programs in California, Phoenix and Las Vegas had been thought of to host the Genesis Invitational. The PGA Tour stated in an announcement the occasion plans to return subsequent yr to Riviera Nation Membership, which has not been broken by the fires.
Up to now this season Woods, 49, has participated within the exhibition PNC Championship, the place he partnered together with his son Charlie, and performed in TGL — an indoor golf league he co-founded that’s in its inaugural season.
Woods, a 15-time main champion, introduced in mid-September that he had undergone what’s believed to be his sixth again surgical procedure. Final yr he was restricted to only 5 PGA Tour occasions — lacking three cuts and withdrawing from the Genesis Invitational due to sickness. He completed sixtieth on the Masters, which was final amongst golfers who made the lower.
Info from ESPN’s Mark Schlabach was used on this report.
