The Southern California native said there are ‘so many other things that are bigger’ than the tournament scheduled next month in Pacific Palisades.

The PGA Tour said it would soon announce a new venue for the Los Angeles-area tournament, which has been staged almost exclusively at Riviera since 1973.

The PGA Tour said Thursday that its is moving the location of next month’s Genesis Invitational, the annual tour stop at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, CA hosted by Tiger Woods. The move comes after the horrific Palisades Fire that erupted in that community on January 7,

The Genesis Invitational, a golf tournament organized by the Tiger Woods Foundation, will move locations this year amid the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, the PGA Tour announced Thursday.

The wildfires in Los Angeles have forced the PGA Tour to move the Genesis Invitational, hosted by Tiger Woods, to an alternate site.

The PGA Tour announced it is moving next month’s Genesis Invitational from Riviera Country Club amid the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles County. The move, which has been expected for several days, was finalized Thursday,

Tiger Woods has had to move his annual golf tournament due to the devastating wildfires in California. The Genesis Invitational, which is usually played at The Riviera Country Club, will be played at a different location from February 10-16.