Torrey Pines is the replacement site for the Genesis Invitational. The Tiger Woods-hosted signature event typically is held at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles.

The PGA Tour announced Friday that it is relocating the Genesis Invitational from Riviera to Torrey Pines' South Course in the wake of the devastating wildfires that have ravaged the Los Angeles area.

The PGA Tour announced Friday that next month’s Genesis Invitational, which traditionally has been played at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif., will be moved to Torrey Pines outside San Diego because of the fires that have ravaged the Los Angeles area.

South African Kieron van Wyk, a senior at the College of Charleston, had never been to California in the 23 years of his life before this week. He’d never seen the Torrey Pines South Course until he walked it outside the ropes on Saturday while following groups in the final round of the PGA Tour’s Farmers Insurance Open.

There are at least 60 people from the City of San Diego’s staff who work on staging the PGA Tour’s Farmers Insurance Open at the municipal Torrey Pines golf courses. They toil long hours for months in advance and then all but collapse onto their couches when the final putt drops.

You can play at Torrey Pines, a municipal golf course. No, it's not cheap and yes, it can be challenging getting a time.

The PGA Tour announced on Friday that the Genesis Invitational will be moved from the Riviera Country Club to Torrey Pines on Feb. 13-16.

Because of the tragic wildfires affecting Los Angeles, the PGA Tour has moved the Genesis Invitational to San Diego.

Kieron van Wyk, a 23-year-old South African amateur golfer, made history as the first amateur to win an APGA Tour event at the Farmers Insurance Invitational in San Diego.

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