The 2025 Genesis Invitational, a special tournament hosted by Tiger Woods, has been moved from Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, to Torrey Pines due to the disastrous wildfires. Although Tiger Woods’ participation was expected in the tournament, he drew from playing due to the recent passing of his mother.
The tournament has attracted many giant names on the tour, including Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, and Jordan Spieth.
This article will take a look at the reason for the venue change, course details, the top players of the tournament, key stats, and course conditions for the 2025 Genesis Invitational.
Venue Change and Course Details
The 2025 Genesis Invitational has been moved to Torrey Pines from Riviera CC just three weeks before the tournament. Torrey Pines is a popular Farmers Insurance Open site, which is a familiar PGA tour location. However, the tournament’ is the Tour’s Signature Event. More top-ranked professionals will fire for greens and fairways to grab the top prize money worth $4 million from the pool of $20 million. The 36-hole municipal golf facility is located in La Jolla in the San Diego community, California. The course was designed by Rees Jones for the second time in 2019. The course is par 72 and 7,765 yards. The South Course became popular after hosting the 2021 US Open and the Farmers Insurance Open, won by LIV golfer Jon Rahm.
Elite Field and Top Players
The Genesis Invitational is the Signature Event with a $20 million purse and a top prize worth $4 million. The field will have 71 star-studded players, including 46 of the world’s top 50 golfers in the Official World Golf Rankings.
Scottish Scheffler, the world’s Number 1 champion, tops the list, followed by Number 3, Rory McIlroy, who recently won the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in February; Number 4 Collin Morikawa, and the Genesis Champion 2024, and the world’s Number 5 Hideki Matsuyama.
The host of the tournament, Tiger Woods, withdrew on Monday, but he will be present later at the event this week to meet the elite field for the event’s 99th edition. The 49-YO Woods is a seven-time winner at the Farmers Insurance Open and has also bagged the 2008 US Open Trophy at Torrey Pines.
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Key Stats and Course Conditions
Three of the previous four winners at the Farmers Insurance Open tournament in Torrey Pines South Course became top 5 in Strokes Gained Approach and top 10 in Putting. Over and above these starts, other information like driving distance and SG: Off the Tee, as well as the stronger long iron play, will be shaping the leaderboard. The course will play to the same distance as the Farmers Insurance Open this week with similar grass cuts on the below Tour’s averaged-sized Poa annua green and 4-inch rough with ryegrass fairways.
According to the weather forecast, the course will not play firm. Wednesday will have an 80% to 90% chance of rain, adding another exciting element. Round 2 Friday might have a 60% chance of rain with nearly 60° temperature and 10-20 mph gusting winds.
How to Watch
The tournament will be available on –
- February 13: 4 PM – 8 PM on Golf Channel/NBC Sports app
- February 15: 1 PM – 3 PM on Golf Channel/NBC Sports app; 3 PM – 7 PM on CBS
- February 16: 3 PM – 6:30 PM on CBS
Other streaming options include – PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ for live coverage. Paramount+ will stream broadcasts on NBC online and on the NBC Sports App.
