Torrey Pines will have double duty as a PGA Tour host this year. The tour announced Friday that the San Diego venue—which is the backdrop for this week’s Farmers Insurance Open—will serve as the temporary home to next month’s Genesis Invitational after the Genesis was forced to move from Riviera Country Club due to the wildfires in Los Angeles

The PGA Tour event that Tiger Woods was scheduled to host in Southern California next month, until the Los Angeles wildfires forced its relocation, will be held in San Diego at Torrey Pines Golf Course,

Keeping the tourney in California and the proximity to Riviera Country Club were primary factors for selecting Torrey Pines for the Feb. 13-16 to the event.

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.

Tiger Woods’ PGA golf tournament is moving from the Los Angeles area to San Diego as a result of the fires ravaging Southern California. This year, the Genesis Open — traditionally played at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades — will instead head to the famed Torrey Pines Golf Course,

The tournament hosted by Tiger Woods is relocating from Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades due to ongoing wildfires in the Los Angeles area.

The PGA Tour's Los Angeles event, the Genesis Invitational, has been moved to Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego, organisers said on Friday.

Torrey Pines is hosting the Farmers Insurance Open this week saving Genesis the difficulty of preparing for a major event in less than a month.