UNLV Men's Golf begins spring season at the Southwestern Invitational, where Tiger Woods is a notable past champion.

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.

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.

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,

South course at Torrey Pines in San Diego with an emphasis on relief initiatives for victims of the fires. That gives Torrey Pines two tournaments in a span of four weeks. The tour said the $20 million signature event hosted by Tiger Woods would return to Riviera Country Club next year.

Torrey Pines Golf Course will host the Genesis Invitational next month after the PGA Tour moved the tournament from Riviera Country Club due to the deadly Palisades fire.

Tiger Woods' Genesis Invitational is being moved from Los Angeles to San Diego after the devastating wildfires damaged a course in Los Angeles.

The Genesis Invitational will be held this year at Torrey Pines in San Diego rather than Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, because of the recent wildfires in the Los Angeles area.