Tiger Woods admitted he has far larger considerations than the standing of subsequent month’s Genesis Invitational, the PGA Tour occasion that he has hosted since 2019.
With wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles space, Woods stated that actual life carries extra weight than the occasion that’s slated to be held on the Riviera Nation Membership in Pacific Palisades from Feb. 13-16.
“It is simply unhappy,” Woods advised reporters within the SoFi Middle after his debut TGL match on Tuesday. “Max (Homa) and I’ve grown up there. We’re SoCal children. To see what has occurred, I’ve recognized a few individuals who misplaced every little thing, so it is simply exhausting.
“So far as the Genesis, we’re simply making an attempt to determine every little thing out and be sure that everyone seems to be protected and we now have conferences scheduled going ahead. However as of proper now, we’re probably not centered on the event. It is extra about what we are able to do to assist everybody who’s struggling, who has misplaced houses and had their lives modified.”
Riviera was spared from the fires regardless of being within the necessary evacuation zone. The PGA Tour hasn’t made a last determination on whether or not it will likely be held there.
Homa, Woods’ TGL teammate, stated golf shouldn’t be the first focus proper now.
“I do know that these pure disasters occur far too typically. Nevertheless, this was the primary one I can bear in mind the place each information clip, each time somebody talked about an space, I may image it so properly,” Homa stated. “It was very eerie. Fortuitously, all my family and friends are protected. Homes not essentially nonetheless all intact, but it surely was good to have the ability to speak to fairly a number of folks, and I believe their perspective has been superb about, ‘Hey, we’re protected, and that is what issues most.'”
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