THE Genesis InvitationalOne of the longest tournaments on the PGA Tour calendar is back for another year.
However, it will be played in 2025 in a new place, because Torrey Pines became the 12th golf course to host the event. The tournament is one of the three signature events hosted by the players on the PGA Tour. Tgr by Tiger Woods directs the event.
It is the ninth year that Genesis is the title sponsor. Before becoming an invitation, the tournament was called The Genesis Open. He started in 1926 as Los Angeles Open, and the event in 2025 will be 99th.
The Genesis is the seventh oldest tournament in the PGA Tour calendar, but if you consider the real PGA Tour events and not the Majors, the Genesis is the fourth older, behind the BMW, the Texas Open and Texas Open.
The oldest golf tournaments on the PGA Tour
This year will mark the first time that the Genesis will be played outside the Los Angeles region.
Torrey Pines in San Diego is also a longtime place in the PGA Tour. He welcomed the Farmers Insurance Open (which has also had several names over the years) since 1968 as well as the openings in the United States 2008 and 2021.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Genesis Invitational is the seventh longest event on PGA Tour
