Tiger Woods' foundation to host PGA Tour event at Riviera.
Tuesday 29 March 2016 20:40, UK
Tiger Woods will host the PGA Tour's annual event at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles from 2017.
The Tour made the announcement on Tuesday, saying that the Tiger Woods Foundation will host the tournament whose new title sponsor is Hyundai, following nine years of being called the Northern Trust Open.
The 14-time major winner, who grew up in the Los Angeles area and whose foundation's headquarters are in nearby Irvine, has pledged to play in the tournament which is staged every February.
Woods, who made his PGA Tour debut at Riviera when only 16 years old, is delighted for his foundation to be involved in one of the oldest and most prestigious tournaments in professional golf.
The 40-year-old said: "This is a fantastic opportunity for my foundation. This is the first PGA Tour event I ever played and it means a lot to contribute to a community that has supported me and my foundation for more than 20 years.
"I'm committed to playing in my foundation's events and it will be exciting to return to Riviera."
Woods, who last played at Riviera in 2006, has never won at the venue, although he did post back-to-back runners-up finishes in 1998 and 1999.
