Tiger Woods splits hosting duties, welcoming high school students across Southern Cal to Genesis Invitational 

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Palisades, CA – Tiger Woods is not only hosting this year 2026 Genesis Invitational in its return to The Riveria, also affectionately called The Riv, he also made an effort to welcome students from multiple schools to private members club for various educational activities curated by Tiger Woods Foundation and TGR Learning Labs.

“I’m apart of this community,” Woods said right after closing remarks for today’s sports media panel as part of the TGR Foundation local programming. “Creating a space for all of you, this is why we are doing this; to create an environment for you to chase your passions or even create passions…”

Second round of the Genesis Invitational at the Rivera Country Club in Los Angeles, Ca on February 14, 2020. Jevone Moore

Woods was joined on stage by multiple sports figures and dignitaries that included TGR Foundation, Hrag Hamalian, LA Chargers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh, and Lulu’s Place Chairman and Founder, Doug Kimmelman. 

“Let me tell you, it’s not often rich people buy about 137 acres of land and it be not for profit,” Harbaugh said.

Students in attendance today came from St. Bernard’s, View Park and AUHSD’s Western, also Woods’ alma mater.

TGR Foundation Senior Vice President John Lee served as moderator of the sports panel that featured NBC4 Adrian Arambulo and TGR Live Director Noah Sharfman along with LA Chargers content team representatives, Taylor Goldman and Megan Julian.

TGR Foundation will host its next activity over the weekends for students to get an opportunity to observe some live action on the course.