Iconic Riviera CC in evacuation zone for Pacific Palisades wildfire

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The iconic Riviera Country Club is being threatened while in the mandatory evacuation zone for the Pacific Palisades fire northwest of Los Angeles.

Riviera is the venue for the PGA Tour's Genesis Invitational, the annual tournament hosted by Tiger Woods that is scheduled to be played Feb. 13-16.

The Pacific Palisades fire began Tuesday morning and quickly spread to cover more