Straka in San Diego

Flame inferno forced flash relocation for golf stars

Following the forest fires in Los Angeles, the Genesis Invitational golf tournament had to be relocated from Pacific Palisades to San Diego at short notice.(Bild: APA/AP Photo/Ethan Swope, File)

Golf superstar Tiger Woods canceled his start at the Genesis Invitational at short notice due to the death of his mother. The 20-million-dollar event had already made headlines because it had to be relocated from Pacific Palisades to San Diego at short notice due to the forest fires in Los Angeles. Sepp Straka plays there with the hilarious Robert MacIntyre.

The Austrian and the Scotsman got on very well during Europe's Ryder Cup triumph in 2023. They sat next to each other at the team presentation. Both have a sense of humor and Scotch. When MacIntyre presented his Ryder Cup colleagues with a very special bottle from his native Oban at the Scottish Open, Straka said: "I was very happy about it because I really like Scotch."