LOS ANGELES — Savannah Lacy is only in 10th grade, but she already knows what she wants her future to sound like.

“This is just helping me in my future, for my college, for my adult life, my career,” Lacy said.

The high school student spent this week at Riviera Country Club as part of a youth program tied to The Genesis Invitational, getting a behind-the-scenes look at how a major PGA Tour event is covered — and how a career in sports broadcasting can start taking shape early.

Lacy is not part of the Tiger Woods Foundation, but she participated in programming connected to the tournament and the foundation’s education initiatives.

“This is what I want to do when I’m older, and creating a path for me when I’m only in 10th grade is a lot,” she said.

For 30 years, the Tiger Woods Foundation has focused on expanding access to education and career pathways for young people. At Riviera, that mission showed up in practical ways: one day, Lacy sat on a panel with people working in the industry; another day, students were out on the course learning how a PGA Tour event operates — from content planning to camera work.

“This is just an even more positive indicator that I do want to go into sports journalism and media,” Lacy said.

That push for education, opportunity and access received a major boost this week in Los Angeles, when the Chargers Impact Fund announced what the team called the largest donation in franchise history: a $2.5 million gift in partnership with Lulu’s Place and the Tiger Woods Foundation.

“They’re so committed, so determined. And so we couldn’t be more excited about partnering with them because this project is going to be a really big success,” said Chargers President John Spanos.

TGR Foundation Chairman Mike McKee said the funding will help build Lulu’s Place, a new campus designed for underserved youth with academic, athletic and wellness programs. The campus is slated to open in May 2027 in Westchester, near Los Angeles International Airport.

“And we just want the kids to come,” McKee said. “We want them to have the athletic experience, the academic experience.”

For Lacy, watching the announcement at Riviera felt less like a corporate headline and more like a personal signal — another example of adults investing in kids who are still trying to picture themselves in rooms they’ve never been in.

“By giving this donation, it provides an opportunity for all kids,” she said. “And I think that is really exciting.”

At a tournament where the leaderboard can change with a single swing, the week’s bigger message landed away from the ropes: For many, the most important score isn’t who wins at Riviera — it’s who gets a chance because of it.