Rory McIlroy handles rain, then wind to share clubhouse lead at The Genesis Invitational

Highlights | Thursday | The Genesis Written by Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rory McIlroy would have preferred playing in the rain compared with the wind that followed Thursday at The Riviera Country Club. He handled both well enough for a 5-under 66 to share the clubhouse lead with Jacob Bridgeman at The Genesis Invitational. Scottie Scheffler couldn’t get off the course fast enough. He was tied for last in the 72-man field, without a birdie through 10 holes when play was suspended by darkness. The rain that formed puddles on the already soft greens led to a three-hour stoppage . Players returned to far more difficult conditions with a wind that was strong and cold, and putting surfaces with a rare combination of being super soft and super quick. McIlroy opened with three birdies in four holes. He saved par on the par-3 sixth by chipping over the bunker in the middle of the green. He dropped only one shot to join Bridgeman, who contended last week at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and played his best in the strongest conditions. Rory McIlroy’s Round 1 highlights from The Genesis “I’ve started to just really enjoy this style of
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