Genesis Invitational: Rory McIlroy handles rain, wind to share clubhouse lead at Riviera

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PACIFIC PALISADES — Rory McIlroy would have preferred playing in the rain compared with the wind that followed on Thursday at Riviera Country Club. He handled both well enough for a 5-under-par 66 to share the clubhouse lead with Jacob Bridgeman in 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 3-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...