LOS ANGELES – Tiger Woods arrived at Riviera on Saturday just in time for the Genesis Invitational to be delayed by high wind.
Woods, the tournament host, is not playing this year as he recovers from a fifth back surgery. He spent most of the late morning visiting with Dustin Johnson, Xander Schauffele and other players who had time on their hands.
The wind was gusting to 35 mph, strong enough in such dry conditions that golf balls wouldn't stay on the green. And then a piece of communications equipment was toppled near the 14th tee, and officials halted play.
It was supposed to resume after a delay of just over three hours. But as players were warming up, play was stopped again. Sam Burns, who had a five-shot lead going into the third