{"id":109128,"date":"2026-02-20T00:10:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T04:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/mcilroy-defies-wind-and-rain-at-the-genesis-leads-alongside-bridgeman\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T00:10:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T04:10:27","slug":"mcilroy-defies-wind-and-rain-at-the-genesis-leads-alongside-bridgeman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/golf\/mcilroy-defies-wind-and-rain-at-the-genesis-leads-alongside-bridgeman\/","title":{"rendered":"McIlroy defies wind and rain at the Genesis; leads alongside Bridgeman"},"content":{"rendered":"Rory McIlroy showcased his skill at the Genesis Invitational, despite the adverse weather conditions. The Irish golfer achieved an impressive round of 5 under par (66), sharing the clubhouse lead with Jacob Bridgeman.\n\nThursday&#8217;s play at Riviera was marked by an unusual combination of rain and wind, factors that tested the players&#8217; skill. The rain, which flooded the greens, forced a three-hour interruption, after which the wind intensified, further complicating the game.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">McIlroy Adapts to the Conditions<\/h2>\n\n\nMcIlroy, who started with three birdies in the first four holes, demonstrated his adaptation to the circumstances. The golfer, known for preferring warmer conditions, revealed a change in his mentality and a greater preparation to face this type of challenges.\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I&#8217;ve really started to enjoy this style of golf.<\/p><cite>Rory McIlroy<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\nAaron Rai, with two holes to play, was at 6 under par when darkness forced the suspension of the day. Play would resume on Friday morning, with a forecast of dry weather for the weekend.\n\nRyan Fox signed a card of 67 strokes, while Collin Morikawa, winner at Pebble Beach, was at 68.\n\nThe conditions of the greens were a key factor in the game. Adam Scott even starred in an unusual moment with a tee shot that landed centimeters from the hole.\n\nMcIlroy was close to getting another birdie, but his shot with a 9-iron went astray. Another highlight was a shot from the rough 60 yards from the 10th hole, which stopped inches from the target.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0220%2Fr1617574_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg\" alt=\"Rory McIlroy super\u00f3 la lluvia y el viento para lograr un 66 en el Genesis Invitational.\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\nThe great performance of Jacob Bridgeman, who debuted at Riviera, was also notable. After a complicated start, Bridgeman regained his best form with five birdies in ten holes, demonstrating his ability to adapt to the windy conditions.\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I think one of my strengths is hitting down, hitting shots where people don&#8217;t really know how far they&#8217;re playing, what the real number is and just feeling it.<\/p><cite>Jacob Bridgeman<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\nThe competition at the Genesis Invitational promises excitement, with key players battling for the lead despite the challenging conditions.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rory McIlroy showcased his skill at the Genesis Invitational, despite the adverse weather conditions. The Irish golfer achieved an impressive round of 5 under par (66), sharing the clubhouse lead with Jacob Bridgeman. Thursday&#8217;s play at Riviera was marked by an unusual combination of rain and wind, factors that tested the players&#8217; skill. The rain, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":109129,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[11913,11911,161,407],"class_list":{"0":"post-109128","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golf","8":"tag-climatic-conditions","9":"tag-genesis-invitational","10":"tag-rory-mcilroy","11":"tag-scottie-scheffler"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109128"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109128\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/109129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}