Bad weather in the Pacific Palisades area of California is once again affecting the PGA Tour’s Genesis Invitational.
Last year, the devastating California wild fires severely affected almost all of the Pacific Palisades and prevented Riviera – which was not touched by the fires – from hosting for the first time since 1998.
However, as Woods and co. build up to the latest Genesis Invitational at Riviera on Thursday, tournament preparation for the players has been altered by a more familiar weather front.
A video uploaded by Golf Channel’s Eamon Lynch showed heavy rain falling across Riviera on Monday while a photo shared on X by Skratch revealed the 18th green under a river of rainwater.
A river at Riviera wasn’t on our bingo card this week. 😳 pic.twitter.com/1pHusTmeNbFebruary 16, 2026
And, unfortunately, that is a pattern which is expected to be repeated at least once over the coming days.
Briefly discussing the Genesis’ preparation window being affected after the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Sunday, Rory McIlroy said he is excited to return to Riviera but knows he might have to rely on historic experience of the layout if he is to claim a first win there.
He said: “Look, I missed the last year. I think we’re all looking forward to getting back there. It’s one of the best tracks we play all year…
“The weather looks pretty nasty the next couple of days so I don’t know how much preparation we’re going to get in.”
Following thunderstorms and persistent rainfall throughout Monday, Tuesday’s forecast shows light rain in the area for much of the day before “a second powerful Pacific storm system is forecast to arrive Tuesday night with heavy rain and strong winds,” per the PGA Tour’s own information.
Winds are predicted to gust as strongly as 40mph on Tuesday night before Riviera CC endures further gales on the final day of practice.
A third Pacific storm system is believed to be arriving during the day on Thursday. And although it is not forecast to be as strong as the previous two, heavy rain is expected to fall which could make the golf course even…
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