We were just an hour away before Scottie Scheffler was scheduled to tee off at the Riviera Golf Course. He was paired with Xander Schauffele and Si Woo Kim as one of the last groups to begin the round. However, the latest reports suggest that bad weather might push his tee time to much later in the day.

As per Underdog Golf, “Weather alert: Play suspended at Genesis Invitational due to inclement weather Thursday.”

The PGA Tour website has also confirmed that the play has stopped and the round has been temporarily suspended. It’s uncertain when the weather will improve, and tournament officials will let play resume. However, judging by the video shared by Underdog Golf, it doesn’t seem like it will happen anytime soon.

As per a TrackingScheffler tweet, “🚨 Horn blown at the Genesis Invitational. Scottie Scheffler’s tee time will likely be pushed back roughly 3 hours at the minimum. Rain slated to stop at top of the hour at 1pm local (4pm EST) plus a 45 minute warm up period for players.”

There were already reports of heavy rainfall throughout the first round of the 2026 Genesis Invitational. PGA Tour Communications had shared weather reports that revealed that rainfall would disrupt play till 1 P.M. local time or 4 P.M. (EST). Even after that, there might be some probability of precipitation for the next couple of hours.

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It’s not only Scheffler whose round was disrupted today. None of the other players on the field were able to complete their round either. The most anyone got out of it before the suspension stopped play was a little over half the round. The first two groups that started the round were able to complete 10 holes each.

That said, rain suspension is not as common an occurrence at Riviera Golf Course as one might imagine.

Scottie Scheffler’s momentum was put to a halt by divine intervention

It may seem like the rainfall is a common phenomenon during the Genesis Invitational. However, as Len Hochberg from RotoWire pointed out, Scottie Scheffler tee off might have been stopped by a rare occurrence.

He tweeted, “👀 Fun Riviera factoid for people who remember stuff differently: Until today, there had not been a rain delay at the Genesis Invitational this decade, since 2019 (there was a high wind delay in 2021).”

The weather at Riviera Golf Course in 2026 is unlike anything we’ve witnessed since 2020, it seems. While the West Coast Swing has seen a lot of weather issues, the Genesis Invitational has not been troubled by rain on too many occasions. In fact, the last time the tournament was reduced to a 54-hole event due to rain was in 1993.

That raises the question: Are the weather gods trying to stop the momentum Scottie Scheffler has built in the last 18 appearances? It will prove to be true if the World No.1 finishes outside the top-4 this weekend.