Rory McIlroy handles the rain and then wind to share clubhouse lead at Riviera

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rory McIlroy would have preferred playing in the rain compared with the wind that followed Thursday at Riviera. He handled both well enough for a 5-under 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 three-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 being super soft and super quick.

McIlroy opened with three birdies in four holes. He saved par on the par-3 sixth by chipping over the bunker in the middle of the green. He dropped only one shot to join Bridgeman, who contended last week at Pebble Beach and played his best in the strongest conditions.

“I've started to just really enjoy this style of golf,” said McIlroy, who grew up in Northern Ireland but spoke early in his career of his fondness for warmth and sunshine.

“If you had asked me 10 years ago, I didn’t enjoy these conditions, but it’s been a shift in a mindset and maybe just a continuation of trying to build upon the skill set that I have,” he said. “Then when it does get to conditions like this, I’m a lot more prepared. I wouldn’t say I enjoy them, but I can certainly handle them better.”

Aaron Rai was at 6 under with two holes remaining when it was too dark to continue. The round was to resume Friday morning, and the forecast was dry for the rest of the week.

Ryan Fox had a 67, and Pebble Beach winner Collin Morikawa was in the group at 68.

But it was an odd combination of conditions, particularly the greens. Most amazing was Adam Scott's tee shot on the par-3 sixth that landed inches from the cup and plugged into the turf.

McIlroy was poised to make one last birdie when he ripped a 9-iron downwind from 181 yards near the pin, only to see it spin back off the front of the green. Another shot rarely seen came on the short 10th when he was well left of the green in the rough, 60 yards away, to a pin all the way to the right. He flew it all the way to pin and it stopped inches from where it landed.

“I honestly don’t know how they got it to this. Like, I’ve never seen greens like this,” said Morikawa, who grew up 30 miles away. “You could stop any club from anyplace — from the rough, flyer lies. I think I had two or three shots today, flyers out of the first cut and rough and I’m not worried about missing the green at all.”

The biggest surprise was Scheffler, who was headed toward a third straight tournament where he failed to break par in the opening round. He hasn't done that since his rookie season in 2020, and this was more frustrating based on how hard he slammed a bathroom door on No. 9.

He opened with a three-putt par from the 30 feet on the opening hole. He missed greens and missed putts from the 6-foot range. On the par-5 eighth, his tee shot found the barranca that divides the fairways, flew 30 yards beyond the pin, chipped to the fringe and three-putted from 20 feet.

He was 5 over for his round and had an 8-foot birdie putt — after missing the fairway to the left and his approach well to the right — on the par-5 11th hole.

Bridgeman, who reached the Tour Championship and is in the signature events for the first time, made his debut at Riviera with 15-foot eagle putt on the par-5 opening hole only to chop up the par-3 fourth, where the tee was played forward to make it only 220 (the scorecard yardage is 273). He was short on the apron, left his chip short and chipped the next one 35 feet by the hole.

But he was at his best when play resumed and the wind peaked, picking up five birdies in a 10-hole stretch and missing only one green after the delay.

“I think one of my strengths is flighting shots down, hitting shots where people don’t really know how far it’s playing, what the number actually is and just kind of feeling it out,” Bridgeman said. “I think today, especially in the wind, it played into my favor. I got to hit some of those shots that I saw some people hitting high ballooning shots that were getting smoked by the wind.”

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Rory McIlroy, from Northern Ireland, hits from a fairway rough on the eighth hole during the first round of the Genesis Invitational golf tournament at Riviera Country Club, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman)

Collin Morikawa chips on the eighth green during the first round of the Genesis Invitational golf tournament at Riviera Country Club, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman)

Jacob Bridgeman walks off the 18th green during the first round of the Genesis Invitational golf tournament at Riviera Country Club, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman)

Fans cover themselves with umbrellas as they crowd around a tee during the first round of the Genesis Invitational golf tournament at Riviera Country Club, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman)

Rory McIlroy, from Northern Ireland, hits from the ninth tee during the first round of the Genesis Invitational golf tournament at Riviera Country Club, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman )

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House announced a reciprocal trade agreement with Indonesia on Thursday while President Prabowo Subianto was in Washington to attend the first meeting of President Donald Trump's Board of Peace.

Under the agreement, Southeast Asia’s largest economy will eliminate tariffs for 99% of American goods while the U.S. will maintain tariffs on most Indonesian goods at 19%, the White House said. That is the same rate the U.S. has set for Cambodia and Malaysia. Indonesia also agreed to address non-tariff barriers to U.S. goods and to remove restrictions on exports to the U.S. for critical minerals and other industrial commodities, the White House said.

Indonesian and U.S. companies also reached 11 deals this week worth $38.4 billion, including purchases of U.S. soybeans, corn, cotton and wheat, cooperation in critical minerals and oil field recovery, and joint ventures in computer chips.

“We have negotiated very intensively over the last few months, and I think we have reached solid understandings on many issues," Prabowo told business executives Wednesday at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

A White House statement called it a “great deal" and said it “will help both countries to strengthen economic security, promote economic growth, and thereby continuously lead to global prosperity.”

The agreement was later signed by U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and his Indonesian counterpart.

The agreement was announced the same day that Prabowo, leader of the world’s most populous Muslim country, reiterated his pledge at the Board of Peace meeting to send 8,000 troops or “more if necessary” for an international stabilization force in Gaza.

Indonesia was among the first to make a firm commitment to a critical element of Trump’s postwar Gaza reconstruction plan.

“President Prabowo of Indonesia, thank you very much,” Trump said at the Board of Peace meeting. “It’s a big country you have, and you do a great job.”

Prabowo praised Trump in return. “We are very optimistic with the leadership of President Trump, this vision of real peace will be achieved,” Prabowo said. “There will be problems, but we will prevail.”

Cambodia and Vietnam are the two other Southeast Asian countries that joined the board, which was originally envisioned as overseeing the Gaza ceasefire but has taken shape with wider ambitions to broker other global conflicts.

Their leaders also came to Washington for the inaugural meeting. Cambodia has already inked a trade deal with the U.S., while Vietnam has reached a framework agreement.

Indonesian companies agreed this week to buy 1 million tons of soybeans, 1.6 million tons of corn and 93,000 tons of cotton from the U.S. They also pledged to buy up to 5 million tons of U.S. wheat by 2030.

The countries agreed to cooperate on critical minerals, though details were not immediately available.

Washington is seeking Indonesia’s agreement to lift restrictions on critical mineral exports, which the Trump administration argues could safeguard U.S. manufacturers from supply‑chain disruptions. The administration has sought to defend against China’s stranglehold on the key elements needed for everything from fighter jets to smartphones.

At the Chamber of Commerce event, Prabowo said Indonesia can serve as a “bridge” and “honest broker” between great powers, apparently referring to the U.S.-China competition.

At the Board of Peace meeting, Trump called Vietnam “incredible as a country and as a force” and told leader To Lam that it was “a really great honor to have you."

Lam's visit to the U.S. is his first since he was reelected as the head of Vietnam's ruling Communist Party last month. Typically, China is an initial stop in a nod to the countries' ideological ties and Beijing’s status as Vietnam’s largest trading partner. Lam did visit China in August 2024 before traveling to the U.S. during his first term.

Analysts say Lam's visit to the U.S. before traveling to Beijing this time around is a notable shift in sequencing. Hanoi describes its foreign policy as independent and balanced among major powers.

Trade negotiations between Vietnam and the United States are ongoing following the Trump administration levying 20% tariffs on Vietnamese exports. The latest, sixth round of talks concluded in early February.

Karmini reported from Jakarta, Indonesia, and Ghosal from Hanoi, Vietnam.

This story has been corrected to reflect that the presidents announced the deal but did not sign it. It was later signed by their representatives.

President Donald Trump stands with other World leaders before a Board of Peace meeting at the U.S. Institute of Peace, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)