Wind delays Genesis Invitational

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 round, was poised over his opening tee shot when the horn sounded.

“We had some balls move around on the putting greens, which we were able to deal with under the rules,” said Steve Rintoul, the PGA Tour’s tournament director this week. “However, ultimately I think we got into a situation of player safety, safety of our volunteers and everybody else out there on the golf course was our primary reason for shutting things down.”

There would not be enough daylight to finish the third round if play ever resumed.

MLB: When Joe Musgrove reported to spring training to start his sixth big league season, a brown and gold No. 44 Padres jersey was hanging in his locker. The No. 44 is a nod to Jake Peavy, the fiery right-hander Musgrove grew up cheering for. Musgrove continued to follow his hometown Padres even as his big league career unfolded elsewhere, and now he’ll get to pitch at Petco Park as part of a powerhouse rotation the Padres are counting on to take them deep into October. “Putting on that jersey for the first time the other day was pretty special,” Musgrove said.

NBA: The Nets’ Kevin Durant will miss his fourth straight game on Sunday, as he continues to work on a strained left hamstring. Coach Steve Nash said Saturday that Durant would do strength exercises while being monitored for inflammation. The Nets take a five-game winning streak into Sunday’s matchup against the Clippers.

NHL: The setting was spectacular but the ice conditions were far from it, leading to an extended delay between the first and second period of the outdoor game between the Golden Knights and Avalanche at Lake Tahoe. The NHL decided to halt the game for more than eight hours on Saturday after bright sun and temperatures hovering around freezing led to poor ice conditions that had players and officials repeatedly falling because of holes on the ice . ... The Sabres got an early goal from defenseman Colin Miller and two more from Sam Reinhart in posting a much-needed 3-2 win over the Devils on Saturday, snapping a four-game losing streak.

Soccer: American forward Jordan Morris left the field on a stretcher with what could be a significant leg injury suffered during Swansea’s 4-2 loss to Huddersfield on Saturday in England’s League Championship. The 26-year-old, on loan from Major League Soccer’s Sounders, entered at the start of the second half and was taken off about 20 minutes later.