Genesis leaderboard shock: Jacob Bridgeman joins Marco Penge as weather reshuffles Riviera contenders

The immediate impact of a weather-extended Friday fell heaviest on players completing delayed holes and those trying to hold momentum into the weekend. jacob bridgeman is part of a two-way lead at 12 under after a second-round 64, a position that reshapes who will feel pressure first as Riviera moves toward the weekend; Rory McIlroy sits one shot back after a 65 and several contenders scrambled through stops and starts.

Who is feeling the impact now: leaders, finishers and those forced to pause

Marco Penge and Jacob Bridgeman sit atop the leaderboard at 12 under, which immediately affects tee times, pairings and the psychology of players still finishing delayed holes. Players who had to complete holes from a weather-interrupted first round faced longer days; Akshay Bhatia was leading at the suspension point, 3-under through six holes, before play resumed. Here's the part that matters: finishing a delayed 27-hole Friday can change momentum and stamina for the weekend.

Jacob Bridgeman joins Marco Penge atop the leaderboard

Bridgeman, of the United States, carded a 64 to join Marco Penge at 12 under overall. jacob bridgeman’s surge to the front came on the same day Penge produced a seven-under 64, highlighted by five birdies in his final seven holes.

Round-two scoreboard and selected positions

• -12 M Penge (Eng), J Bridgeman (US)
• -11 R McIlroy (NI)
• -9 A Scott (Aus), X Schauffele (US)
• -8 MW Lee (Aus), P Greyserman (US)
• -7 T Fleetwood (Eng), W Clark (US)
• K Kitayama (US)
• M Fitzpatrick (Eng)

Selected others: -6 A Rai (Eng); -5 J Speith (US); -2 R Fowler (US); level R MacIntyre (Sco), S Scheffler (US); +1 S Lowry (Ire); (missed cut) +3 J Rose (Eng).

Weather interruption, course conditions and timing that shaped Friday

Play was suspended during the first round at 10: 13 a. m. local time after a large band of persistent rain arrived. The first round then resumed at 1: 09 p. m. local time, after nearly three hours off, and maintenance crews were seen squeegeeing greens to get them fit for play. An official forecast had signaled the heaviest rain between 10 a. m. and noon local, with winds expected to increase after noon and gusts up to 34 mph possible; temperatures were noted in the 40s in the morning, rising to the middle 50s by afternoon, with total rainfall around a half inch.

Player notes, personal context and clutch finishes

Rory McIlroy, the world number two, carded a six-under-par 65 to move to 11 under and said the Riviera set-up felt more forgiving than the previous week, when he finished joint 14th at Pebble Beach. He noted he hit some loose shots but controlled distance and holed crucial putts inside eight feet to save pars. Marco Penge, 27, revealed that his wife is expecting their second child next week and that the family recently moved to Florida; he described a difficult recent period in which his wife has been in the US heavily pregnant, caring for their one-and-a-half-year-old without family or friends nearby, and framed his decision to play as a gamble on leaving her on her own. World number one Scottie Scheffler made a seven-foot par putt at the 18th to make the cut at level par and said getting out on fresh greens this morning helped him hole the putts he needed to reach the weekend.

Mini timeline of the day and a forward signal

• Morning: First round begun; heavy rain arrives and play continues for over an hour.
• 10: 13 a. m. local: Play suspended as greens were flooded and unplayable.
• 1: 09 p. m. local: First round resumed after nearly three hours.
• Friday finish: Marco Penge and Jacob Bridgeman end the day tied at 12 under; Rory McIlroy at 11 under.

The real test will be how those who completed 27 holes recover physically and mentally before Saturday's tee times.

What’s easy to miss is that Penge’s 27-hole Friday included finishing nine holes left over from the weather-delayed first round before even starting his second round, which magnifies the endurance element behind his move to the top.

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If you’re wondering why this keeps coming up: the combination of resumed play, players finishing delayed holes and the tight leaderboard means tee times, pairings and short-term recovery will be as consequential as shot-making heading into the weekend.