Alexander: At least the rain has left Riviera … we think
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PACIFIC PALISADES — Mother Nature has to be toying with us, right? A year ago, because of fires that a lot of residents from both here and Altadena are still recovering from, the Genesis Invitational – technically, the 99th iteration of the Los Angeles Open – had to be played at Torrey Pines in La Jolla. This year, as a welcome back present? Rain, and plenty of it. Day 1 at Riviera was delayed for roughly 3 hours in the late morning and early afternoon on Thursday, and when the horn sounded to resume play around 1:05 p.m. it wouldn’t have been a surprise if the clouds opened up one more time, just to remind us all who’s boss. But the sun appeared, play resumed, and while not everyone...