|
PGA Tour Champions rules official Brian Claar
said they will plan to have golfers play 36 holes Saturday. The
first round will tee off at 7:15 a.m. ET.
The Ally Challenge held a two-round pro-am earlier in the week,
and Thursday's second round was delayed and reduced to just nine
holes due to overnight rain in the area.
Things only got wetter heading into Friday.
"We woke up, we had 2 inches of rain last night, (Thursday) was
a total of 3, and there was literally 2 feet of water in the
fifth fairway today," Claar told reporters. "It was all the way
across to 15 and 6, and 13's flooded. The maintenance crew did
an incredible job with pumps, but can't get rid of the water."
Regular events on the PGA Tour Champions are three rounds long,
played Friday through Sunday. A Monday finish would be another
option for tournament organizers, but Claar said the weather
forecast offers a positive outlook for finishing on time Sunday
afternoon.
Steve Stricker, who holds a sizeable lead on the Charles Schwab
Cup money list, is the tournament's defending champion.
--Field Level Media
[© 2023 Thomson Reuters. All rights
reserved.]
This material may not be published,
broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Thompson Reuters is solely responsible for this content. |
|
