- Event referee: ‘The golf course has reached an unplayable point’
- Two and a half inches of rain fell in 24 hours
The 48th staging of the Players Championship is destined to be better known for disruption than the identity of its champion. After torrential rain and approaching electric storms halted play at Sawgrass late on Friday morning, the PGA Tour admitted a Monday finish became almost inevitable. That the tournament, worth $20m (£15.3m) in prize money, could run into Tuesday was not completely dismissed.
“The potential is there,” said the event’s chief referee, Gary Young, of a Tuesday conclusion. “The potential, but let’s hope not. I think everything that we’re looking at, we feel very confident that we can finish this tournament by Monday.
Continue reading…Event referee: ‘The golf course has reached an unplayable point’Two and a half inches of rain fell in 24 hoursThe 48th staging of the Players Championship is destined to be better known for disruption than the identity of its champion. After torrential rain and approaching electric storms halted play at Sawgrass late on Friday morning, the PGA Tour admitted a Monday finish became almost inevitable. That the tournament, worth $20m (£15.3m) in prize money, could run into Tuesday was not completely dismissed.“The potential is there,” said the event’s chief referee, Gary Young, of a Tuesday conclusion. “The potential, but let’s hope not. I think everything that we’re looking at, we feel very confident that we can finish this tournament by Monday. Continue reading…