A extreme storm raised security issues and compelled postponement of the ultimate spherical of the US PGA Tour’s Pebble Seaside Professional-Am to Monday match officers introduced on Sunday.
Someday after reigning US Open champion Wyndham Clark set a course document with a 12-under par 60 on the seaside California structure, heavy rain soaked the long-lasting course with excessive winds blowing in excessive waves.
The ultimate spherical was rescheduled to start Monday morning off the primary and tenth tees.
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“Our rules say we have to make each effort to play 72 holes, which incorporates enjoying on Monday,” PGA Tour chief referee Gary Younger stated.
There may be, nevertheless, an opportunity that the match might be declared after simply the 54 holes, which might see Clark win the A$30 million occasion.
“We’d not begin play on Monday if we knew we couldn’t end the spherical on Monday,” Younger stated.
“So, the drop-dead time on that may imply we must begin play on Monday by 10:15 a.m. on the newest as a way to full play.”
Extra rain is scheduled for the Monday morning at Pebble Seaside, elevating additional issues about enjoying circumstances.
Play can prolong into Tuesday, Younger stated, however provided that greater than half of the enjoying area has accomplished their spherical on Monday.
Clark lowered the previous Pebble Seaside 18-hole mark of 62 set by Tom Kite in 1983 and matched by fellow Individuals David Duval in 1997 and Patrick Cantlay in 2021 plus Austrian Matthias Schwab in 2022.
Clark tops the sector after 54 holes on 17-under 199 with Sweden’s Ludvig Aberg one stroke again and France’s Matthieu Pavon, who gained final week at Torrey Pines, two adrift.
Belgian Thomas Detry and American Mark Hubbard share fourth on 202 with a pack on 203 together with world primary Scottie Scheffler, two-time PGA Championship winner Justin Thomas, fellow American Tom Hoge and Australian Jason Day.