Rain seriously threatens the tournament The Players Championship (TPC)considered the fifth Grand Slam of golf, whose first day has not yet concluded and will not resume until this Saturday morning (afternoon in Spain), if conditions allow it, so The tournament is scheduled to conclude on Monday for the first time since 2005.
The resumption would in no case arrive before 11:00 local time, since the arrival of a “severe” weather system is expected early on Saturday, explained the chief referee, Gary Young, at a press conference, who lamented the problems generated by the rains in this edition: “Unfortunately, the weather conditions do not provide us with any relief“He said after the suspension.
The best news for organizers is that no rain is expected for Saturday afternoon or for Sunday, although it is cold and strong winds of up to a hundred kilometers per hour. Further delays may not leave enough time for a potential playoff since “The Players” rules call for a three-hole playoff, Young said.
Up to 48 players have not yet finished their first round when the organization has decided to postpone the game until Saturday.
Jon RahmNo. 1 in the world, did end his initial journey signing a card of 69 strokes with five birdies and two bogeys. Sergio Garcia also managed to get off the par 72 of the golf course Sawgrass by totaling 71 strokes after achieving five birdies and committing two bogeys and another double.
English Tommy Fleetwood and the american Tom Hoge they are the leaders in the clubhouse with 66 shots.
provisional classification
1st day (par 72)
Players at clubhouse
66 Tommy Fleetwood (Ing)
Tom Hoge (USA)
67 Joaquin Niemann (Chl)
Kramer Hickok (USA)
Keith Mitchell (USA)
Anirban Lahiri (Ind)
…
69 Jon Rahm (ESP)
70 Paul Casey (Ing)
71 Sergio Garcia (ESP)
Viktor Hovland (Nor)
72 Patrick Cantlay (USA)
73 Patrick Reed (USA)
Shane Lowry (Irl)
