PGA Tour: WM Phoenix Open.. Leaderboard Tee Times
I will copy an edited version of pgatour.com re the bad weather that limited Pebble Beach to 54 holes hit WM Phoenix Open today halting play at
A soaked TPC Scottsdale ahead of the 2024 WM Phoenix Open
Wednesday, Feb. 7: Hail and rain pounded the WM Phoenix Open on Wednesday, interrupting the tournament's pro-am just days after a dangerous storm scuttled the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
Golfers and others ran for cover at TPC Scottsdale, ducking into tents, tunnels, the cart barn and the clubhouse. Andrew Putnam posted video on X of the falling hail.
“Wow – are you kidding me right now?” he said. “What are we doing out here?
“It feels like home,” added Putnam, who is from Tacoma, Washington.
Temperatures in Scottsdale are lower than normal for this time of year, with lows in the 30s and 40s and highs only in the 50s and 60s for the rest of the week.
The extended forecast calls for a 70% chance of rain for Thursday’s first round, with a 15% chance of lightning. Partly cloudy conditions are expected Friday, with only a 10% chance of rain, but showers are possible again for Saturday (35% chance).
Mostly sunny if still cool conditions are predicted for the final round on Sunday.
" Thursday, Feb. 8: Play was suspended at 12:32 p.m. local time during the first round at the WM Phoenix Open due to heavy rain hitting the Scottsdale, Arizona, area. Flooding occurred across the course leaving conditions unplayable.
2:19 p.m. MT: Play remains suspended. Next update at 2:45 pm local time. Practice
facilities are now open.
2:54 p.m. MT: Play remains suspended. Next update at 3:15 pm local time. Practice facilities are now open.
4 p.m. MT: The first round of the WM Phoenix Open has resumed.
Round 2 will start at 9:20 AM EST / 7:20 AM MST. Round 1 will resume at 9:30 AM EST / 7:30 AM MST
Five days after weather shortened the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am to 54 holes, storms followed the PGA TOUR to the desert.
A chilly morning gave way to wind and heavy rain that left pools of water on the greens at TPC Scottsdale. The Stadium Course was deemed unplayable around noon, leading to a delay of three-and-a-half hours.
About half the field was able to finish following the delay, leaving the rest to return Friday morning to resume their first rounds.
Six groups managed to finish before the weather rolled in, leaving a majority of the field biding their time in the clubhouse — and their cars.
“It got really bad towards the end, it was quite tough,” said Lowry, who also spent time in his car with a couple of friends. “We came back out, the wind was not blowing as strong, but the ball was going nowhere, and it was cold and kind of tough.”
Sahith Theegala spent time with his parents in the players’ dining room and grabbed a bite to eat during what ended up being a long weather delay.
Theegala returned to birdie his first hole following the delay, shooting a 6-under 65 to take the early lead in the unfinished first round of the WM Phoenix Open on Thursday.
Theegala returned to sink an 8-foot birdie putt on the par-4 sixth hole and closed with two pars. His closest pursuer was Andrew Novak, who was 5-under through nine holes.
Friday could be a light day for Theegala, as Thursday’s late wave still has up to 16 holes to complete. That wave will then begin the second round, with Friday’s late wave (including Theegala) likely to tee off mid-to-late afternoon.
S.H. Kim eagled the par-5 13th and got to 6-under with consecutive birdies starting on No. 5, but closed with two bogeys to shoot 67, matching Shane Lowry. Jordan Spieth shot 68.
edit ***Canadians
Nick Taylor T5 -3 thru 6 holes
Adam Svensson T4 E 71
Corey Conners E thru 4
Adam Hadwin T115 +4 75
pgatour.com
Bryan Angus (edit)
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