The Saturday day of the tournament was suspended while the second round took place, due to darkness. The competition, postponed due to weather conditions, will continue to be played on Sunday, which according to the original schedule was its end day. Mito managed to play two holes in the phase, while Joaco failed to complete the first.
Rain, storm and wind. Elements that did not allow The Players Championship tournament to take place normally. Joaquín Niemann and Mito Pereira are yet to complete their second round of a bumpy weekend.
The last few days in Florida have been a deluge and the competition has not emerged unscathed from the force of nature. Despite incessant attempts by the production and the guardians of the legendary TPC Sawgrass to counter the effects of the downpour, the tournament could not be played normally and it is practically official that the last round will take place on Monday. Thursday it was played, but the day was suspended after a few hours. On Friday, however, not even a hole could be played.
This Saturday, on the other hand, actions were only delayed during the early hours of the day until about one o’clock in the afternoon local time there was a window of good weather.
There the production ran and put all the players on the field to play (some were just looking to complete their first round). The problem was that although the rain left Ponte Vedra, the wind came back strong.
It was a gust of wind that hit the course, complicating the lives of all golfers. A clear example, the balls that went into the water on the 17th hole during the day. On Thursday, only four balls ended up submerged at the edge of the island. This time more than 14.
The day progressed, however, the second round could not be completed. At 6:29 p.m. (local time), the match was suspended due to darkness. At the time this happened, Joaquín Niemann had not yet completed his first hole.
At the moment, the Chilean was third in the standings with Josef Straka, Keith Mitchell and Anirban Lahiri all at -5, trailing Tom Hoge and Tommy Fleetwood at -6.
In contrast, Mito Pereira, who sits in 55th place, had played two holes, with a total of nine hits. . He did not continue to play due to Saturday’s matchday suspension, causing another delay in a competition whose original schedule ended on Sunday. According to information provided by the PGA Tour, everything resumes at 8:15 a.m. (local time).
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