Get ready to set those alarms WAY earlier on Sunday, folks, because the final round of the Constellation Furyk & Friends tournament is kicking off three and a half hours ahead of schedule! This isn’t just a minor tweak; officials with the PGA Tour Champions announced Saturday afternoon that Sunday’s tee times, originally slated for 11:30 a.m., are now pushed all the way up to 8 a.m. What a wild turn of events.
Weather Playing Havoc With Hammock Beach
The big reason for this sudden shift? You guessed it: weather concerns. Players will hit the greens bright and early, starting on both the first and 10th tees on the Ocean Course at Hammock Beach. If you were planning on catching the action, you’ll need to be through the gates by 7:30 a.m. to see the first swings. The pairings, by the way, are still getting locked in and will be confirmed once the second round wraps up.
When Mother Nature Calls The Shots
So, can golf tournaments just get rained out? Not usually for just plain rain. Golfers are tough, they play through it. But there are two huge exceptions that stop play cold: lightning in the area, which causes an immediate suspension until it’s safe again, or if water starts pooling up on the greens, tee boxes, or fairways. That’s when they pause things until the course can drain or be cleared. The PGA Tour has this whole color-coded alert system for spectators, too: Green means good to go, Yellow says be aware, Orange means get ready to shelter, Red is ‘play suspended, take shelter NOW,’ and Purple means the course is closed for the day. For your own safety, if dangerous weather hits, they always tell fans to avoid high places, golf carts, temporary structures, trees, and wire fencing. Looks like everyone’s just trying to beat whatever’s brewing.
The second round has to wrap up first to lock in those pairings, and then it’s an incredibly early start for the final showdown. Let’s hope for clear skies for those early birds!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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