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well..that was quick..
"Keeping player safety paramount, and considering the worsening course and weather conditions, the final round has been canceled."
It's a big problem (weather cancellations at the end of the tournament) but there's no good an easy fix. However, in this case with the last round on a Saturday, they really should have had the Open players at least stick around and play tomorrow. I know, travel, I know, logistics. But in this case, postponing the final round would be much more plausible on a Sunday than on a Monday like many other weeks.
They're both going to tour next year with their wives. It's all good.
I'm waiting for someone to demand a refund for the free coverage.
Part of the reality is - we are seeing some pretty serious changes in the weather patterns as the jet stream shifts to a new norm. Weekends that once were settled into by larger events for their relative good weather over time may have to shift for consistently dry weather. All a big if and we may need years to determine what the new norm is - but it falls in line with predictions regarding what happens to the jet stream when the oceans warm.If that's to be the plan, to use Sunday as a make-up day, then they have to plan for it in advance. They can't just decide today that they're postponing until tomorrow. They have to say when they schedule the event that it will run Thursday to Saturday with Sunday set aside in case of delays.
That may be what these events have to do in the future, but it's going to be a matter of cost in terms of how many can actually plan for a rain date. I'm going to guess few tournaments will actually do it. Everyone's operating on a tight budget as it is. It's an expense to reserve courses for another day "just in case"...one that few TDs/organizations can likely afford.
I know it's getting old to say it, but this kind of thing is a fluke. Sure this is the third time in less than a year that a final round has been lost to weather, but how often had it happened in, say, the 10 years previous? I can't recall a single time, at least for the highest profile events (NTs, Majors, etc). We might not see it again for another 10 years.
I'm waiting for Ricky's comments. opcorn:
Yeah, Ricky probably can't throw the GBO guys under the bus, ya know?
What with the DD/Lat. connection.
I'm sure he will fully support this particular decision.
Part of the reality is - we are seeing some pretty serious changes in the weather patterns as the jet stream shifts to a new norm. Weekends that once were settled into by larger events for their relative good weather over time may have to shift for consistently dry weather. All a big if and we may need years to determine what the new norm is - but it falls in line with predictions regarding what happens to the jet stream when the oceans warm.
I also heard Paul bought a weather making machine from a Chinese conglomerate. Or was that a global warming hoax?
You must know something about meteorology/climatology that the experts don't. Your comment sounds legit, but you don't know what you don't know. I have a PhD in climatology and you are all wet.