As fans know very well, inclement weather and golf do not mix which is why there are no surprises in the postponement of the tournament’s start.
Paul RudderEnglish_ASUpdate: Aug 8th, 2024 18:47 EDT0
While the PGA Tour has been able to enjoy a relatively uninterrupted season so far, there are now real concerns about the weather that the East Coast of the United States will see in the coming days. To that end, some uncomfortable decisions have been made.
The 2024 Wyndham Championship will start on Friday
According to reports this week, the start of the 2024 Wyndham Championship has been postponed from Thursday, August 7th to Friday, August 8th. It is understood that the PGA Tour took the decision in response to the approach of Tropical Storm Debby which is expected to make landfall in the next 24 hours. Indeed, there is the distinct possibility that the Tour’s last event before the FedEx Cup Playoffs is significantly shortened in an effort to compensate for the weather
The first round of the Wyndham Championship is postponed to Friday, August 9, due to Tropical Storm Debby. Updated first-round starting times will follow.
— PGA TOUR Communications (@PGATOURComms) August 8, 2024
Where details are concerned, the tournament was set to tee off at 3:00 p.m. ET at the Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina, however, with forecasts predicting heavy rain on Friday, it could be that the tournament doesn’t start until Saturday. Needless to say, the delay is likely to have a significant effect on a number of players who will be hoping to make their way into the top 70 of the FedEx Cup standings and by consequence into the first playoff event, the FedEx St. Jude Invitational which will be staged next week in Memphis, Tennessee.
