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NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pennsylvania – Persistent rain has forced the PGA Tour to suspend the BMW Championship on Sunday, and a poor forecast for Monday could completely derail the FedEx Cup Playoff Stage 3.
The first hours of departure on Sunday were to beat the weather and were continually pushed back all day, hoping to get a number of holes at the end of Sunday afternoon and Monday to complete the tournament $ 9 million to Aronimink Golf Club.
Justin Rose holds a 54-hole lead by shooting Rory McIlroy and Xander Schauffele. Tiger Woods is tied for 11th place, five strokes back.
According to Slugger White, vice president of rules and competition for the PGA Tour, the course has exceeded three inches of rain for the week.
"We have a little mess there," he said. "Presently (Sunday afternoon), the golf course is unplayable.If it stopped raining for a few hours, maybe we could play.The greens are going well, the bunkers are going to be okay.
"We have very marginal starting areas and we have very marginal fairways, we obviously need to stop now, so we have two and a half hours to let it go and get the interview. . " the crew to see if we can push water.
This cut of time never took place Sunday.
White said that according to the PGA Tour rules, every effort is made to play 72 holes. But unless at least half of the 69 players finish the final round on Monday, the tour would not extend the event on Tuesday.
"We could not start a round on Monday either, thinking we could not finish half of the field," he said.
The PGA Tour tweeted that plans for Monday would be announced later on Sunday.
If the event is shortened, Rose will be the winner and full world ranking points, FedEx points and winnings will be awarded in the field.
But not having a final round would obviously have an impact on several players who are trying to rank among the top 30 and qualify for the championship starting on September 20th.
Among them is 2015 FedEx champion Jordan Spieth, who would finish 31st in the standings and miss the Tour Championship for the first time since he was professional and played a full season in 2013.
Keegan Bradley is 30th and would be exempt for the first three major championships in 2019.
Emiliano Grillo, Andrews Putnan, Ryan Armor and Chez Revie occupy the 31st to 35th positions.
Bryson DeChambeau, who won the first two FedEx events at the Northern Trust, is sure to lead the BMW championship to the top in Atlanta. Rose, Justin Thomas, Dustin Johnson and Tony Finau will hold the next four spots and will be assured of winning the FedEx Cup title and a $ 10 million bonus with a championship win.
Phil Mickelson will be 15th and Woods will be 24th.
The fourth and final selection of the American Ryder Cup for captain Jim Furyk, scheduled for Monday morning, will not be made before the end of the BMW championship.
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