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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 third leg of the FedEx Cup playoff series.
The first hours on Sunday were aimed at beating the weather and were continually pushed back all day, hoping to get a number of holes in the late afternoon and Monday to complete the tournament. $ 9 million to Aronimink Golf Club.
Justin Rose holds a 54-hole lead on a shot by Rory McIlroy and Xander Schauffele. Tiger Woods is tied for 11th place, 5 shots.
According to Slugger White, vice president of rules and competition for the PGA Tour, the course has exceeded 3 inches of rain for the week.
"We have a little mess there," he said. "At this moment [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 ok.
"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 is here to see if we can push the 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 affect several players who are trying to rank in the top 30 in the standings and qualify for the championship that will end on September 20th.
Among them is Jordan Spieth, FedEx 2015 champion, who would be 31st in the overall standings and miss the Tour Championship for the first time since becoming a professional and playing a full season in 2013.
Keegan Bradley is 30th and would be exempt for the first three major championships in 2019.
Emiliano Grillo, Andrew Putnam, Ryan Armor and Chez Reavie occupy the 31st to 35th positions.
Bryson DeChambeau, who won the first two FedEx events at the Northern Trust, is sure to leave the top-ranked BMW championship 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 would be 15th in the standings and Woods would 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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