By TERRY LYONS, founder and editor of PGA Tour Brunch @PGATourBrunch
The Genesis Invitational - Second Round Preview & Notes
Play was suspended at 10:08 a.m. PT due to inclement weather (high winds), with all but the last group having teed off. Play resumed at 2:02 p.m. for a total delay of 3 hours, 54 minutes.
The third round was delayed due to darkness at 5:45 p.m. with 23 players yet to complete their round. Those players will be back in position at 6:50 a.m. Sunday, with final-round tee times scheduled to begin at approximately 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. off split tees.
The last time play was suspended in a PGA Tour event - due to high winds - was the 2016 Farmers Insurance Open (final round), which included inclement weather consisting of rain and high winds.
At the conclusion of play Saturday, third-round scoring average stands at 73.336; would be the toughest third-or final-round average at the event on record (since 1983).
After entering the day with the largest 36-hole lead in tournament history (five strokes), Sam Burns now leads Matthew Fitzpatrick by two strokes at the time of the suspension of play.
With five holes left to play in his third round, 2017 champion Dustin Johnson sits three strokes off the lead.
Tournament Tee Times begin today with players in position of their third round at 6:50am (local)/9:50am ET. The final round will have tee-offs in the 8:30am (local)/11:30am (ET) range.
Weather: Sunday forecast calls for sun but more winds, 15-20 mph. Mostly sunny skies with temp in 49-71 degree range today.
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Up Next:
Next Week: “Let’s Play Two!” - World Golf Championship in Florida and the Puerto Rico Open.
Partial Third Round Leaderboard at The Genesis Invitational
Sam Burns 64-66 (-10 total thru 13 holes)
Matthew Fitzpatrick 66-71 (-8 total thru 17 holes)
Wyndham Clark 67-69 (-7 total thru 15 holes)
Dustin Johnson 68-67 (-7 total thru 13 holes)
Max Homa 66-70 (-7 total thru 13 holes)
Full Leaderboard: (link)
KEY INFORMATION: The GENESIS INVITATIONAL
PRIZE Money/First Place Winnings: $9,300,000/$1,674,000
SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedEXCup @thegenesisinv
TV COVERAGE: Sunday, February 14: 1:00pm to 3:00pm (ET) on Golf Channel and 3:00pm to 6:30pm (ET) on CBS.
STREAMING: PGA Tour Live - On Sunday (11:30am-3:00pm ET), PGA Tour Live will stream Featured Groups. Featured Holes will be streamed Sunday from 3:00pm to 6:30pm (ET).
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PGA TOUR RADIO COVERAGE: Sunday, February 21: (1:00pm to 6:30pm (ET)) on Sirius XM Satellite Radio. PGA Tour Radio is available on Sirius 208/XM 92) or online on PGATour.com.
TOURNAMENT SITE (link)
What They’re Saying:
Burns Lead Down to Two Shots (Associated Press/ESPN)
High Winds Suspend Play (PGA Tour Com)
Keegan Bradley Woes (GolfCom)
February 21, 1994 - Tom Watson sank a 30-foot birdie putt on the third hole of a sudden death playoff against Johnny Miller to win his 29th PGA Tour title at the Glen Campbell Los Angeles Open at Riviera CC. Watson, winless in eight months prior, benefitted from Miller making bogey on 17 and 18 to allow for the playoff. (Courtesy of Randy Walker), Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
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Parting Putt:
Windy!