The final round of Athletics Championships Latered due to weather and lightning on Sunday afternoon as Rory McIlroy held the only lead in the middle of his round with a narrow margin.
The delay followed Saturday's announcement that tee times would move to ensure that the final round was not extended to Monday.
Fans will leave the course on Sunday, March 16, 2025, during a delayed weather in the final round of the Players Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (AP Photo/Julia Demarie Nikinson)
“We've been reviewing this weather for three or four days and unfortunately we've kept that pattern. This storm line looks very intense.” PGA Tour website.
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“Obviously, our preference desire is to have one tea for two tees (somo), and this is the troublesome balance we face,” he continued. “As they say, if you roll the dice and try to play one tee with two tees, you can easily find yourself on Monday's finish.”
Fans will leave the course on Sunday, March 16, 2025 in Florida during a weather delay in the final round of the Player Championship. (AP Photo/Julia Demarie Nikinson)
Sunday players tried to play in a group of three to avoid delaying the final round even further, but lightning and rain began to fall in the area TPC Sawgrass It's around 1pm local time.
Rory McIlroy picked up the college golfer's phone after a moment in the Player Championship
weather forecast Ponte Vedra Beach, Floridaincluding strong winds, thunderstorms were likely to begin around 3pm, and the weather was expected to last until the afternoon and evening.
According to the PGA Tour, his final Monday finish with players was three years ago.
The latest update just before 3pm saw plays expected to resume Sunday afternoons.
“PGA Tour officials are closely monitoring the weather and play is expected to resume later this afternoon,” the update read.
Rory McIlroy holds the umbrella on the 11th green in the final round of the Player Championship on Sunday, March 16th, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris O'Miara)
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When the delay was announced, McIlroy was on the leaderboard.
He's one stroke before JJ Spaun, who is -4 under in the final round of the first 11 holes and +1 from the first 10.
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