PGA Tour suspends AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Round 4 to Monday | Golf Central | Golf Channel
>> THIS TOURNAMENT DEBUTED IN 1937 IN RANCHO SANTA FE. SINCE IT EXPANDED TO 72 HOLES IN 1958, IT’S BEEN REDUCED TO 54 HOLES SIX TIMES. WE’RE HOPING TO GET IN THE FULL 72. THEY DID GO TO MONDAY A YEAR AGO WITH JUSTIN ROSE WINNING. WITH THAT, WE WELCOME TODD LEWIS. WE THINK HAS MORE ON WHERE THIS IS ALL HEADED. >> YEAH. GARY YOUNG IS THE CHIEF REFEREE FOR THE TOUR AND ON SITE. BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY CONCERNS DUE TO THE WIND. THERE ARE HEAVY WINDS RIGHT NOW GUSTING IN THE 60s. THEY ARE GOING TO ANTICIPATE
A BIT. STILL GOING TO BE IN THE 40s AND 50s THIS AFTERNOON. OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF SAFETY CONCERNS, THEY ARE DECIDING NOT TO PLAY GOLF TODAY. SO ROUND FOUR WILL NOT BE PLAYED TODAY ON SUNDAY. NOW LET’S MOVE TO MONDAY. THEY ARE GOING TO TRY TO GET 72 HOLES IN. THEY’RE GOING TO START WITH 8:00 A.M. WITH THE LAST GROUP GOING AT 10:15 AND A 3:30 LOCAL TIME FINISH AND 6:30 ON THE EAST COAST. >> WHAT’S THE FORECAST LOOK LIKE TOMORROW AND HOW MUCH MORE WATER CAN THIS GOLF COURSE HOLD? >> WELL, THE FORECAST
IN REGARDS TO RAIN DOESN’T LOOK TOO BAD. THEY MAY GET ANOTHER INCH OR SO. THIS GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED. THERE MAY
A DELAY, HERE ARE THE PROTOCOLS FOR THE PGA TOUR. IF HALF THE FIELD FINISHES TOMORROW, THEN THEY COME BACK ON TUESDAY TO FINISH THE REST OF THE FIELD AND DECIDE A CHAMPIONSHIP. IF LESS THAN HALF THE FIELD FINISHES TOMORROW, THEN THIS TOWNS INTO A 54 HOLE EVENT. >> THERE ARE STIPULATIONS WITHIN THE PGA TOUR GUIDELINES SAYING THEY HAVE TO TRY AND GET IN 72 HOLES. >> THEY HAVE TO TRY THEIR BEST TO GET 72 HOLES IN. >> IF IT HAPPENS TO BE 54, WHICH COULD BE LIKELY HERE. VERY LIKELY. DO THEY PAY OUT FULL PRIZE
MONEY AND FULL EXEMPTIONS? >> THAT’S A GOOD QUESTION. $3.6MILLION GOING TO THE WINNER. FROM EVERYTHING I UNDERSTAND, THEY GIVE OUT THE SAME PRIZE MONEY. THEY GIVE OUT THE SAME AMOUNT OF FEDEX POINTS. IF YOU WIN, YOU GET 700 POINTS. I THINK THEY’LL BE ABLE TO FINISH TOMORROW UNLESS SOMETHING ELSE WEATHER WISE HAPPENS. >> I THINK THE KEY IS TO GET STARTED. THE KEY IS FOR THE RAIN TO STOP SO THEY CAN GET THE COURSE PREPARED. THE WORK THEY DO BEHIND THE SCENES, A LOT OF CREDIT TO THEM THIS WEEK. THE CONDITIONS TO THE GOLF COURSE
HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE. THEY’LL BE WORKING AND HOPEFULLY NO MORE RAIN. THE BIG KEY IS TO GET STARTED AT 8:00. ISN’T IT? >> THAT IS THE KEY. IF THEY CAN GET THE FIRST TEE TIME OUT BY 10 OR 10:15, THE LAST TEE TIME GOES OUT AROUND 12, 12:15. IF THEY GO OUT AT 8, THAT’S WONDERFUL. IF THEY GO OUT AT 10, THEY CAN FIN AND I SHALL GET 72 HOLES IN. THE BIG CONCERN IS WIND. THE GROUND IS SATURATED. YOU GET A 60 MILES AN HOUR GUST AND YOU CAN TOPPLE THE TREES OVER AND UPROOT THE
TREES. THAT’S A BIG CONCERN. >> IS THERE WORD ON
