Spieth, Kang share lead at rainy Riviera as Woods waits
LOS ANGELES: Three-time major-winner Jordan Spieth and South Korean Kang Sung topped the leaderboard Thursday (Friday in Manila) when darkness halted play in the weather-hit Genesis Open, where tournament host Tiger Woods never even got to tee off.
“Given I went cart path to cart inches of rain in 24 hours.
‘Interesting rulings’
Players were allowed to lift, clean and place their balls in the fairway, and also relieved relief from temporary water and embedded balls.
“Interesting rulings, but we’re progressing,” Rintoul said. “When we lose seven hours on the very
of the week’s going to be long.
the third round on Sunday morning and try to get you guys a champion by Sunday evening,” he said. Spieth was glad he got a good
“It’s not fun if you don’t get to play at all,” he said. “The more you play the better, especially if you’re playing well.”
First-round play was set to resume on Friday at 7 am (1500 GMT), with those in the original afternoon wave expected to tee off between 7:50 am and 9:45 am.
That will include 14-time major champion Woods, who will play alongside Northern Ireland star Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas in his second start of 2019.