PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida, (Reuters) – Play was stopped for 4-1/2 hours at the Players Championship due to a thunder storm yesterday.
With dark clouds closing in on the TPC Sawgrass and forecasts stating a 100 percent chance of storms, organisers sounded the horn before any leading players had started their rounds.
After the rain eased off and the course was cleaned up, play restarted at 1730 local (ET) with the prospect of about 2-1/2 hours of action.
American David Toms had the overnight lead by a stroke from compatriot Nick Watney with Britons Luke Donald and Graeme McDowell two shots off the lead.
Toms was due to tee-off at 1900 local, which will likely give him about an hour on the course.
