FLOODING ON THE OLD COURSE - IMAGE MATT HOOPER
7 OCTOBER, 2023 - SHANK MEDIA, BY MATT HOOPER: PLAY HAS BEEN ABANDONED FOR THE DAY ON SATURDAY AT THE ALFRED DUNHILL LINKS CHAMPIONSHIP AS HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO POUND SCOTLAND. AMBER AND YELLOW WARNINGS WERE ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE FOR THE WHOLE OF SCOTLAND, WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN ACROSS THE CENTRAL BELT, AND DESPITE THE BEST EFFORTS OF THE GREENKEEPERS ACROSS THE OLD COURSE, KINGSBARNS AND CARNOUSTIE, PLAY WAS OFFICIALLY CALLED FOR THE DAY AT JUST AFTER 11AM.
THE AMBER AND YELLOW WARNINGS ARE IN PLACE UNTIL THE EARLY HOURS OF SUNDAY MORNING, SO WHILST IT HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR PLAY TO START AT 9AM SUNDAY, THERE IS A CHANCE PLAY WILL BE DELAYED AGAIN. SO FAR THE DP WORLD TOUR HAVE FAILED TO CONFIRM WHETHER OR NOT THE CHAMPIONSHIP WILL CONCLUDE ON MONDAY, OR BE FINISHED OVER 54 HOLES. THE FRACTURED NATURE OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP, PLAYED OVER THREE COURSES, MEANS IT IS ALMOST CERTAIN WE WILL FINISH ON MONDAY, DESPITE THE LACK OF CONFIRMATION.
THE DRAW WILL REMAIN THE SAME AS IT WAS FOR SATURDAY, WITH THE BIG-NAMED GOLFERS AND STAR CELEBRITIES COMPETING AT THE OLD COURSE ON SUNDAY.
A NUMBER OF LOCAL EVENTS IN THE NORTH EAST FIFE AREA HAVE BEEN POSTPONED OR CANCELLED DUE TO THE WEATHER TODAY, AND SEVERAL FOOTBALL MATCHES IN THE CINCH SPFL HAVE FALLEN VICTIM TO IT TOO. STAY ACROSS THE SHANK PLATFORM FOR FURTHER UPDATES REGARDING THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
