The first round of the Wyndham Championship was delayed by a storm. Here is a new plan

The first round of the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, NC, takes on a formidable opponent: Tropical Storm Debby.

A powerful storm, making its second appearance overnight, brought heavy rain and strong winds to North Carolina, delaying the start of the tournament at Sedgefield Country Club by at least eight hours.

Timings for round 1, which was scheduled to begin at 6:50 am ET, were pushed back to just before 3 pm.

According to a report on the PGA Tour website, local meteorologist Stewart Williams said the rain “started between 2:30-3 a.m. Thursday.” As of 8 a.m., a total of 2 inches had fallen in Sedgefield with sustained winds of 15-25 mph and gusts between 30-40 mph. “

The Tour said the next update on the first-round schedule is scheduled for noon ET.

According to the National Hurricane Center, Debby made landfall early Thursday morning near Bulls Bay, S.C. The storm first made landfall as a Category 1 storm on Florida’s Gulf Coast on Monday.

On Wednesday, as there is a storm, the Tour has already taken the decision to prohibit fans from going to the first round.

“This decision was difficult for us to make with our partners on the PGA Tour, but everyone’s safety is our top priority,” said tournament director Bobby Powell. “The latest forecast looks like the storm could clear our area by Friday.”

Here we are the original Wyndham Championship tee times for Round 1 (ET):

It is No. 1

6:50 am – Justin Suh, Ben Kohles, Tyson Alexander
7:01 am – Bill Haas, Matt NeSmith, Roger Sloan
7:12 am – Nate Lashley, Patrick Rodgers, Dylan Wu
7:23 am – Raul Pereda, KH Lee, Andrew Putnam
7:34 am – Vincent Norrman, Matt Wallace, JB Holmes
7:45 am – Kevin Kisner, Harris English, Daniel Berger
7:56 am – Erik van Rooyen, Lee Hodges, Kurt Kitayama
8:07 am – Davis Thompson, Gary Woodland, Matt Kuchar
8:18 am – Chesson Hadley, Beau Hossler, Vince Whaley
8:29 am – Wesley Bryan, Henrik Norlander, Doug Ghim
8:40 am – Aaron Baddeley, SH Kim, Mac Meissne
8:51 am – Rico Hoey, Blaine Hale, Jr., Luke Clanton (a)
9:02 am – Parker Coody, Tom Whitney, Cooper Musselman
12:10 pm – Martin Trainer, Patton Kizzire, Zac Blair
12:21 pm – Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Aaron Rai, Ben Taylor
12:32 pm – Adam Hadwin, Thomas Detry, Min Woo Lee
12:43 pm – Robert MacIntyre, Billy Horschel, Brian Harman
12:54 pm – Lucas Glover, Keegan Bradley, Si Woo Kim
1:05 pm – Jonathan Vegas, Nick Dunlap, Davis Riley
1:16 pm – Stephan Jaeger, Nick Taylor, Adam Schenk
1:27 pm – Adam Svensson, Seamus Power, Cameron Champ
1:38 pm – Jim Herman, Keith Mitchell, Hayden Buckley
1:49 pm – CT Pan, Mark Hubbard, Sam Ryder
2:00 pm – Tyler Duncan, Charley Hoffman, Justin Lower
2:11 pm – Rafael Campos, Trace Crowe, Ryan McCormick
2:22 pm – Pierceson Coody, Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Wilson Furr

Number 10

6:50 am – Maverick McNealy, David Lipsk, Ryo Hisatsune
7:01 am – Denny McCarthy, Sam Stevens, Will Gordon
7:12 am – Victor Perez, Nicolai Højgaard, Max Greyserman
7:23 am – Justin Rose, Will Zalatoris, Jordan Spieth
7:34 am – Shane Lowry, Akshay Bhatia, Sungjae Im
7:45 am – JT Poston, Brendon Todd, Cameron Young
7:56 am – Cam Davis, Chris Gotterup, Austin Eckroat
8:07 am – Emiliano Grillo, Webb Simpson, Brandt Snedeker
8:18 am – Michael Kim, Kevin Streelman, Eric Cole
8:29 am – Ben Griffin, Callum Tarren, Carson Young
8:40 am – Greyson Sigg, Ryan Fox, Chan Kim
8:51 am – Paul Barjon, Joe Highsmith, Braden Shattuck
9:02 am – Hayden Springer, Jorge Campillo, George Kneiser
12:10 pm – Troy Merritt, Ryan Moore, Joseph Bramlett
12:21 pm – Garrick Higgo, Andrew Novak, Kevin Yu
12:32 pm – Josh Teater, Brandon Wu, Chandler Phillips
12:43 pm – Brice Garnett, Nick Hardy, JJ Spaun
12:54 pm – Peter Malnati, Mackenzie Hughes, Ryan Brehm
1:05 pm – Nico Echavarria, Chad Ramey, Stewart Cink
1:16 pm – Camilo Villegas, Luke List, Chez Reavie
1:27 pm – Harry Hall, Taylor Moore, Zach Johnson
1:38 pm – Joel Dahmen, Carl Yuan, Matti Schmid
1:49 pm – Martin Laird, Bud Cauley, Alex Smalley
2:00 pm – David Skinns, Patrick Fishburn, Jacob Bridgeman
2:11 pm – Ben Silverman, Alejandro Tosti, Michael Thorbjornsen
2:22 pm – Thorbjørn Olesen, Kevin Dougherty, Steve Bogdanoff

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