Looks like the PGA Tour players will have to wait a little longer for something important! Mainly to secure their eligibility for next season, as the Bank of Utah Championship seems to be plagued by delays. As players scrambled to finish their first round, the officials called off the day abruptly.
Play at the Black Desert Golf Course was suspended on Thursday evening due to darkness, halting the first round at 6:47 PM local time (MT). This round will now resume on Friday at 8 am. Due to this, several players, including Jason Day, will be waiting to complete their opening rounds before the second round can get underway.
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This suspension capped off a day that began with uncertainty and intermittent delays. Earlier in the morning, starting times for the afternoon wave were pushed back by 15 minutes. While no official reasons were given, the comments on the announcement post on X called the slow pace of play the major reason. This could have been compounded by the damp early conditions.
The weather forecast heading into the day had hinted at a mixed bag. There were chances of showers of isolated thunderstorms through the morning before giving way to partly cloudy and more sunny skies later. The region was earlier affected by an upper-level low-pressure system that had brought early precipitation before clearing east of St. George. By mid-afternoon, the temperatures hovered in the mid-70s.
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