Rain stops play on Day One of NAIA Women's Golf Championship
The first round of action at the 27th Annual NAIA Women's Golf National Championship was scheduled to begin this morning at the Lincoln Park Golf Club, but inclement weather has forced the suspension of play for all golfers. The format will now switch to a 54-hole tournament.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - The first round of action at the 27th Annual NAIA Women's Golf National Championship was scheduled to begin this morning at the Lincoln Park Golf Club, but inclement weather has forced the suspension of play for all golfers. The format will now switch to a 54-hole tournament.
In addition to the elimination of 18 rounds of play, the cut line will be completed on Thursday evening, rather than on Wednesday. Previously scheduled pairings for Round One will be used on Thursday while the tee times for Wednesday will remain the same.
The Bruin women qualified for the NAIA National Championship by winning the North Star Athletic Association Tournament on Apr. 25-26 at the Wedgewood Cove Golf Club in Albert Lea, Minn. It marked the eighth time in school history the Bruins have qualified for the NAIA National Championship.
Starting in 2001, the tournament was expanded to 72-holes; the last time the championship was affected by rain to this degree was in 2016 when only 36-holes of golf were able to be played at Savannah Quarters Country Club in Pooler, Ga.