Day 2 of Viking Classic on hold with more rain
October 30, 2009
MADISON, Miss. (AP)—For the second straight day, PGA Tour officials have putthe start of the Viking Classic on hold because of the weather.
Rain postponed the start of Friday’s round and officials hope to begin theevent later in the day.
However, the forecast calls for severe thunderstorms, with a 100-percentchance of rain as a cold front moves through the area of Madison, Mississippi.
The Annandale Golf Club course is already saturated after two months ofsteady rain. Golfers reported standing water on the course Thursday and largeareas of mud.
Officials had hoped to start the tournament Friday and play through Monday,but it’s unclear what they’ll do if Friday’s round is washed out.
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