Golf-Viking Classic cancelled due to waterlogged course (Reuters)
October 31, 2009
NEW YORK, Oct 31 (Reuters) – The weather-hit Viking Classicwas cancelled on Saturday after the waterlogged Annandale GolfClub in Madison, Mississippi was lashed by more rain overnight.
More than 26 inches of rain have saturated the par-72 courseover the last month and officials abandoned any chance of thetournament going ahead.
The last time a PGA Tour event was cancelled and notrescheduled was the 1996 Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
In 1991 the Houston Open was completely rained out beforebeing moved from April to October when South African FultonAllem claimed the title.
(Writing by Mark Lamport-Stokes in Los Angeles, editing byTony Jimenez. To query or comment on this story emailsportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)
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