In-game suspension delays end at U.S. Women's Open
HOUSTON – The best female golfers had to wait 189 days to start the Women's Open in the United States after it was delayed from June to December due to the coronavirus pandemic. So what's one more day to crown a winner?
A storm blew through Houston on Sunday morning before nearly a third of the players, including the only four women who were below standard for the tournament, had entered their final round. After a two and a half hour suspension during which Champions Club, in the northwestern quadrant of the city, was drenched by nearly an inch of rain, officials from the United States Golf Association delayed the game until Monday morning.
During the time the game was mentioned, the top of the leaderboard remained unchanged. Hinako Shibuno from Japan had a one strike lead over American player Amy Olson, while Moriya Jutanugarn and Ji Yeong Kim2 from Thailand were three strikes behind them. at least one hole before the stoppage of play. That group also included Jutanugarn & # 39; s younger sister, Ariya, who birdie No. 1 to tie in five directions for fifth place on even-par.
The last Monday of the tournament was in 2011, which was also the only other one. time when Olson had at least some of the first-round lead in her country's national championship. Olson, born Anderson, finished 63rd that year as an amateur. Monday, in its 147th L.P.G.A. start, she will try to secure her first major title and her first win.
