Play suspended at US Open

I apologize for not posting much lately, but I have been sick (nothing serious) and barely able to work let alone think about this blog.  I’m getting better and ready to watch some golf.

The USGA suspended play due to wet conditions at 7:16 AM.  The greens are starting to flood around the holes which makes it impossible to play.  #15 looked to be the worst one.  Even though the hole locations were selected for higher ground, there comes times when they can’t be kept playable.

Wendy Uzelac has a good article on the US Open site regarding squeeging.

The suspension was not for a dangerous situation.  Because of that, the players had the option of stopping or continuing to play until they finished the current hole.  Tiger and Angel Cabrera were in the bunker short of the 7th green.  Both hit their bunker shots and then decided not to putt out.  Once they stopped, they couldn’t continue.  They marked where their balls were and got in the vans.

When play resumes, they will place A ball (not necesarily the same ball) back on the spot.  If, for some reason, their markers was gone or moved, they would place a ball as near as possible to the spot where they estimated that it had been.  If they didn’t lift the ball, they could lift it before the resumption and clean and replace it.

Rule 6-8 covers all these rules.