On Sunday in Philadelphia, BMW Championship tee times were delayed…and delayed…and delayed again. Tee times that were originally slated for 7 a.m. got postponed indefinitely as the PGA Tour posted updates periodically on Twitter and through text messages to players.
With the forecast calling for nearly 100% chance of rain, the majority of players did not seem optimistic about their playing chances. Billy Horschel was predicting a delay as early as Saturday night:
Flood watch until Monday night is never a good thing. Hoping somehow we can get the 4th round in. Fans have been unbelievable all week. Place was packed and roars could be heard all throughout the course. @BMWchamps pic.twitter.com/yi1G3PXQd6
— Billy Horschel (@BillyHo_Golf) September 9, 2018
And his prediction looked like a safe one Sunday morning when the Tour provided its first update. Horschel, though, remained hopeful they would resume play.
Next update at 10am. Earliest a tee time will be is noon. Honestly think it’s going to be tough to play any golf at all. Lots of rain still the come. We need rain to stop so course can dry out and maintenance go work on the course. @BMWchamps ???
— Billy Horschel (@BillyHo_Golf) September 9, 2018
Tyrrell Hatton, one of the Tour’s leading men when it comes to gifs, knew just what to post in predicting the tournament would be called after 54 holes:
Waiting for the 54 hole announcement like….. pic.twitter.com/ORTRaydwcH
— Tyrrell Hatton (@TyrrellHatton) September 9, 2018
Justin Thomas, on the other hand, seemed unbothered by the delay. Sunday meant opening day for the NFL, after all.
Little bit longer then I can watch some @NFL today!! pic.twitter.com/64yXoZW4B0
— Justin Thomas (@JustinThomas34) September 9, 2018
— Justin Thomas (@JustinThomas34) September 9, 2018
Beau Hossler waited with Henrik Stenson for any sort of resolution:
And Ian Poulter, unsurprisingly, was the most outspoken on the subject. “Can we all go home please,” he appealed to the Tour in a post on Instagram. You can see his entire rain delay experience below.
As the delay continued, Poulter
“I can’t make the Tour Championship,” Poulter said in another post. “Do I wait it out? Do I get on a plane and go home?”
He made one final appeal, accompanied by a video of Hatton. “Do we stay or shall we go now?” he asked Hatton. “If we go there will be trouble…”
