Wyndham Championship first round delayed by tropical storm. Here’s the new plan

UPDATE: The first round of the Wyndham Championship has been postponed to Friday. The course and its facilities have been closed until further notice.

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The first round of the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, N.C., is battling a formidable opponent: Tropical Storm Debby.

The powerful storm that made its second landfall overnight, bringing torrential rain and heavy wind to North Carolina, has delayed the start of the tournament at Sedgefield Country Club by at least eight hours.

Round 1 tee times, which were scheduled to start at 6:50 a.m. E.T., have been pushed back to no earlier than 3 p.m.   

According to an update on the PGA Tour’s website, on-site meteorologist Stewart Williams said the rain “began between 2:30-3 a.m. on Thursday. As of 8 a.m., a total of 2 inches had already fallen at Sedgefield with sustained winds of 15-25 mph and gusts between 30-40 mph.”

The Tour said the next update on the first-round plan is scheduled for noon ET.

According to the National Hurricane Center, Debby came ashore early Thursday in the area around Bulls Bay, S.C. The storm first made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane on Florida’s Gulf Coast on Monday.

On Wednesday, with the storm looming, the Tour already had made the decision to prohibit fans from attending the first round.

“This decision was a difficult one for us to make with our partners at the PGA Tour, but everyone’s safety is our top priority,” tournament director Bobby Powell said. “The most recent forecast looks like the storm could clear our area sometime Friday.”

Here are the original Wyndham Championship tee times for Round 1 (ET):

Tee No. 1

6:50 a.m. – Justin Suh, Ben Kohles, Tyson Alexander
7:01 a.m. – Bill Haas, Matt NeSmith, Roger Sloan
7:12 a.m. – Nate Lashley, Patrick Rodgers, Dylan Wu
7:23 a.m. – Raul Pereda, K.H. Lee, Andrew Putnam
7:34 a.m. – Vincent Norrman, Matt Wallace, J.B. Holmes
7:45 a.m. – Kevin Kisner, Harris English, Daniel Berger
7:56 a.m. – Erik van Rooyen, Lee Hodges, Kurt Kitayama
8:07 a.m. – Davis Thompson, Gary Woodland, Matt Kuchar
8:18 a.m. – Chesson Hadley, Beau Hossler, Vince Whaley
8:29 a.m. – Wesley Bryan, Henrik Norlander, Doug Ghim
8:40 a.m. – Aaron Baddeley, S.H. Kim, Mac Meissne
8:51 a.m. – Rico Hoey, Blaine Hale, Jr., Luke Clanton (a)
9:02 a.m. – Parker Coody, Tom Whitney, Cooper Musselman
12:10 p.m. – Martin Trainer, Patton Kizzire, Zac Blair
12:21 p.m. – Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Aaron Rai, Ben Taylor
12:32 p.m. – Adam Hadwin, Thomas Detry, Min Woo Lee
12:43 p.m. – Robert MacIntyre, Billy Horschel, Brian Harman
12:54 p.m. – Lucas Glover, Keegan Bradley, Si Woo Kim
1:05 p.m. – Jhonattan Vegas, Nick Dunlap, Davis Riley
1:16 p.m. – Stephan Jaeger, Nick Taylor, Adam Schenk
1:27 p.m. – Adam Svensson, Seamus Power, Cameron Champ
1:38 p.m. – Jim Herman, Keith Mitchell, Hayden Buckley
1:49 p.m. – C.T. Pan, Mark Hubbard, Sam Ryder
2:00 p.m. – Tyler Duncan, Charley Hoffman, Justin Lower
2:11 p.m. – Rafael Campos, Trace Crowe, Ryan McCormick
2:22 p.m. – Pierceson Coody, Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Wilson Furr

Tee No. 10

6:50 a.m. – Maverick McNealy, David Lipsk, Ryo Hisatsune
7:01 a.m. – Denny McCarthy, Sam Stevens, Will Gordon
7:12 a.m. – Victor Perez, Nicolai Højgaard, Max Greyserman
7:23 a.m. – Justin Rose, Will Zalatoris, Jordan Spieth
7:34 a.m. – Shane Lowry, Akshay Bhatia, Sungjae Im
7:45 a.m. – J.T. Poston, Brendon Todd, Cameron Young
7:56 a.m. – Cam Davis, Chris Gotterup, Austin Eckroat
8:07 a.m. – Emiliano Grillo, Webb Simpson, Brandt Snedeker
8:18 a.m. – Michael Kim, Kevin Streelman, Eric Cole
8:29 a.m. – Ben Griffin, Callum Tarren, Carson Young
8:40 a.m. – Greyson Sigg, Ryan Fox, Chan Kim
8:51 a.m. – Paul Barjon, Joe Highsmith, Braden Shattuck
9:02 a.m. – Hayden Springer, Jorge Campillo, George Kneiser
12:10 p.m. – Troy Merritt, Ryan Moore, Joseph Bramlett
12:21 p.m. – Garrick Higgo, Andrew Novak, Kevin Yu
12:32 p.m. – Josh Teater, Brandon Wu, Chandler Phillips
12:43 p.m. – Brice Garnett, Nick Hardy, J.J. Spaun
12:54 p.m. – Peter Malnati, Mackenzie Hughes, Ryan Brehm
1:05 p.m. – Nico Echavarria, Chad Ramey, Stewart Cink
1:16 p.m. – Camilo Villegas, Luke List, Chez Reavie
1:27 p.m. – Harry Hall, Taylor Moore, Zach Johnson
1:38 p.m. – Joel Dahmen, Carl Yuan, Matti Schmid
1:49 p.m. – Martin Laird, Bud Cauley, Alex Smalley
2:00 p.m. – David Skinns, Patrick Fishburn, Jacob Bridgeman
2:11 p.m. – Ben Silverman, Alejandro Tosti, Michael Thorbjornsen
2:22 p.m. – Thorbjørn Olesen, Kevin Dougherty, Steve Bogdanoff

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