British Open delayed due to heavy winds

The 2015 British Open Championship has been delayed because of heavy winds.

It looks like the British Open Championship won’t be finishing on Sunday afternoon as planned. Due to heavy winds at the St. Andrew’s golf course in Scotland, they’ve delayed the third round.

That means the final round will be pushed back to Monday.

BREAKING: Monday finish now scheduled for British Open.
— Sam Borden (@SamBorden) July 18, 2015

R&A has just announced that they hope to resume play in the 2nd round at 4 pm; third round then on Sunday, final round Monday.
— Sam Borden (@SamBorden) July 18, 2015

Logistically, it would be tough to start Round 3 today. Have to remember officials need time after Round 2 to set up course (pins, etc).
— Sam Borden (@SamBorden) July 18, 2015

So exactly how windy is it? So windy that if you didn’t mark your ball on a green it would likely get blown off, and that happened. Watch this ball roll away as Louis Oosthuizen steps up to take a putt.

“We shouldn’t have been out there,” Brendon Todd said, via the USA Today. “I three-putted the 16th, three-putted the 17th and then they suspended play. You really couldn’t putt when we were out there. You’re standing over a putt wondering if the ball’s going to roll into your putter. That’s an unnerving thought.

“I think there was an error made. We shouldn’t not have restarted.”

So windy that you cannot literally pour water into a cup.

It's so windy at the British Open that people can't even pour water into cups http://t.co/kzLmreWYyJ pic.twitter.com/6fvi9sijTw
— For The Win (@ForTheWin) July 18, 2015

We’ll see how they bounce back when play resumes.

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