A three and a half hour suspension due to the mother of all storms has prevented the Cognizant Classic at The Palm Beaches from finishing this Sunday. We won’t have a champion until Monday. And there’s still a lot to be decided, as the star match, with Shane Lowry and David Skinns, has been left on the 6th street. In other words, we still have about three hours of golf left. The game will resume at 14.00, Spanish peninsular time.
A total of 42 players have finished the tournament. Of all of them, the best result in the clubhouse is that of the South African Erik Van Rooyen (-14). This is the score to beat this Monday. We would bet that it won’t be enough to lift the trophy, but we already know how tough the Champion course is at the PGA National, and it will largely depend on the weather conditions. The radar says it will rain, but not much, and it also points out that the wind will blow. We’ll see how much and how it influences.
In principle, -14 should not be enough to win the tournament, among other things because Austin Eckroat is already -15 after seven holes. But of course, you never know. Today the young American was playing very solid, but tomorrow is a new day and the feelings can change radically.
In any case, it’s going to be a very nice fight. There’s a score to beat, players who are in the final part of their rounds who could still improve on Van Rooyen and demand even more from the last matches, like Jake Knapp (-13) with three holes left or Alex Noren (-12) with six left.
In addition, we must be very aware of the reaction of Shane Lowry (-12). The Irishman has not started his round well, with a score of +1 in five holes, but as we say, tomorrow will be another day for everyone.
Another one who has choked on the break and the start of the round has been David Skinns (-11). The veteran Englishman felt the nerves of leading a PGA Tour tournament for the first time in his life with 18 holes left.
Who got out of getting up early on Monday and so will be able to go to the Seminole ProAm without any problems is Rory McIlroy (-10), who finished with a round of 68 strokes, a result not even enough to finish in the top 10.
As you already know, Jorge Campillo (-5) was able to finish in time even before the suspension his round, 67 strokes, and he is in the 52nd position.
