2024 Women’s Scottish Open Suspended: PGA Tour Nightmare Hits LPGA Delaying Lydia Ko’s Return After Olympic Gold
After playing just the front nine, Lydia Ko and other golfers were forced to stop the play at the 2024 ISPS HANDA Women’s Scottish Open. Earlier, the first round was delayed by an hour and restarted at 8:10 a.m. (local time) [3:10 a.m. EST] at the Dundonald Links. And just after playing a few holes, heavy rainfall pushed the LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour to suspend the play at 11:24 BST (6:24 a.m. EST).
This was the first event for the 3-time Olympic medalist, Ko, after getting first gold at Le Golf National. It remains to be unknown when the play will be continued. However, it can be assumed that the Women’s Scottish Open has been hit with a similar fate to the Wyndham Championship of the PGA Tour, last week.
Due to inclement weather, the Wyndham Championship was delayed by a day and Aaron Rai finished the event on a dark Sunday evening. Whereas, Matt Kuchar finished his final round on Monday for the same reason. The Women’s Scottish Open may be forced to a Monday finish as well if the conditions worsen in Troon, Ayrshire.
First round play at the @Womens_Scottish was suspended at 11:24 a.m. BST due to unplayable conditions.
— LPGA Media (@LPGAMedia) August 15, 2024
The golfers are in for more trouble as with bad weather, wind will be blown at 10 to 20 mph, making it unbearable even after the play continues. And there will be chances of localized flooding, pushing the opening round to the next day. In case of severe conditions, the Women’s Scottish Open will be delayed to the second day. Will Friday be any good for the women playing at the Dundonald Links?
What does the upcoming weather of the Women’s Scottish Open entail?
Good news for the fans at the Dundonald Links and the golfers to tee up in South Ayrshire. The second day of the Women’s Scottish Open will start partly cloudy with only a 15% chance of rain. And as the day progresses, there will be plenty of sun drying the greens and easing the play for the pros. However, as the evening arrives, there be more chances of rain.
Even if the first round gets pushed to Friday, the LPGA Tour and LET will hopefully finish the two rounds on time. But danger will be waiting on Saturday and Sunday. As per the weather forecast, there be will morning showers at the Dundonald Links with a 40% chance of precipitation and wind speed at 10 to 20 mph.
Similarly, on the supposedly final day of the Women’s Scottish Open, Sunday, August 18, morning showers will follow. On both days, the intensity of rain has been predicted to die down as the day passes, making it feasible to play in the wet conditions. However, because of the cloudy sky, darkness may become another cause to delay the tournament to Monday. As the weather remains unpredictable, it is better to visit Dundonald Links with an umbrella and rainboots, to not get soaked by the heavy showers!
