Today I've just got a link to a golfchannel.com article by Mercer Baggs that explains the unusual circumstances surrounding the final round of the KPMG Women's PGA today.
The strange situation is this:
Sunday, however, will be unlike anything the players have experienced in a major championship as the leading threesome will not be in the final group.
In fact, Kim, Henderson and Nordqvist will tee off at 8:49 a.m. ET. The last group will go out at 9:22 a.m., with no one following the leading trio within 14 shots of the lead.
It's all got to do with NBC's broadcast window for a summer golf event being played during the fall when there's a lot of other sports vying for airspace.
The article gives you the details. Just be aware that you may know the winner long before the event is actually finished.
Some winners we do know about since these events were played in Asia: Na Rin An claimed her maiden KLPGA victory at the Autech Carrier Championship while Mone Inami won the rain shortened Stanley Ladies Golf Tournament on the JLPGA in a 3 way sudden death playoff.
ReplyDeleteTaehoon Kim won the Genesis Championship on the KPGA for his 4th career title on tour.