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<\/p>\nRain delays Zurich Classic; Jazz Fest to open at 11 a.m.<\/p>\n
Zurich Classic Round 3 delayed 15 minutes<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHERE ON WDSU. JIM. THANK YOU. JAZZ FEST AND THE ZURICH CLASSIC ARE SET FOR TODAY. IT APPEARS JAZZ FEST IS GOOD TO GO, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO THE ZURICH CLASSIC, WE\u2019VE GOT ZURICH CHRIS RATHER JOINING US LIVE. CHRIS, CAN YOU HEAR US OKAY. YES. HOW ARE YOU GUYS? WE ARE DOING GREAT. WE APPRECIATE YOUR HELP AND YOUR TIME THIS MORNING. SO CHRIS, WHAT IS THE LATEST WITH ZURICH CLASSIC? IS IT ALL GOOD TO GO? ANY DELAYS? SO OUR TEE TIMES WERE SCHEDULED FOR 958 THIS MORNING OFF OF 1 IN 10 TEES. BECAUSE OF THE LATE START, THEY HAD TO PUT PLAYERS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE GOLF COURSE TO START. BUT WE JUST GOT A 9:00 REPORT FROM THE PGA TOUR RULES OFFICIALS, AND THEY ARE BACKING IT UP FOR 15 MINUTES. SO WE WILL BEGIN OR WE\u2019RE SCHEDULED TO BEGIN, I SHOULD SAY, AT 10:13 A.M. THEY WILL GIVE ANOTHER UPDATE AT 9:15 A.M. THE PLAYERS HAVE NOT BEEN ALLOWED TO GO BACK ONTO THE RANGE YET, BUT THEY\u2019RE JUST WAITING FOR MAINTENANCE TO GET THROUGH THE GOLF COURSE TO MAKE SURE THE COURSE IS IN GOOD CONDITION AND PLAYABLE CONDITION BEFORE THEY RELEASE THEM TO THE RANGE. TALK ABOUT THE DECISION THAT WENT INTO THAT COURSE AND HOW YOU ALL CAME TO THAT AND DECIDED ON THAT. WE GOT PRETTY LUCKY HERE THIS MORNING. YOU KNOW, THAT CELL CAME THROUGH AND MINIMAL WINDS ON PROPERTY WITH PRETTY SEVERE WINDS ONLY A MILE AWAY. AND SO ALL OF OUR UMBRELLAS THAT YOU SEE OUT HERE REMAINED IN GOOD SHAPE. NONE OF THEM HAD HAD, YOU KNOW, BUSTED OPEN, BLEW OPEN. AND SO I THINK, I THINK WE DODGED A BULLET. AND I THINK WITH ABOUT 9\/10 OF AN INCH OF RAIN FROM THAT CELL, THAT\u2019S NOT TOO BAD. THE TPC LOUISIANA DRAINS BETTER THAN PROBABLY ANY COURSE THAT ON THE PGA TOUR. IT IS AN OUTSTANDING JOB THEY DID CREATING THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM HERE. AND SO I THINK WE\u2019LL BE READY TO GO AND HAVE A GREAT DAY OF GOLF. TALK ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE YOU ARE EXPECTING. YOU\u2019LL BRING IN A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE. TALK ABOUT HOW MANY PEOPLE THIS IMPACTS WITH THIS CHANGE. SURE. AND SURE, SURE. WE JUST OPENED THE GATES AT 9 A.M. AND WE HAD WE HAVE A GATE ON LAPALCO. WE HAVE A GATE ON THE COLE. SO TWO GATES AND THERE WERE AT 9:00 HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WAITING TO GET IN. SO I EXPECT AS IT CLEARS OFF TODAY, WE SHOULD HAVE A PRETTY NORMAL SATURDAY CROWD, WHICH FOR US IS 20 30,000 PLUS. AND I DON\u2019T SEE THAT CHANGING BASED ON WHAT HAPPENED HERE THIS MORNING AND WRAPPING UP REAL QUICK, WAS THERE ANY DAMAGE TO THE PROPERTY AT ALL? I KNOW YOU SAID THE UMBRELLAS WERE FINE, AND JUST TO MAKE SURE THE EXACT TIME WHEN THINGS WILL START. MAKE SURE WE HAVE IT CORRECT. YEAH. MAINTENANCE IS OUT THERE CONFIRMING THAT THE GOLF COURSE INSIDE THE ROPES IS IN GOOD CONDITIONS. THE PROS RIGHT NOW THERE\u2019S A 15 MINUTE DELAY FROM OUR ORIGINAL START TIME OF 958. SO AS OF RIGHT NOW IT\u2019S A 1013 START TIME. PLAY WILL GO TILL FIVE APPROXIMATELY 5 P.M. AND WE HOPE TO STAY ON SCHEDULE WITH THAT. BUT THE PGA TOUR, THE RULES OFFICIALS MAKES THAT FINAL DECISION. AND AT 915 THEY\u2019RE GOING TO GIVE US AN UPDATE. WE HOPE IT\u2019LL BE ALL CLEAR TO GET THE PLAYERS OUT ON THE DRIVING RANGE, THE PUTTING GREEN AND GET THEM INTO PRACTICE AREAS AND START WARMING UP FOR 1013, AND IT\u2019S BEEN A VERY BUSY MORNING. TALK ABOUT JUST IS THERE ANY ANTICIPATED IMPACT FOR THE PLAYERS? THE FAN EXPERIENCE KIND OF TALK ABOUT THAT WHEN THINGS GET SWAPPED AROUND A LITTLE BIT. SURE. WE DID. YOU KNOW, FROM AN OUTSIDE THE ROPES DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND ALL THE TENTS ARE IN FANTASTIC SHAPE. NO DAMAGE AT ALL. OUR CATERERS ARE ON PROPERTY. THEY\u2019RE PREPPING FOR. FOR EVERYTHING. AND WE TYPICALLY OPEN OUR TENTS AT 10 A.M. NO, NO CHANGE THERE. SO AGAIN, I THINK I THINK WE GOT PRETTY LUCKY, ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. AND WE\u2019RE EXCITED FOR A BIG D\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Rain delays Zurich Classic; Jazz Fest to open at 11 a.m.<\/p>\n
Zurich Classic Round 3 delayed 15 minutes<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 10:15 AM CDT Apr 25, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n