Chubb Classic shortened to 9 holes Sunday with bad weather expected
With a rainy Sunday expected in Southwest Florida, the PGA Tour announced the final round of the Chubb Classic will be shortened to nine holes.
The field for the now 45-hole championship will play Holes 1-4 and 14-18 at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples. Groups of three will all start Sunday's round on No. 1. Tee times will run from 7:15-11:25 a.m.
The Golf Channel will air Sunday's final round telecast on tape delay from 3-5:30 p.m.
Friday: Rocco Mediate holds three-shot lead after first round of Chubb Classic
The PGA Tour Champions schedule rules out a potential Monday finish because golfers will be traveling to Morocco for the Trophy Hassan II which begins Thursday.
Canada's Stephen Ames shot an 8-under 64 Saturday to move to 13-under for the tournament, three shots better than former Naples resident and Calusa Pines Golf Club member Rocco Mediate. Four players (Paul Broadhurst, Mark Hensby, Ernie Els and Alex Cejka) are tied for third place at 9-under heading into Sunday.
Gates will open at 7 a.m. with hospitality stations opening at 9:30 a.m. through the conclusion of play. For fans who redeemed their Sunday tickets for Saturday grounds admission, those tickets will be available for redemption Sunday.
Chubb Classic Sunday tee times
7:15 a.m.: Duffy Waldorf, Mikael Lundberg
7:25 a.m.: Jeff Maggert, Brandt Jobe
7:35 a.m.: Scott McCarron, Tom Lehman, Robert Gamez
7:45 a.m.: Billy Mayfair, Michael Allen, Cameron Beckman
7:55 a.m.: Chris DiMarco, Justin Leonard, Olin Browne
8:05 a.m.: Scott Parel, Mark Calcavecchia, Scott Verplank
8:15 a.m.: John Senden, Woody Austin, Tom Pernice Jr.
8:25 a.m.: Y.E. Yang, Jeff Sluman, Jason Bohn
8:35 a.m.: Bob Estes, Steve Allen, Glen Day
8:45 a.m.: John Huston, Russ Cochran, Shane Bertsch
8:55 a.m.: Colin Montgomerie, Dicky Pride, Tim O'Neal
9:05 a.m.: Paul Stankowski, Mike Weir, Billy Andrade
9:15 a.m.: Ken Duke, Gene Sauers, Heath Slocum
9:25 a.m.: David Toms, Mario Tiziani, Lee Janzen
9:35 a.m.: Harrison Frazar, Stuart Appleby, Marco Dawson
9:45 a.m: Boo Weekley, Ricardo Gonzalez, Steve Flesch
9:55 a.m.: Notah Begay III, Gibby Gilbert III, Michael Muehr
10:05 a.m.: David Bransdon, Scott Dunlap, Rob Labritz
10:15 a.m.: Miguel Angel Jimenez, Matt Gogel, Paul Goydos
10:25 a.m.: Steven Alker, Ken Tanigawa, Fred Couples
10:35 a.m.: K.J. Choi, Kirk Triplett, Padraig Harrington
10:45 a.m.: Brian Gay, Joe Durant, Tim Petrovic
10:55 a.m.: Jerry Kelly, Rod Pampling, Charlie Wi
11:05 a.m.: Steve Stricker, Richard Green, Davis Love III
11:15 a.m.: Mark Hensby, Ernie Els, Alex Cejka
11:25 a.m.: Stephen Ames, Rocco Mediate, Paul Broadhurst
This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: Chubb Classic shortened to 9 holes Sunday due to expected bad weather
