Dense on-again, off-again fog repeatedly delayed the third round of the Farmers Insurance Open in Torrey Pines Saturday.
The golf tournament was set to resume at 7:20 a.m., but fog in La Jolla and Torrey Pines caused an initial three-hour delay on the course -- and then some.
By 10:25 a.m., the tournament was underway, but that didn’t last long.
Five minutes after play began, the PGA Tour website reported that the fog had returned and play had again been suspended at the Farmers Insurance Open.
Only the first groups had hit their tee shots to start when the La Jolla marine layer rolled back in. The fog in San Diego Saturday was accompanied by mist and scattered rain in some parts of the county.
Just before noon, a tweet on the PGA Tour’s Twitter page announced that the fog appeared to be letting up and the tournament would resume at 12:20 p.m.
But, again, that proved to be another false restart.
At 12:35 p.m. the PGA Tour Twitter page announced the fog had rolled back in at Torrey Pines, delaying play once again. There is no word on when the golf tournament will resume.
Mark Russell, VP of rules and competition for the PGA Tour told the PGA Tour website that there is nothing they could do about the fog at this point.
Russell said players couldn’t see 30 yards in front of them due to the fog. He told the PGA Tour website that he hopes the tournament can finish, as scheduled, by Sunday.
If players can’t tee off soon, Russell said the golf tournament may be pushed into Monday.
On Friday, Tiger Woods finished atop the leaderboard despite another gloomy, dreary day of golf. It remains to be seen whether the pro can keep his lead Saturday.
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