Cold Temperatures Delay Start of Whitman Invite, not all Golfers Finish 1st Round

By Robert McKinney, Assistant Athletics Director, Communications

PASCO, Wash. -- Cold early morning temperatures, which led to frost on the greens and fairways at the Sun Willows Golf Course, delayed the start of the first round of the Sunshine Invitational in men's golf on Saturday, March 10. As a result of the delay, only a portion of the golfers entered in the tournament were able to complete the first round.

Golfers who didn't complete the opening round will be back on the course for a 9 a.m. (PDT) shotgun start on Sunday, March 10. After the shotgun start, the players who finished the first round will begin the second round with tee times beginning at 9 a.m. on the first hole. Competitors completing the first round on Sunday morning will play their second 18 holes on Sunday as well. Whitman College, which is hosting the tournament, hopes to have full 36-hole results.