Get ready for a marathon Sunday at the Zurich Classic
It’s going to be a long Sunday for the weekend field at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
After weather delays limited third-round play on Saturday at TPC Louisiana, the field resumes play with the hopes of completing the tournament before sundown. Of course, a short fog day has already pushed back the festivities further, but the chase is now on in earnest.
Jason Day stands out from the field, which is otherwise very tightly bunched. However, on this Pete Dye-designed track and in favorable, quiet weather conditions, a lot of ground can be made up quickly.
While Day is looking for his second PGA Tour win of the year, the likes of two-time heart-transplant recipient Erik Compton, Honda Classic playoff loser Daniel Berger and Brendon de Jonge are looking for their breakthrough victory.
Though there’s an expectation that play will finish on Sunday, there’s the possibility that rain could hamper progress for a fourth day in a row. Were play to spill over into Monday, that would pose a problem for a number of players — and contenders — in New Orleans, as they’ll head immediately after to San Francisco for the WGC-Cadillac Match Play Championship, which begins on Wednesday.
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