Northwestern University Athletics
Round Two of Play Suspended at NCAA Championships
5/18/2019 7:10:00 PM | Women's Golf
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The second round of the 2019 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships has been suspended due to severe weather throughout the afternoon at Blessings Golf Club. Second round action will resume Sunday morning at 10 a.m. with Saturday's morning wave resuming play and the afternoon wave beginning play from the No. 1 and No. 10 tees.
The stroke play portion of the tournament will be shortened from 72 holes to 54 holes. All 24 teams and 12 individuals in the tournament will compete again on Monday, with the pairings for that round being determined by their 36-hole score (leaders in the afternoon wave). The stroke play portion of the championship will culminate with the individual medalist being determined following the 54 holes. The field will then be cut to the top eight teams which advance to the match play quarterfinals on Monday.
"With the severe weather threats that we monitored throughout Saturday afternoon, our committee came to the determination that, given the conditions, shortening the tournament to three rounds of stroke play heading into match play was needed to maintain the overall student-athlete experience and the integrity of the championships," said NCAA Division I Women's Golf Committee chair Ryan Colton. "We're looking forward to the next two days of stroke play, where we have the opportunity to crown the individual champion, as well as determine the eight teams advancing to match play, which will begin Tuesday morning."
The first wave of teams were able to tee off and completion a portion of their rounds Saturday, but Northwestern and the 11 other teams in the second wave never hit the course. The Wildcats, who are currently in 11th, will resume play Sunday at 10 a.m.
NCAA Championships Team Leaderboard
NCAA Championships Individual Leaderboard
The stroke play portion of the tournament will be shortened from 72 holes to 54 holes. All 24 teams and 12 individuals in the tournament will compete again on Monday, with the pairings for that round being determined by their 36-hole score (leaders in the afternoon wave). The stroke play portion of the championship will culminate with the individual medalist being determined following the 54 holes. The field will then be cut to the top eight teams which advance to the match play quarterfinals on Monday.
"With the severe weather threats that we monitored throughout Saturday afternoon, our committee came to the determination that, given the conditions, shortening the tournament to three rounds of stroke play heading into match play was needed to maintain the overall student-athlete experience and the integrity of the championships," said NCAA Division I Women's Golf Committee chair Ryan Colton. "We're looking forward to the next two days of stroke play, where we have the opportunity to crown the individual champion, as well as determine the eight teams advancing to match play, which will begin Tuesday morning."
The first wave of teams were able to tee off and completion a portion of their rounds Saturday, but Northwestern and the 11 other teams in the second wave never hit the course. The Wildcats, who are currently in 11th, will resume play Sunday at 10 a.m.
NCAA Championships Team Leaderboard
NCAA Championships Individual Leaderboard
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