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Snow Problems at PGA Tour Champions Event in Tucson, Arizona

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There’s a reason that the PGA Tour and all of the other golf leagues in the United States play their winter tournaments in places like Florida, California, and Arizona.

To avoid scenes like this.

Unfortunately for the PGA Tour Champions senior circuit, this is Omni Tucson National, home of the Cologuard Classic that starts on Friday.

The two inches of snow the property received on Thursday is a rare event—just this dusting marked the 20th snowiest month on record in Tucson, Arizona!

Rob Labritz, who is making his third start of the season on the PGA Tour Champions, filed this report prior to playing in the pro-am on Thursday.

 

 
 
 
 
 
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The conditions didn’t stop Jerry Kelly from playing the 18th green. And look on the bright side—it’s easy to get a read on the greens after putting the ball!

Things look a bit better for the tournament’s opening round on Friday afternoon. Overnight temps were in the mid-30s and got up to 45 once the sun came up. So while it will be a chilly round, players won’t have to contend with the “hazardous” conditions on the ground.

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Chris has worked in sports journalism for nearly 20 years and also loves the game of golf, even though it often doesn't love him back. Year-round golf is a perk of living in Florida, where Chris moved from his native New York shortly after graduating from college. Chris has played some famous courses in the state, including Bay Hill in Orlando and Innisbrook in the Tampa Bay area, and next on his to-do list is the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass to take a crack at the famous island hole.

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