{"id":14012,"date":"2024-05-15T10:29:46","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T10:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/?p=14012"},"modified":"2024-05-15T10:30:41","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T10:30:41","slug":"us-pga-buildup-reigned-by-thunderstorm-chaos-and-bad-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/us-pga-buildup-reigned-by-thunderstorm-chaos-and-bad-news\/","title":{"rendered":"US PGA Buildup Reigned by Thunderstorm Chaos and Bad News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/buildup-to-the-2024-us-pga-championship-suspended-due-to-threat-of-thunderstorms.jpg\" title=\"US PGA Buildup Reigned by Thunderstorm Chaos and Bad News\" alt=\"buildup to the 2024 US PGA Championship suspended due to threat of thunderstorms\" width=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-14013\" \/><strong>Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A thunderstorm triggered a series of disruptions, delays, and cancellations in the US PGA buildup.<\/li>\n<li>Interviews were rescheduled and practice sessions were interrupted. <\/li>\n<li>Tiger Woods made a surprising announcement while Rory McIlroy announced he was filing for divorce.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/sports-betting\/golf\"><strong>2024 US PGA Championship<\/strong><\/a>, which is the second of the four men&#8217;s major golf championships that will be held this year, will also mark the 106th edition of the event. <\/p>\n<p>Held between May 16 and May 19 in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/us\/states\/kentucky\">Kentucky<\/a>, at Valhalla Golf Club, the event has already registered a chaotic buildup when a thunderstorm interrupted the scheduled practice sessions and forced interviews to be canceled and reinstated.<\/p>\n<h2>Threat of Electric Storms<\/h2>\n<p>Because of the lingering threat of electric storms, play was halted on Tuesday morning, shortly before 10 am.<\/p>\n<p>This caused all the scheduled media conferences before the head start of the event to be postponed. <\/p>\n<p>Things are not looking up weather-wise for the remainder of the competition, with additional inclement conditions announced by the forecast in the following days. <\/p>\n<div style=\"position:relative;height:0;padding-bottom:56.25%\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/csiCZTErKPw?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0?ecver=2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Surprising Announcements at the News Conference<\/h2>\n<p>Electric storms were not the only issues at the buildup. <\/p>\n<p>A series of unexpected news also took participants by surprise, including <strong>Tiger Woods<\/strong>\u2019 announcement that he may not have time to become the Ryder Cup captain. <\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>We\u2019re still talking<\/em>\u201d said Woods when commenting on the Ryder Cup proposal, further explaining there has been no official confirmation as of yet and that they were still \u201c<em>working on what that might look like<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Woods added that he was still pondering \u201c<em>whether or not I have the time to do it<\/em>\u201d, given the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/tiger-woods-appointed-on-pga-tours-policy-board-after-pressure-from-players\/\">large amount of time that he was dedicating to the PGA Tour<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>I don\u2019t want to not fulfill the role of the captaincy if I can\u2019t do it<\/em>\u201d, he explained. In the meanwhile, <strong>Luke Donald<\/strong> was already confirmed as Europe\u2019s captain for the New York defense.<\/p>\n<p>Shocking news also emerged on the world No 2, <strong>Rory McIlroy<\/strong>, who allegedly sent his divorce papers to a court in Florida, bringing his seven-year marriage to Erica Stoll to an end.<\/p>\n<p>His spokesperson made it clear the player wishes to \u201c<em>ensure this difficult time is as respectful and amicable as possible<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>McIlroy, who has an impressive record of back-to-back PGA Tour wins, is getting ready for Wednesday\u2019s media conference in Kentucky. <\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I love coming to Quail Hollow. I love the people, the golf course and of course the winning\ud83d\ude01 Thank you to the staff and fans for all the support this week and over the years. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1xVVgr8CGI\">pic.twitter.com\/1xVVgr8CGI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rory McIlroy (@McIlroyRory) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/McIlroyRory\/status\/1789856536598073696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary: A thunderstorm triggered a series of disruptions, delays, and cancellations in the US PGA buildup. Interviews were rescheduled and practice sessions were interrupted. Tiger Woods made a surprising announcement while Rory McIlroy announced he was filing for divorce. 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