The Open weather: Latest Royal Portrush forecast and whether play could be disrupted by storms at this week’s major | Golf News
Could bad weather disrupt the opening? We take a look at the last forecasts for the last male major of the year and the conditions expected at Royal Portrush.
Links Golf traditionally provides a unique test, with the weather in Royal Portrush likely to add to the challenge that players face this week for the last male major of the year.
Monday’s training round was suspended due to the threat of lightning around the chaussée coast, while the Met Office issued a “yellow warning” for possible thunderstorms during Tuesday training day.
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Wednesday’s training session should be dry and above all sunny, although the forecasts – issued by R&A via the Met Office – for the tournament itself indicates the “modifiable” conditions and the potential unfavorable time.
The forecasts for Thursday’s opening tour indicate that there will be “rain epidemics”, with “possible heavy gusts”, before a chance of strong showers and thunderstorms developed later in the day.
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It should remain unstable for the rest of the open, where record crowds should attend, with periods of rain and showers planned for the four days of tournament.
More than 275,000 fans should visit the emblematic of the Links in the eight days of the tournament from July 13 to 20, which would make it the most frequented publishing of the open outside of St Andrews.
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What are the forecasts for open?
Emitted by R&A, supplied by the Met Office, Tuesday morning:
Wednesday 16: Dry and above all sunny after a cloudy start. The cloud thickened the evening but probably remaining dry. The light winds but refreshed at 10-15 MPH during the afternoon.
Thursday 17: Cloudy to start with rain and heavy gusts possible. Later later, but showers and a chance of strong showers and thunderstorms develop. Winds from 7 to 12 MPH but refreshing up to 20 MPH.
Rest of the championship: Stay unstable with periods of rain and showers, including a probability of heavier spells sometimes. The slightly light to moderate winds with a variable direction.
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Why are the pairs and TEE times important to the opening?
Jamie Weir of Sky Sports News:
“They are more important to this adult than any other, simply because of the elements and the way they can wreak havoc and how unpredictable they can be.
“You can put yourself in the wrong half of the draw in an open championship, where you could play in the worst of the weather on Thursday and the worst weather on Friday.
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“Someone on the other half of the draw can then play in glorious benign sunny conditions on Thursday and flat calm conditions on Friday, so it can ruin your open chances if you are on this bad side of the draw.
“Ask me to predict the weather during an open championship – and especially in this part of the world -, it’s like asking to predict that will win the Cruret’s jug, with this forecast changing all the time.”
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