Tag: Weather Delay

Notre Dame-Stanford game delayed by lightning around South Bend

We’re on pause, folks.

Notre Dame was leading Stanford, 42-7, after three quarters. The expectation was that the Irish would breeze through the fourth quarter with backups and enjoy another victory. All of that has been put on hold.

Just as the fourth quarter was about to begin, an announcement was made at Notre Dame Stadium that lightning had been spotted within a 10-mile radius of South Bend. That meant the game was delayed, and the stands had to be evacuated so that fans could seek shelter.

The policy is that a game must be paused if lightning is spotted within 10 miles of the stadium. For each additional lightning strike, an additional 30 minutes are added to the delay.

This obviously isn’t what anyone wanted, but the safety of everyone at the stadium is paramount. The good news is there are plenty of places on campus that are opening their doors to fans to wait the delay out, which is the right thing to do:

Hopefully, we’ll be back for the conclusion of this one very soon.

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Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys, Week 5: Delayed with weather concerns

The Dallas Cowboys visited the Pittsburgh Steelers for their Week 5 matchup, but what awaited them was lightning and weather delays.

It appears that the Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys will make fans wait a little longer for their anticipated rivalry game.

The 3-1 Steelers are hosting the 2-2 Cowboys in Pittsburgh this week for Sunday Night Football, and Mother Nature bends or kneels for no one, including the ‘Steel City’.

Depressing clouds, grey skies, and rain storms paint the picture in Pittsburgh.  The specific weather concerns seem to stem from a lightning delay, which viewers around the world can see clearly above Acrisure Stadium.

Waiting for the weather to clear up will be ideal for both teams, however, playing conditions could still worsen once the game begins.

There appears to be no timetable in sight for a return, but we at Steelers Wire will keep you updated as fans eagerly await the start of this historic rivalry between the NFC’s Dallas Cowboys and the AFC’s Pittsburgh Steelers.  The teams will both continue to prepare and stay loose for the games imminent start.

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Fog delays 2024 Presidents Cup and what it could mean for Sunday singles

Play resumed at 9 a.m. ET, which means there’s concern that the afternoon foursomes session won’t be completed by sundown.

MONTREAL – Team USA played in a fog on Friday and woke up to foggy skies on Saturday.

The first of two sessions of the 2024 Presidents Cup at Royal Montreal Golf Club was delayed more than an hour and a half, which means there’s a strong chance that the afternoon foursomes session won’t be completed on Saturday. Officials announced that tee times for the fourth session will run from 2:20 p.m. ET to 3:02 p.m. ET. Those pairings won’t be announced until approximately 1:40 p.m. As a result, the 12 singles matchups may not be announced until play is completed on Sunday morning. Sunday matches are scheduled to begin at approximately 12:02 p.m.

The first four-ball match, which began at 7:02 a.m. ET, had completed one hole and the second match had teed off when play was suspended at 7:23 a.m. ET. The delay lasted a total of one hour and 37 minutes.

Mother Nature had been kind to the competition the first two days. On Thursday, the rain stopped ahead of the start of four-ball and the sun broke through and Friday’s foursomes session was played under glorious sunshine. It was a true Chamber of Commerce day.

But Saturday brought fog and limited visibility, and officials had no choice but to hit the pause button and push back the starting times on the final two matches scheduled for the morning session.

An official said that with two rounds scheduled for today, they had an hour built into the schedule for a delay but this one ran over the allotted time.

Pace of play is always an issue when the pros tee it up and they will need to quicken their pace – or close out matches early – if we are going to finish play before sundown at 6:39 p.m. ET. It does help that foursomes features just one ball in play per team and typically moves at a faster clip.

The fog lifted and play resumed at 9:00 a.m. ET. It’s turned into another beautiful day in Quebec, Canada’s belle province.

Lightning suspends play at Evian Championship as Angela Stanford, playing in her final major, zooms up the board

The 46-year-old, making her final major start at the place that made her a major champ in 2018.

Only lightning could stop the streak of good golf Angela Stanford put together as play was suspended at the Amundi Evian Championship. The 46-year-old, making her final major championship start at the place that made her a major champion in 2018, was 5 under over her last four holes when Round 2 was suspended at 10:23 a.m. EDT due to dangerous conditions.

Japan’s Ayaka Furue leads the field by three at 12 under. She’s 6 under on the day through 13 holes. Australia’s Stephanie Kyriacou has two holes left and sits at 9 under with Haeran Ryu, who has only played 11 holes.

Stanford, who’d just teed off on the par-4 13th hole, sits in a share of fourth with Patty Tavatanakit at 8 under.

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 16: Angela Stanford of the United States celebrates winning the Evian Championship with the trophy during Day Four of The Evian Championship 2018 at Evian Resort Golf Club on September 16, 2018 in Evian-les-Bains, France. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
Angela Stanford of the United States celebrates winning the Evian Championship with the trophy during Day Four of The Evian Championship 2018 at Evian Resort Golf Club on September 16, 2018, in Evian-les-Bains, France. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)

World No. 1 Nelly Korda, who has missed her last three cuts, including two majors, holed a nice par save on the 14th just before the horn blasted. She’s 1 over on the day and 1 under for the tournament. Those at even par or better are currently inside the cut line.

Officials anticipate it will be at least an hour-long delay before play resumes.

On Tuesday of Evian week, Stanford joined Golfweek’s Big Pickle podcast to talk about her decades-long career coming to a close and reminisce on that victory in France six years ago. She remains the only American to win Evian since it became a major championship in 2013. Should she go on to win this week, she’d be the oldest major champion in LPGA history.

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2024 U.S. Senior Open postponed until Monday due to a ‘dangerous weather situation’

The USGA reports that play was postponed until Monday due to a dangerous weather situation.

The 2024 U.S. Senior Open was in a lengthy delay Sunday afternoon when the USGA announced the final round would be postponed until Monday due to a “dangerous weather situation.”

Hiroyuki Fujita is the current leader at 16 under. He is up three shots on Richard Bland and four on Richard Green. Steve Stricker is solo fourth at 10 under. Those are the only four golfers double digits under par through 3 ½ rounds at Newport Country Club in Newport, Rhode Island.

Fujita, 55, has just two bogeys through 64 holes so far. Through the first 54 holes, he had only missed one fairway. During his final round Sunday, he broke the record for most consecutive fairways hit (32) at a U.S. Senior Open since 1997.

The third round tee times on Saturday were moved up in an attempt to avoid the weather but Mother Nature was not to be beat on Sunday. The start of play was delayed due to fog. When play was suspended at 3:01 p.m. ET, the USGA reported that it was due to “a dangerous weather situation.”

Golf Channel and Peacock will have live coverage starting at 8 a.m. ET on Monday.

LIV Golf Nashville in rain delay with Tyrrell Hatton leading Bryson DeChambeau

A heavy downpour hit the course.

COLLEGE GROVE, Tenn. – Play in the inaugural Nashville LIV Golf tournament is being delayed by rain Sunday afternoon at The Grove.

A heavy downpour hit the course.

Golfers are remaining on the course because there is no lightning in the area.

Golfers have five holes left to play. Tyrrell Hatton leads Bryson DeChambeau by five shots.

2024 PGA Championship delayed for two hours on Saturday

Fog covered Valhalla Golf Club on Saturday morning, delaying play and forcing the PGA of America to alter third-round starting times.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Eighteen players were unable to complete their second round of the 2024 PGA Championship because play was halted due to darkness Friday night, and Saturday morning, they were forced to wait more because thick fog covered Valhalla Golf Club, making play impossible.

Play had been scheduled to resume at 7:15 Eastern Time, but the PGA of America announced there would be a delay shortly before that time. At 9:14 a.m., an announcement was made that the conclusion of the second round will resume at 9:40 a.m. and that players must be in position and ready to play at that time.

The third round of the PGA Championship will now start on split tees, with half the field beginning on the first tee and the other half starting on hole 10. Groups will also now be comprised of three players instead of two, with the expectation that the first groups will start the third round at 11:17 a.m. and the last groups will tee off at 1:40 p.m.

Alabama fans react to Tyler Buchner and slow start in Week 3

Alabama fans react to slow start vs. USF start during weather delay

Week 3 was supposed to be a tune-up game for the Tide before heading into conference play against Ole Miss next week. However, things could not have started slower for the Tide as they trail USF 3-0. Alabama may have caught a break as the game was delayed by lightning allowing the Tide a chance to regroup.

Former Notre Dame quarterback, Tyler Buchner, made his first career start for the Tide and fans are not thrilled with what they have seen. Going into the delay, Buchner is 4-10 for 25 yards with a couple of balls dug into the dirt. In his defense, the weather was less than stellar from the start which inevitably led to the delay.

Former Tide players and fans chipped in to share their assesment from Alabama’s slow start:

Notre Dame-NC State: Game delayed in second quarter

Rain, rain – go away (more specifically the lightning)

Just moments into the second quarter of Saturday’s Notre Dame-North Carolina State game, lightning struck in the area and the entire field and stands needed cleared.  The thunderstorms have remained in the area as the two teams remain in a holding pattern.

Each time lighting strikes in the area, 30 minutes are put back on the clock to countdown before anyone can retake the field.  In other words – we could be here a while.

Notre Dame leads 3-0 thanks to a program-long, 54-yard field goal by Spencer Shrader.

In the meantime, since “This Week in Baseball” isn’t available, enjoy a few photos from the first 16-plus minutes of action.

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LSU Baseball Schedule Change: Friday night’s start at Ole Miss pushed back

The series opener against the Rebels has been moved back to 8:30 p.m. CT due to the threat of inclement weather. 

Friday night’s series opener against the Ole Miss Rebels has been moved back to 8:30 p.m. due to the threat of inclement weather.

LSU enters the game at 29-7 after dropping their midweek game to Louisiana-Lafayette 8-5 in Baton Rouge. The Tigers will look to bounce back with their ace [autotag]Paul Skenes[/autotag] on the mound. In his last two starts, Skenes has looked human. He has allowed six runs in his last nine innings of work.

Ole Miss enters the series 21-16 and is currently the last-place team in the SEC. It dropped its series against Mississippi State last weekend before beating Arkansas State 6-3 on Tuesday. The Rebels are the only team in the SEC that has yet to win a conference series this season. They are looking to change that at home against LSU.

LSU does not play a ranked conference series for the rest of the season starting with this series against Ole Miss.

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