Senior Open Playoff Halted By Darkness...In The UK, In July!
/Granted, there was a three-hour delay but still, it's amazing they couldn't finish a golf tournament in England in July. Wait, I'm not bashing Southport. Really!
From Alasdair Reid's story (accompanied by arguably the least flattering photo of all time) on the Mark Wiebe-Bernhard Langer playoff that will continue live on ESPN2 at 3 am ET:
Wiebe shot a 4-under 66 to match Langer at 9-under 271. Langer had a 70. They each parred the par-4 18th twice in the playoff.
"Playing in the dark was a new one for me," Wiebe said. "Hopefully we'll figure it out tomorrow."
Langer, the 2010 winner at Carnoustie, blew a two-stroke lead with a double bogey on the final hole of regulation after hitting into a greenside bunker. Minutes earlier, Wiebe's birdie putt at No. 18 came up short.
"I gave it away," Langer said. "I could bogey the last hole and win. I thought I hit a decent shot in the bunker but it came out too low.
