This week’s 2025 Walmart championship in Arkansas has been overloaded with rain. After the rain inch fell overnight on Saturday on Sunday, Lpga Tour took the “hard” decision to Cancel the remainder of the tournament.
What was intended to be the 54 -hole event began to run in trouble with the weather on Saturday. The beginning of the second round was delayed, then stopped many times due to dangerous weather.
At 4:39 pm on Saturday, the second round was officially suspended for the remainder of the day after the golf course became “unbearable”.
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But the weather did not take a turn for good. According to the LPGA, the host course Pinnacle place club It was hit with another 3.25 inches of rain at night on Saturday.
With more rain on Sunday and Monday, the LPGA officially announced that the tournament had been canceled shortly before 10am on Sunday morning.
“After evaluating the Golf Course and consulted with our meteorologist and supervisors, the Golf Course is unbearable,” Read the LPGA statement on X. “Based on the weather for the remainder of today and Monday all day long, it is not likely that 36 holes will be completed to make it an official event. Turnit, most likely to count 18th. “
The statement continued: “Our partners in Walmart and P&G are generously paid more than those required in the event of a cancellation of the tournament. In addition, they are also committed to ensuring that every player receives compensation, no matter where they stay on the leader after 18 game holes.”
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The news was particularly unwanted for a competitor in particular, American veteran Alison Lee.
This week, Lee was playing only at her third event – and the second LPGA event – since the birth of her first son, Levi Todd Kidd, in late April, just more than four months ago.
Lee detailed the wars she experienced by preparing for her return to Pro Golf as she balanced to be a young mother at her pre-Turne press conference on Thursday About which you can read here.
Incredibly, Lee fired a seven under 64 in the first round of the Walmart nw Arkansas championship to connect for the early lead. She was able to get in three holes in her second round before the tournament was canceled, making a bird to hold a portion of the top eight under.
But with the now canceled tournament, Lee will have to wait another week to prove her return victory. Making things worse, in her long career Lee still will not catch a LPGA Tour win.
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