Snow forces suspension of play at WGC-Match Play
- By Rex Hoggard
- Feb 20, 2013 1:16 PM ET
MARANA, Ariz. – Play was halted at 11:07 a.m. (MT) at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship because of heavy snow.
None of the 32 first-round matches were completed when play was halted, although Jason Day was 6 up against Zach Johnson through 10 holes and Matt Kuchar was 3 upthrough 14 holes against Hiroyuki Fujita.
None of the top-seeded players had teed off.
As snow accumulated on the golf course officials planned to wait until 1 p.m. and re-evaluate the conditions.
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Hoggard, a senior writer, covers the PGA Tour and appears on-air in several capacities.
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