GREENSBORO, N.C. — Heavy rain and wind from Tropical Storm Debby wiped out the start of the Wyndham Championship on Thursday, forcing the PGA Tour’s regular-season finale to begin Friday, at the earliest, at rain-soaked Sedgefield Country Club.
The course received two inches of rain from the early morning, and tour meteorologists said as much as six inches could fall by the end of the day. A flash flood warning was in effect for the region.
The tournament will set the top 70 players in the FedEx Cup standings who advance to the postseason, which features a pair of $20 million tournaments before the season-ending Tour Championship. The winner of the FedEx Cup receives $18 million. The top 50 are assured of getting in all the $20 million signature events next year.
Among the possibilities was a Monday finish. The PGA Tour has weather guidelines that aim to complete 72 holes when possible, but another option could be a cut to the nearest number to 60 players with a 36-hole final on Sunday.