<body><div><figure><iframe height="360" src="https://content.jwplatform.com/players/8OtYJDwS-Gqa7hx4c.html" width="100%"></iframe><figcaption>Josh Allen's NFL Player Golf Foursome (0:49) </figcaption></figure><p> After a strong first round of the Shriners Children's Open that saw over 30 golfers go five-under par at TPC Summerlin, golf fans are going to have to wait a while to see the second round get underway. </p><p> Early this morning, about an hour before the first tee times to start the second round, the PGA Tour announced that there would be a delay of at least two hours due to "high winds" in the area. For everyone's safety, practice facilities would be closed as well. </p><p> "The originally scheduled 6:55 a.m. PT start of round two (and the 8:10 a.m. resumption of round one) at the Shriners Children’s Open are delayed 2 hours due to high winds. Practice facilities are closed," the organization said in a statement. </p><p> Golf fans have been ripping the PGA Tour all morning, complaining that the golfers are "soft" and "pampered." </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"> The originally scheduled 6:55 a.m. PT start of round two (and the 8:10 a.m. resumption of round one) at the Shriners Children’s Open are delayed 2 hours due to high winds. Practice facilities are closed. </p> — PGA TOUR Communications (@PGATOURComms) <a href="https://twitter.com/PGATOURComms/status/1847254763701969240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow"> October 18, 2024 </a></blockquote><script async charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><p> The first round of the Shriners Children's Open saw Canadian golfer Taylor Pendrith race out to a 10-stroke lead with a score of 61. He had no bogeys and enjoyed more birdies than pars on the opening round. </p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2A0vme_0wCD92Xv00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2A0vme_0wCD92Xv00" width="1200" height="800" ><figcaption>CHARLOTTE, NC - MAY 04: A view of the golf bags used by Phil Mickelson and Jason Day during the second round of the 2018 Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow Club on May 4, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) <p> Getty </p></figcaption></figure><p> The brilliant round gave Pendrith an early three-stroke lead over nine other golfers. </p><p> Pendrith is coming off his best year on the PGA Tour. He scored his first-ever win in the tour with a win at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson in May. One month later he had his highest-ever finish at a golf major with a tie for 16th at the U.S. Open. A win in the Shriners Children's Open or even a strong finish could secure a spot in Augusta next spring. </p><p align="center"><strong><a href="https://thespun.com/golf/pga-tour-championship-currently-in-weather-delay" rel="nofollow"> Related: PGA Tour Championship Currently In Weather Delay </a></strong></p></div></body>

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Second Round Of Shriners Children's Open Delayed - Here's The New Start Time

After a strong first round of the Shriners Children's Open that saw over 30 golfers go five-under par at TPC Summerlin, golf fans are going to have to wait a while to see the second round get underway. Early this morning, about an hour before the first tee times to start the second round, the PGA ...