Malnati leads as excessive winds halt play at Pebble Seaside

American Peter Malnati was atop the leaderboard when gusting winds halted play on the Pebble Seaside Professional-Am on Saturday, with US PGA Tour officers now anticipating the event to complete on Monday.

Solely a few gamers had accomplished the third spherical when gusting winds compelled organizers to droop play as a result of balls would not maintain on at the least one inexperienced.

A deliberate resumption by no means materialized because the winds sweeping in from the Pacific Ocean continued blow.

Malnati admitted he had combined emotions when play was halted.

He had six birdies via 12 holes on the par-72 Pebble Seaside Golf Hyperlinks, one in all three programs in use over the primary three rounds together with par-72 Spyglass Hill and par-71 Monterey Peninsula.

“I received to play eight holes earlier than the climate received unhealthy, in order that was good,” stated Malnati, who teed off on 10 and birdied the eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth.

“Then made the flip and made three birdies into the wind on one, two and three.

“Actually, like the place I used to be, I used to be on the fourth inexperienced, I used to be on the point of go play 5, six, seven into the tooth of that wind, so who is aware of.

“I want we have been nonetheless on the market enjoying for the sake of the event, however for me perhaps it was an excellent break getting out of there on the time that I did.”

Malnati was 12-under when play was halted, two strokes away from Joseph Bramlett and Keith Mitchell. Bramlett was via 13 holes and Mitchell via 10.

Officers stated the novice competitors, which attracts such movie star golfers as Inexperienced Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and former Wales captain Gareth Bale, can be shortened to 54 holes.

PGA Tour professionals will full the third spherical on Sunday and after the minimize — made after three rounds moderately than two due to the three programs in use — would start the ultimate spherical.

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