Players with later tee times, such as Phil Mickelson, will have to complete their first rounds on Friday. Lefty now scheduled for a 5:45 p.m. start today; Tiger Woods, 12:30 p.m.
Players on the driving range during this morning's fog delay at the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin.Sheboygan, Wis. - The 92nd PGA Championship is finally getting started at Whistling Straits after a delay of more than three hours because of fog.
The delay means players with later tee times today will have to complete their first rounds on Friday.
Visibility was strictly limited before the fog began to lift. Bo Van Pelt, Scott Hebert and Vaughn Taylor had been scheduled to tee off as the first group at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time. They finally began their rounds at 11:10 a.m.
"Once the fog has lifted and it is clear to play, the first starting time will be 30 minutes following that time," officials had said.
Four-time PGA champion Tiger Woods, who has not won a tournament this season, is now slated to tee off at at 12:30 p.m. Woods is grouped with defending champion Y.E. Yang and 2004 champion Vijay Singh.
Masters champion Phil Mickelson, U.S. Open winner Graeme McDowell and British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen will start play from the first tee at 5:45. Mickelson again has an opportunity this week to pass Woods as the world's top-ranked golfer.