KAWAGOE, Japan – It will be 72 holes at the Olympic women’s competition. Or, maybe it will be 54 holes, depending on this weekend’s weather at Kasumigaseki Country Club.
Players were informed via a memo Thursday afternoon that the plan remains to complete 72 holes on Saturday as scheduled, “if weather permits.” If not, “we do have the option to finish 72 holes … on Sunday,” the memo read.
But if the approaching tropical storm makes it impossible to complete 72 holes by Sunday evening, officials will revert to a 54-hole event. How that would impact who receives medals remains unclear.