
TV towers also played victim to the storm's damaging path, and there is concern among the leaders that the forecast for Monday — rain, high winds, more ugliness from the sky — could mean a 54-hole championship for Dustin Johnson. Johnson, at -15 for the tournament, leads Mike Weir by four strokes heading into the final round and would play a threesome with he and Retief Goosen on Monday (-10) if the weather permits.
It would mark the first 54-hole finish for the event since the year 2000. One concern is that play could begin tomorrow for half the field before the weather strikes, leaving the Tour in a tough spot:
"Mark Russell, the PGA Tour tournament director at Pebble, said if half of the field completes the fourth round on Monday, the tour is required to complete all 72 holes no matter how long it takes."
Among those praying for clear skies will be Weir, whose last Tour victory came late in the 2007 season. Also, as a result of Sunday's disastrous weather, the amateurs final round has been waived in order to expedite the final round for the professionals.
Part of Johnson's success this week can be attributed to his driving average, 288 yards, which ranks first among all players for the event. He will need to keep booming it on Monday with the ground expected to only getting soggier in the next 24 hours.
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