Saturday’s third round of the Scottish Open was brought to a halt by thick fog, with play suspended for close to two and a half hours before conditions improved enough to continue.
Seventeen players were already out on the course when the fog thickened to the point where play could no longer safely continue. Officials called the suspension at 10:45 a.m. local time — 5:45 a.m. ET — before eventually allowing action to resume at 1:10 p.m. local time at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland.
Among the players still waiting to take the course is Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy, one of three golfers sharing the lead at 9-under par. McIlroy is set to tee off at 6:04 p.m. local time (1:04 p.m. ET), playing alongside England’s Matt Fitzpatrick, who sits at 8-under.
The other two co-leaders — England’s Jordan Smith and South Korea’s Tom Kim — are scheduled to begin their third rounds at 6:15 p.m. local time.
Players and officials will have some daylight to work with, as sunset in North Berwick is not expected until 9:52 p.m. local time.
