The PGA Tour seems to be hit by one drama after another. Amid the rising concerns regarding the omission of the Monday qualifiers by Jay Monahan, the 2024 World Wide Technology kick-started on November 7. And as it turns out, the $7.2 million purse event too was not hassle-free. To begin with, most of the players from the top of the OWGR List were missing; only three players from the top 50 were featured in the 132-player field.

Additionally, several players withdrew due to injuries right ahead of the first round of the event at the Tiger Woods-designed El Cardonal golf course. As it turns out, that is not all for the losses. As the second round concluded, the WWT Championship met with yet another disappointment.

Emilio Gonzalez’s play took a disappointing turn. Despite a decent start with a 73 in the opening round, followed by a 2-under 71 in the second, he was disqualified for a breach of Rule 18.3, specifically regarding the incorrect play of a provisional ball. As per reports, he hit his tee shot into a desert area on the 15th hole, played a provisional ball, and briefly searched for the original. Although a ball was found within the three-minute limit, he didn’t make a reasonable effort to identify it, continuing with the provisional and finishing with a bogey 5.

The only way out of being penalized and disqualified for him was to identify whether the ball that was found was hit by him or not. But clearly, he failed to do so. This unfortunate incident abruptly ended his promising run at the event. The PGA Tour Communications took to their official X account and shared the news stating, “Emilio Gonzalez was disqualified after the second round of the World Wide Technology Championship due to a breach of Rule 18.3. (Provisional Ball).”

The opening round of the WWT Championship was suspended due to darkness, with three players left to complete teeing off. While the second round went out to be hassle-free, one cannot say that it will be the same during the weekend.

The 2024 WWT Championship might have a concerning finale.

Moving day will leave mostly no concern except for the 1% chance of rainfall and wind gusts occurring in intervals at the speed of 24 km/h. But it turns out the same fate of the opening round might loom over for the players in the finale. According to the AccuWeather Reports, the Sunday round might cause a hindrance.

The cloud cover is predicted to be around 25%, making visibility an issue. And well, adding to the misery is the 25% probability of rainfall, which might disrupt on Sunday or even push the event to a Monday finish. An event getting disrupted because of weather will not be a new thing in 2024!

Now whether the WWT Championship will be able to beat the challenge with the constantly changing predictions or not, is yet to be seen. Stay tuned for more updates regarding the event!