Heavy rains postpone 2nd round of Hope Classic

January 22, 2010

Heavy rains have forced the postponement of the second round of the Bob Hope Classic.

The latest wave of Southern Californias major rainstorms hit the Palm Springs area Wednesday afternoon and scarcely let up Thursday morning, with water pooling on greens and fairways throughout the events four courses.

With better weather in the forecast for Friday and the weekend, tournament organizers quickly decided to scrap Thursdays play.

The Hope Classic is the PGA Tours only five-day, four-course event, giving the tournament extra time to make up Thursdays lost round.

Shane Bertsch leads after Wednesdays opening round with a 10-under 62, two strokes ahead of Jeff Quinney and Alex Prugh.