Emma Talley is looking to bounce back on the LPGA Tour this week after failing to make the cut in the ANA Inspiration last week in Rancho Mirage, Calif.
That ended her string of made cuts at four.
This week’s event in Portland, Ore., has been reduced to 54 holes.
Due to hazardous air quality caused by fires in the Pacific Northwest, the LPGA Tour announced this week that the Cambia Portland Classic will be played Friday-Sunday at Columbia Edgewater Country Club.
“As we have said throughout recent months, 2020 has been the year of health and safety, and this situation is no different,” said Heather Daly-Donofrio, the LPGA’s Chief Tour Operations Officer. “Our meteorologist says that it is unlikely that air-quality conditions will improve before midday Thursday, and we cannot risk the health of our players, staff, volunteers, broadcast crew and others at the golf course. This is not a choice we made lightly, but we are confident that this is the right decision. We are so appreciative of our partners at Cambia Health Solutions as they continue to support the LPGA Tour through this incredibly challenging 2020 season.”
The tournament was originally slated to begin on Thursday as a 72-hole event.
Talley will be among the first group of players to tee off in Friday’s rescheduled first round.
Talley will begin on No. 1 with Esther Henseleit and Linnea Johnson at 7:15 a.m. in Portland (9:15 a.m. Central time).
Golf Channel will have tape-delayed coverage of the Cambia Portland Classic on Friday from 8-10 p.m., Saturday from 8:30-10:30 p.m. and Sunday from 7-9 p.m. . Coverage will be live-streamed on GolfChannel.com and the GOLF app on Friday and Saturday from 5:30-8:30 p.m. and Sunday from 3-6 p.m.
