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August 27, 2026

Ben Groutage

The Belfry Hotel & Resort

Quick Quotes

Q. Can you summarize how today as gone?

BEN GROUTAGE: Yeah, it's been a tricky day today. We managed to play two minutes first thing this morning before we came off for lightning. We got back out there and, unfortunately, had so much rain that the bunkers became unplayable. The rest of the golf course is actually very good but we just couldn't keep the bunkers playable, so it wasn't fair.

We suspended again. We were off for nearly four hours, and we managed to get back out and play another three just now. But we just had the hat trick of suspensions for today. It's too late now to get any more golf in, so we're suspending for the day.

Q. Obviously a lot of golf to be played in this tournament. Do you have any plans for how you're going to catch up tomorrow and the rest of of the week yet?

BEN GROUTAGE: Yeah, tomorrow we are going to restart at 7.30. So the guys that are still out there will come back and finish in the morning.

The afternoon wave that didn't play any golf today, they will probably be starting at about 8.00, 8.15 tomorrow morning. They will play their first round, have a quick bite to eat and then go straight back out and have them play their second round.

We'll just see how far we can get tomorrow. We have some weather coming in again tomorrow afternoon. So, you know, we'll stay out there for as long as we can.

Q. You obviously knew this weather was coming a while ago, and everyone was prepared, but only so much you can do, with the summer we've had and a downpour today, right?

BEN GROUTAGE: Absolutely. They have done a great job on the course. Tees, fairways and greens have actually held really well to the weather. It's just so much rain in such a short period of time that put so much in the bunkers, and there's not really of the greens staff could have done about that.