Players react after Round 1 of Turning Stone Resort Championship

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Players react after Round 1 of Turning Stone Resort Championship

By BRIAN SANDLER

Story Created: Oct 2, 2008 at 11:52 PM EST

Story Updated: Oct 3, 2008 at 9:21 AM EST

VERNON, NY (WKTV) - The PGA TOUR players at this year's Turning Stone Resort Championship got a rare weather challenge on Thursday, having to play through a trifecta of wind, rain and cold in the first round at Atunyote.

The rough weather allowed just 27 players to shoot under par, down from 89 in the first round last year when the conditions were perfect.

Click the video link to watch Brian Sandler's first round wrap-up with reaction from leader Jeff Overton, Steve Allan and Joey Sindelar.

 

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Sunday, Oct 5 at 2:55 AM WKTV Brian Sandler wrote ...

The TSRC is contractually locked into the Fall Series right now, so it cannot take place until after the PGA TOUR regular season is over. This year the regular season was pushed back a week, which in turn pushed back the TSRC. However, having some breaks late in the season this year might have encouraged some players to come here since they weren't as worn out as last year. But Jason Day was actually asked the very question...

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Sunday, Oct 5 at 2:53 AM WKTV Brian Sandler wrote ...

...of whether the weather would affect players' decisions to come back in the future, and he waved off that notion without even hesitating. He said between the amount of the purse and the fact that many players NEED to play to try to earn their TOUR cards for next season, players will always come. And every player has lauded the treatment they've received here, and that's a higher priority than the weather. Besides, there's no guarantee of good weather here anytime anyway haha.

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Saturday, Oct 4 at 8:23 AM cant the time be changed? wrote ...

I think you would have more people coming if it was in august. Even the golfers would like it, we need to be careful or they may not come back next year, mark my words..

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Friday, Oct 3 at 9:07 AM because wrote ...

when it is the peak of the season these golfers have tournaments at world class courses. atunyote is just starting/hoping to become a player in this arena and will have to prove itself as a good course and host in order to ever get a good weekend and the top golfers. that's why we should be supporting it now - the more we do to embrace it, the more the golfers will want to come back. also the purse helps...

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Friday, Oct 3 at 5:30 AM why wrote ...

would you have this event at the end of sept into oct we are in central ny not calf.the golfers didn't sound to excited.maybe someone will be smarter and can hold it the end of aug.

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