The PGA Tour's Viking Classic in Mississippi this week was cancelled this morning because the course is and will be unplayable for the near future. Wit hall the football, pro and college going on this weekend, I'm not sure anyone outside of the players even cared. Judging by the number of withdrawals in the tournament, many of the players didn't care either.
The event will not be made up. The Viking Classic has been shortened due to weather nine times since its inception in 1968, including three times since moving to Annandale Golf Club. It was shortened in 1974, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985 and 1989 when held in Hattiesburg, Miss., and 1994, 2002 and this year at Annandale Golf Club in Madison.
Maybe instead of cancelling the event, officials should have looked for 1 or 2 courses in the area that are or would be playable and have the event moved there. Not sure if this possibility was even considered.
