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The PGA Championship weather forecast could play a significant role at Aronimink. <\/p>\n
The forecast is always a consideration for any golf tournament<\/a>, especially the majors, but the PGA Championship<\/a> weather could have massive implications this week at Aronimink Golf Club near Philadelphia.<\/p>\n For the most part, the weather looks OK, especially for the northeast in mid-spring, where things can be fairly unpredictable. If there\u2019s any weather to monitor, it might come before tees even go in the ground, and it could have a significant impact on how the course plays, at least in Round 1.<\/p>\n PGA Championship Weather: Early Rain Could Mean Low Scores<\/p>\n All in all, the weather looks rather pleasant, but forecasts for rain on late May 13 into the early-morning hours of May 14 \u2014 Round 1 \u2014 could affect the course. According to WindFinder.com, there\u2019s a chance for up to a quarter-inch of rain overnight. The good news for the first round is that system would likely clear out by 8 a.m. ET.<\/p>\n Outside of that, things look pretty dry the rest of the weekend.<\/p>\n The full PGA Championship weather forecast, per the National Weather Service<\/a>:<\/p>\n Thursday, May 14: Showers, thunderstorms before 3 am, then showers likely \u2026 partly sunny with high near 66, winds 10 to 15 mph<\/p>\n Friday, May 15: Mostly sunny, high near 69, winds 10 to 15 mph<\/p>\n Saturday, May 16: Sunny, high near 80<\/p>\n Sunday, May 17: Sunny, with high near 87<\/p>\n Ultimately, it seems the rain won\u2019t be a major factor, but keep an eye on players going out early in Round 1, who could have the slight draw advantage to set the pace early.<\/p>\n What PGA Championship Weather Means for Contenders<\/p>\n World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler talked about just how important<\/a> the weather could be this week at Aronomink. If the course plays soft, and balls aren\u2019t running through fairways with the greens easy to hold, it\u2019s going to be hard for the course to put up much of a defense. And if that\u2019s the case, the field opens way up<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cRight now with it playing firm, it\u2019s playing really nice,\u201d Scheffler said at his press conference. \u201cThe fairways are hard to hold, and the greens have a lot of slope and a lot of pitch to them. So it\u2019s going to be challenging. If they can stay firm like this, I think it\u2019s going to be an awesome test.\u201d<\/p>\n Right now, it looks like that will be the case. However, if the rain ends up being more than expected, it might take away any advantage a player like Scheffler has and could really open things up for players looking to bomb and gouge.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen you have greens that have a ton of pitch back to front and they\u2019re really soft, it\u2019s easier to take off spin when you\u2019re in the rough,\u201d Scheffler explained. \u201cSo the reward for hitting the fairway is not that great, but if you look at this golf course when it\u2019s firm, the fairways are hard to hit. Then if you want to get the ball close to a lot of these pins, you have to control your spin and control your distance really well, which is not that easy to do out of the rough. It\u2019s easy to take off spin, but it\u2019s not easy to control the spin, if that makes sense.\u201d<\/p>\n The Fried Egg\u2019s Andy Johnson put it even more succinctly during the PGA Championship preview episode<\/a> of \u201cThe Shotgun Start\u201d this week.<\/p>\n \u201cIf they get significant rain this week, it\u2019s going to be a shooting gallery,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n Luckily, it appears \u2014 for now, at least \u2014 that won\u2019t be the case.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tMike Cole<\/a> Mike Cole covers golf as well as the Baltimore Ravens and Tennessee Titans for Heavy.com. He previously worked at NESN where he covered Boston sports (and much more) for 15 years. More about Mike Cole<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty The PGA Championship weather forecast could play a significant role at Aronimink. 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