PGA Tour pros react to ‘tough’ weather conditions at Shriners Children’s Open – “Wasn't really ready for this”

The weather conditions at the 2024 Shriners Children’s Open caused challenges for the PGA Tour pros yesterday. Gusty 50 mph winds made it difficult to play at TPC Summerlin. The second round started after a four-hour delay and didn't finish on Friday due to darkness.

Later on Friday, some pros joined a press conference to discuss their experience at the Shriners Children's Open. Kurt Kitayama said:

“We usually have pretty good weather this time of year. So, yeah, wasn't really ready for this.”

Davis Thompson said:

“It was tough. I mean, I just tried to take advantage of the par-5s and 15 the short par-4. Was able to do that. Yeah, it was tough. I mean, I knew it was going to be tough. I just tried to have a good mental attitude about it. And, yeah, just tried to go hit a lot good golf shots and give myself a lot of looks.”

The Shriners Children's Open leader, Taylor Pendrith said:

“We had zero wind yesterday. Yeah, haven't played much in the wind. Coming off two weeks off there, some shots I was definitely uncomfortable.”

Pendrith completed only six holes in the second round, including a birdie on the second. He will finish the remaining 12 holes on Saturday. He shot 61 in the first round with 10 birdies.

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Where do the PGA Tour pros stand on the Shriners Children’s Open leaderboard after Friday?

Taylor Pendrith is atop the leaderboard with 10-under. Rico Hoey is second with 9-under and Kurt Kitayama has tied for third place with 8-under.

Here are the top 50 standings after the Friday round of the Shriners Children's Open:

• 1 Taylor Pendrith -10
• 2 Rico Hoey -9
• T3 Kurt Kitayama -8
• T3 Davis Thompson -8
• T3 J.J. Spaun -8
• T3 Doug Ghim -8
• T3 J.T. Poston -8
• T8 Jacob Bridgeman -7
• T8 Harry Hall -7
• T8 Matt Kuchar -7
• T8 Chad Ramey -7
• T8 Scott Piercy -7
• T8 Nate Lashley -7
• T8 Matti Schmid -7
• T8 Mark Hubbard -7
• T16 Greyson Sigg -6
• T16 Bud Cauley -6
• T16 Ben Silverman -6
• T16 Charley Hoffman -6
• T16 Rickie Fowler -6
• T16 Gary Woodland -6
• T16 Harris English -6
• T16 David Lipsky -6
• T16 Ryan McCormick -6
• T16 Norman Xiong -6
• T26 Pierceson Coody -5
• T26 Joe Highsmith -5
• T26 Ryan Moore -5
• T26 Patrick Fishburn -5
• T26 Michael Kim -5
• T26 Francesco Molinari -5
• T26 Taylor Moore -5
• T26 Daniel Berger -5
• T26 Davis Riley -5
• T26 Alejandro Tosti -5
• T36 Nicolo Galletti -4
• T36 Vince Whaley -4
• T36 Wilson Furr -4
• T36 Erik van Rooyen -4
• T36 Ben Taylor -4
• T36 Garrick Higgo -4
• T36 Luke List -4
• T36 K.H. Lee -4
• T36 Zac Blair -4
• T36 Séamus Power -4
• T36 C.T. Pan -4
• T36 Tyson Alexander -4
• T36 Trace Crowe -4
• T49 Adam Schenk -3
• T49 Ryan Fox -3
• T49 Beau Hossler -3
• T49 Ian Gilligan (a) -3
• T49 Andrew Putnam -3
• T49 Maverick McNealy -3
• T49 Sam Stevens -3
• T49 Neal Shipley -3
• T49 Tyler Duncan -3
• T49 Lanto Griffin -3
• T49 Joseph Bramlett -3
• T49 Ben Griffin -3
• T49 Nick Taylor -3
• T49 Austin Eckroat -3
• T49 Camilo Villegas -3