Jon Rahm admitted that the pair ahead of him disappeared into the thick, East Coast, mist as he stood on the first tee ahead of his third round in the $9m Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club.
Luckily for the Spanish golfer, he did not have to hit a shot before a suspension which disrupted the third round of the championship.
He chilled out in the caddies and players lounge near the practice ground until the fog cleared and he finished his round two-under and is overall minus four for the star-studded tournament.
The 31-year-old, a former world No 1, shrugged his shoulders after the round, but the winner of two Majors revealed: “I was on the first tee when it was called off. The last few drives I hit on the range, I could not see the ball land.
“I told them it is a joke, ten minutes before tee time. I can’t wait to get to the first tee and cancel it myself. I walked to the first tee I could not believe the group in front of us had teed-off.
The group consisted of Rasmus Hojgaard (Denmark) and Jacques Kruyswijk (South Africa) and Rahm said he could see them on the fairway, but then they disappeared and he added: “I could not see the landing area. When the group in front of us played their second shot, that is when the really thick stuff came in.
“I feel for the players who had to play those first four or five holes. I told them. If I get to the fairway and can’t see my lay-up area what do we do. If you can’t see the TV tower there is no point of reference on the fairway.”
He went back to the range and had an extra coffee and said: “I was looking out and as we were waiting they (the trees) were getting less and less visible.”
Finally, he got the all-clear to go and on his round, Rahm said the pairing had wind early on, it stopped for a while and as he walked off the 18th it was starting again.
Looking back at his campaign so far he said: “The first day I made some mistakes on the first 11 holes, but feeling good and it is good to be out here and we have had much more realistic weather.” He believe the players could have “a bit of everything” when they arrive at Birkdale for The Open.
