Rain, conditions could make scores climb

Rain, conditions could make scores climb

Will MacKenzie shot 19 under par for 72 holes to win last year’s Viking Classic.

The scores might not be as low for this year’s PGA Tour event that begins Thursday at Annandale Golf Club, tournament director Randy Watkins predicts.
Rain during what are usually dry months in Mississippi – September and October – has left the fairways soft and made the rough long and thick at Annandale. Combine that with still-firm Bermuda greens and you get more challenging conditions, said Watkins and Stephen Christopher, Annandale’s longtime head pro.

“I think the winning score is going up,” Watkins said. “It won’t be 19. I’m thinking closer to 13, where Chad (Campbell) won it.”

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10/26/9