{"id":327829,"date":"2023-01-26T14:48:41","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T14:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/patrick-reed-makes-impressive-start-after-floods-cause-delay-in-dubai\/"},"modified":"2023-11-29T18:57:53","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T18:57:53","slug":"hero-dubai-desert-classic-2023-r1-patrick-reed-makes-impressive-start-after-floods-cause-delay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/hero-dubai-desert-classic-2023-r1-patrick-reed-makes-impressive-start-after-floods-cause-delay\/","title":{"rendered":"Patrick Reed makes impressive start after floods cause delay in Dubai"},"content":{"rendered":"
Patrick Reed shrugged off his row with Rory McIlroy and a six-hour weather delay to make an impressive start to the Hero Dubai Desert Classic.<\/p>\n
Players were informed in the early hours of Thursday morning that Emirates Golf Club was \u201cinaccessible\u201d and told not to travel to the course due to several roads being flooded following heavy rain.<\/p>\n
Following a few hours of dry weather and a massive clean-up operation by ground staff, play got under way at 1.15pm local time, although half the field were unable to get on the course at all and will start round one on Friday.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n An immense effort to get the course ready for play after heavy overnight rain. #HeroDDC<\/a> | #RolexSeries<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/am8vY9v9zf<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) January 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n