The 2008 Metropolitan Amateur Championship has experienced its share of adversity and the tournament has only completed 18 holes of play.



Two suspensions for inclement weather in the afternoon made for a long day of golf for those players in the afternoon wave at Norwood Hills Country Club. But the championship wasn't even supposed to be at Norwood Hills Country Club. Originally scheduled at St. Louis Country Club, the championship was forced to find an alternate venue because of the bent grass fairways at the historic St. Louis Country Club were dead.

The 18th edition of the Metropolitan Amateur Championship begins at Norwood Hills this Thursday, Aug. 7 at 7 a.m. Second-round action will continue on Friday. The field will be cut to the low 40 and ties following Friday's second round. Final round action will begin Saturday afternoon.

The United States Golf Association announced revisions to the Rules of Golf, placing new restrictions on the cross sectional area and edge sharpness of golf club grooves.

The WGA has been a leader in American golf since 1899 when representatives of 11 Chicago-area golf clubs signed the original charter to conduct golf championships and coordinate tournament events at member clubs. Today, the WGA annually sponsors the BMW Championship, the Western Amateur, and the Western Junior. Each tournament ranks as one of the premier championships in its class. All proceeds from the BMW Championship benefit the Evans Scholars Foundation.

US Women's Amateur Championship set to tee off tomorrow in Eugene Oregon.