This weekend is the PGA Championship which is the last Major of the year. Tiger Woods is hot going in to this Major after his win last week. But he isn't the only thing hot. The weather is going to be over 100 and the first two rounds may feel like 110! That is hot! Let's see what happens...
Tournament officials and local authorities have issued an excessive heat warning for the week, with air temperatures expected to top 100 degrees throughout the tournament.
The heat index, which combines air temperature and relative humidity, is expected to reach 110, at least for the first two rounds.
First-round play begins Thursday at 8:30 a.m. ET (7:30 a.m. local time). Tee times continue throughout the day, with half the field playing in the morning and half in the afternoon on Thursday. The groups reverse times for Friday's play.
"Dealing with the heat is going to be of the utmost importance," Masters champion Zack Johnson said in a news conference on Tuesday.
According to the Daily Oklahoman, Southern Hills has hosted three of the five hottest major championships, at least according to average temperatures. The 1970 PGA averaged 100.3 degrees, while the 1982 PGA is fourth at 97 degrees and the 1958 U.S. Open is fifth at 96.6 degrees.
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