There have been many instances when the gameplay has been suspended due to unforeseen conditions such as bad weather. But it is rare to see a whole round get canceled for reasons other than weather. Well, this rare sight was observed at NCAA Division III women’s golf championship. The reason for cancellation might shock you. 

As soon as the news was unveiled, fans did not hold back and shared their opinion on it. 

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The third round of the NCAA Division III women’s golf championship gets canceled

The third round of the aforesaid championship was cancelled due to an unplayable hole. Sounds bizarre, right? What’s even more weird  is that 60% of the field size had already finished their play when the cancellation happened. 

The hole being discussed is the 308-yard, par-4 sixth at Mission Inn and Resort’s El Campeon Course in Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida. The hole had been cut on a 5-percent slope on the right side of the green. During the later part of the day, course staff watered the putting surface in an attempt to soften the severity of the slope.

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That did not help much and as a result, round 3 had to be cancelled on grounds of an unplayable hole. “Throughout Round 3 on Thursday, and despite efforts to improve conditions, it became apparent that the pin placement on hole No. 6 … was unplayable,” said the event committee, as mentioned on Golf Channel. 

Many videos of the players trying to putt into the hole have been shared on social media. One such video was shared on the Twitter account of a writer at Golf Channel. The video grabbed a lot of attention and comments from the fans. 

Fans react to the video of a golfer trying to putt into the unplayable hole 

Fans have had a lot of things to say about the golf course. Many fans were not happy about the news and said that events should be organized at better courses.

A fan questioned why this event keeps going back to this particular golf course.

Another fan commented about the location of the hole and called it “evil.”

Fans posted some comments against the vague pin placement on the hole.

One fan was simply annoyed about how Mission Inn’s course is not well maintained.

What do you think about this unplayable hole? Tell us your thoughts in the comments below.

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