Ever since most of us got here on Monday, there has been talk about some dramatic change in the weather coming toward the end of the week. Alas, it is here.
It is drizzling out there.
There also is about a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms. The one real possibility for impact is a forecast for stiff winds possibly gusting to 29 miles per hour. That would make things interesting.
In any case, though, it's not going to be a hurricane, as you might have thought from all the buzz all week. Weather always is as much a topic of conversation in golf as it is in a local barber shop. Part of it is there isn't much else to talk about, at least before a tournament starts. In fairness, the other part is that golfers are so precise in their preparation, courses are so immaculately groomed and so many golfers are so good--and one of them is beyond great. Any little deviation can be a factor.
Two points, though: 1) Everybody in the field has to play in the weather. 2) It's not going to be something right out of Shakespeare's "The Tempest."