CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The humidity was uncomfortable, the play was slow, and a couple of the pins – especially that one on 18 – were dicey.
Those factors combined to produce a slog of a Saturday at Quail Hollow Club, where the final group of Kevin Kisner, Hideki Matsuyama and Jason Day needed more than 5 ½ hours to complete their third round.
Asked if the slow play had any impact on his performance, Kisner instead engaged in amateur meteorology.
“It was just the heat,” he said. “I thought it was super hot.