The Amer Ari Invitational, which perennially draws one of the strongest fields each spring in men’s college golf, was canceled on Thursday because of high winds.
The 54-hole event at Hapuna Golf Club in Waimea, Hawaii, was supposed to be contested Wednesday-Friday, but Wednesday’s first round was scrapped with all 20 teams – eight of them top 15 in Golfstat – nearly through their first nines as 30-35 mph winds gusted as high as 50 mph, and then Thursday’s first-round restart lasted less than 45 minutes before play was halted again under similar conditions.
With the forecast not expected to improve enough for teams to get in 36 holes, tournament officials made the decision to cancel the event.