The third round of the 2026 Jonsson Workwear Durban Open has been cancelled due to a flooded course at Durban Country Club.
Heavy overnight rain on South Africa’s east coast left large parts of the course unplayable and, after a seven-and-a-half-hour delay, the decision was made to cancel play without a shot being hit.
The tournament will be reduced to 54 holes with 18 holes being played on Sunday, with play getting under way at 6:20am local time.
Chris Wallace, Tournament Director: “It’s always frustrating when you have to cancel a day’s play. Mother nature didn’t do us any favours last night with over 100 millilitres of rainfall and like the situation last time we were in Durban for the South African Open, we had several holes that were underwater.
“The grounds crews have been working all morning but unfortunately, we do not have a playable golf course at the minute. We’d gone through several scenarios and looked at shortening several holes, but it hasn’t come to fruition unfortunately.
“We are going to play 18 holes tomorrow, weather permitting. The grounds crews have been incredible all morning and can’t speak highly enough of the efforts that have been made this morning. To get 54 holes in tomorrow would be an absolute credit to them.”
