The Genesis Scottish Open Weekend Weather Forecast Looks Pretty... Scottish

Saturday tee times at The Renaissance Club were moved up due to inclement weather.

Rain came pouring down and the wind picked up at The Renaissance Club on Friday as the second round of the Genesis Scottish Open came to a close. 

Looking ahead to the weekend, it appears as though the weather will continue to be rather iffy—a Scotland specialty. 

While playing a round of golf on the coast of North Berwick—the site of this week’s tournament—one should almost expect to experience all four seasons, and that’s exactly what the weekend at the Scottish Open might have in store. 

In anticipation of scattered showers and thunderstorms on Saturday afternoon, tournament officials announced that tee times will be moved up to 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. local time. 

The field will start on both the first and 10th tees to speed up play, and spectators will be permitted on the course at 6:45 a.m. local time.    

The third round will likely conclude at approximately 9 a.m. ET. 

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Sunday’s forecast doesn’t call for rain or storms, but conditions might be even more challenging. Players will likely remain dry, but they’ll face nasty wind gusts during the final round of the co-sanctioned event between the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour. 

According to the official tournament forecast, the wind will come from the west at a steady 20 to 30 mph with possible gusts surpassing 40 mph. 

Rory McIlroy leads the tournament by one shot, and he’s ready to battle tough weather conditions over the weekend. 

“[I’ll] just embrace the conditions and just sort of make the best of them,” McIlroy said. ”I know that I’m playing well enough tee-to-green to give myself some looks and hang in there, so I’m pretty confident going into the next two days no matter what the weather throws at us.”