LOS ANGELES – Abraham Ancer was scheduled to take a commercial trip from San Antonio to Los Angeles on Monday to play this week’s Genesis Invitational. That was before a winter storm plagued Texas with snow.
“At some points I thought I was coming, at some points like I was, there’s no chance of me coming,” Ancer said after his opening round at Riviera Country Club.
With all commercial trips on the ground due to the weather, Ancer turned to a friend by private jet.
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“We had a gap once or twice to leave. Then when we left, it closed again, ”he said, after his first round 71.“ We found that little window to remove. ”
Ancer arrived in Los Angeles on Wednesday and was unable to play a practice round. Weather conditions were similar to Sergio Garcia, who lives in Austin, and he was also late
“I see [Garcia] here, I was like, what happened? It was like, ‘Well, they told me, we have a little 30-minute window and if you want to go, it’s right now,’ “Ancer said. “So we both did last night and here we are. ”
Cameron Champ withdrew from the event late Wednesday to stay at home in Houston.