‘Borderline’: Timing of Scottish Open fog delay spotlights interesting golf rule

News By: Josh Schrock July 11, 2026 J.J. Spaun called playing conditions on the first hole on Saturday “borderline” at the Scottish Open Getty Images When J.J. Spaun put his tee in the ground at 9:28 a.m. local time in Scotland on Saturday, he could barely see his target. With a thick fog rolling in off the ocean, visibility was poor at the Renaissance Club as the third round began. Spaun, who was in the third group off alongside Adam Scott, peered out over the first hole, barely clocked his target line, and let his tee shot fly into the…