Play Cancelled On Sunday At Butterfield Bermuda Championship

Sunday's play at the PGA Tour's Butterfield Bermuda Championship has been cancelled.

The field has been battling strong winds all week at Port Royal Golf Course but the forecast for Sunday is even more severe and tournament organizers have opted to postpone the final round.

The FedExCup Fall tournament had already seen its final-round tee times brought forward in an attempt to beat the weather, but conditions worsened ahead of time and there appears to be no break for the foreseeable future.

In a statement, a PGA Tour spokesperson said: "Due to wind gusts over 40mph, along with a diminishing forecast and no improvement to the current weather conditions, the PGA Tour Rules Committee announced at 9am local time there will be no play today."

The PGA Tour went on to say an update regarding play on Monday will be shared no later than 5pm local time and it is thought organizers remain hopeful all four rounds will be completed by the 72 remaining players.

As it stands, Austin Smotherman and Seamus Power are sharing the lead on 16-under and will populate the final group.

Taylor Moore, Corey Conners and Ben Silverman are just two strokes behind in a share of third while Tom Hoge, Chris Kirk, Danny Walker, Chandler Blanchet and Chan Kim - fresh off the back of a scintillating seven-under 64 on Saturday - make up the top-10 on 13-under.

Historically, the winning score at Port Royal Golf Club has ranged between 15-under-par and 24-under-par, although last year Adam Schenk reigned supreme on an unusually high-scoring 12-under.

One clear indication of the brutal weather players have faced throughout the week is reflected in Saturday's third-round scores.

Of the 72 players who made the cut, which arrived at five-under, 46 golfers failed to shoot 69 or better in round three (64%).