PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas -- Faced with a flooded course in which some fairways were more suited for fishing than playing golf, the LPGA Tour found a unique solution Thursday. It shortened the Ocean Club to 12 holes for at least the first round of its inaugural Bahamas Classic. The only other option might have been to cancel the tournament. A storm the locals havent seen in 20 years poured a foot of rain on Paradise Island earlier in the week. A lake that separates the ninth and 18th holes turned into a lagoon, setting off a chain reaction of drainage problems. Even with nine pumps siphoning water back into the ocean, progress was slow. "Every time I come up with a decision, a third of my tour doesnt like it. But I cant be afraid of that," LPGA Tour commissioner Mike Whan said. "I dont expect people to love the outcome, but its better than the alternative. ... Everybody who plays over the next few days is going to play the same thing. Its OK not to like it." Whan listened to a spirited discussion about the Bahamas Classic counting as official. The LPGA Tour policy says a tournament has to be 36 holes to be official, and this likely will be every bit of that -- if not more. The tournament will start Friday over 12 holes, and the number of holes could be expanded each day depending on how fast the water drains. The hope was for an 18-hole finish on Sunday. "I feel sorry for Pure Silk. Theyve done a hell of a job with the tournament," Juli Inkster said. Ohio-based Pure Silk signed on with the Bahamas Tourism Ministry as title sponsors of the $1.3 million event, the first time the LPGA Tour has come to the Bahamas. "I think we should play," Inkster said. "We should play as many as we can and crown a winner. I just think were here, and everyone has the same opportunity to play well and win. Its a rare thing thats happened once since Ive been out here. And Ive been out here a long time." Inkster and Laura Davies were at the 1988 Kemper Open in Hawaii, which not only was shortened to 54 holes because of torrential rain, but only 16 holes were used for the first round because two holes were under water. Going even further back in history -- way back -- the British Open first was played at Prestwick and contested on the 12-hour course over three rounds until the course eventually expanded to 18 holes. So the winner of the Bahamas Classic will have something in common with Old Tom Morris. Stacy Lewis won a tournament in Arkansas where it rained so hard it took three days to get in 18 holes. It did not count as official. "Its strange to play 12 holes a day, but were all going to play the same holes," she said. "When you get out there and play, you do the best you can." How flooded is the course? Lewis has quite the fish tale. She was on the course Wednesday afternoon with Brittany Lincicome, not with golf clubs but fishing rods. Wading along in the ninth fairway, Lewis said she hooked a tarpon she estimated at about 4 feet. The tarpon spun high out of the water and broke the line. Yes, the big one got away. "Ive hooked some big ones," Lewis said. "But Ive never seen a fish that big on a golf course." Starting times have been adjusted. Instead of a two-tee start for the 144-player field, everyone will start on No. 10 and then weave their way around the Tom Weiskopf design in the following order: 6-7-4-5-11-12-13-14-2-3 before finishing on No. 8. The pars and yardages on some holes might have to change, though one principle of golf remains -- low score wins. Suzann Pettersen was among those peppering Whan with questions on why it would be official, especially with Solheim Cup and ranking points available, along with the money list. She stood by her opinion, but was ready and willing to play. "Were doing the best with what we have," Pettersen said. "Youve just got to fill out whatever box is there on the scorecard." Davies came to the Ocean Club on Thursday, which was sunny and balmy for much of the day, just to get some practice. She had been at the Atlantis Resort for so much of the week, and she stopped going to casinos "because I dont win anymore." Sizing up the situation at the course, Davies said the LPGA Tour "made the best of a bad lot." "Youve got all these people working so hard to get the course ready," she said. "Its different, dont get me wrong. But I agree with them. Lets play. ... It takes a lot away if its not official. And its the same for everybody." It also put new meaning in the LPGA Tours slogan: "See why its different out here." Cameron Jordan Youth Jersey . Toronto has dropped games to Indiana and Miami since a five-game winning streak and closed out a three-game road trip at 1-2. 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Young suffered a strained right calf muscle in the loss to the Pelicans in New Orleans on Tuesday and will be out from two to four weeks.I felt like we werent mentally ready to compete against one of the better teams in the NBA, Walton said after his team trailed wire-to-wire.But no one with the Grizzlies will be feeling sorry for the Lakers because as Memphis sees it, its the Nasty Nine versus the world.Thats how Fizdale characterized the undermanned Grizzlies after they lost earlier in the week to Toronto.James Ennis, Brandan Wright, Chandler Parsons, Vince Carter, Zach Randolph and Mike Conley. None of the above played in a loss to Toronto or in a 95-94 win against Orlando on Thursday.And they wont be suiting up against the Lakers either.Beating the Magic with just the Nasty Nine was impressive, and accomplished thanks to a nice blend of veterans and younger players.Marc Gasol picked up the offensive slack for Memphis (12-8) with 25 points, five blocks and three assists.But it was the play of Tony Allen that snatched victory out of the jaws of defeat as Memphis was down by 14 points iin the fourth quarter.dddddddddddd The veteran swingman fueled a 13-0 run with his trademark chaos on defense, earning the praise of his teammate Gasol and his coach.Thats his job, and hes very good at it, Gasol said.Added Fizdale: He just took over that game defensively.Allen scored only nine points, but had three steals -- all in the fourth quarter -- and six boards and did what he typically does -- disrupt the other teams offensive flow.Magic coach Frank Vogel joined the chorus saying Allen was the difference. Credit his energy. He just made a lot of hustle plays that turned the game around.Another veteran came to the Grizzlies rescue -- Troy Daniels -- who came off the bench to score 19 points.With Conley out, second-year point guard Andrew Harrison has elevated his game and he chipped in 11 points with a game-best eight assists.The Lakers (10-11) are fueled by youth and it figures they are going to take their lumps even with the Walton pedigree leading the charge.I just felt like we played soft all game, said Julius Randle, who had eight points and eight rebounds against Toronto. They were just comfortable from the start.One bright spot for Walton and the Lakers was the play of rookie Brandon Ingram, who led the team with 17 points. Ingram was making his second straight start in place of Young. He also had six boards and two assists.I thought he did a great job of being aggressive tonight and mixing up getting to the rim and taking his jump shots, Walton said. He was very solid for us tonight.Ingrams effort was a welcome sight. The former Duke Blue Devil has struggled, averaging only 7.7 points per game. His shooting has been abysmal, 35.6 percent from the field and 28.6 percent from 3-point range. ' ' '