Sentence:  Rosburg had started early in the day , and by the time Palmer and Player were on the course - separated , as they were destined to <WSD>be</WSD> for the rest of the weekend , by about half an hour - they could see on the numerous scoreboards spotted around the course that Rosburg , who ended with a 73 , was not having a good day . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)