LAS VEGAS — Taylor Pendrith was spared wind so sturdy it brought on a four-hour delay and battered the sphere Friday within the Shriners Hospital Open. The Canadian solely needed to play six holes and stayed within the lead earlier than the second spherical was halted by darkness.
Pendrith, who had a 10-under 61 on Thursday in a comparatively calm morning to begin the match, now faces a protracted Saturday — 12 holes to finish the second spherical and nonetheless many holes within the third spherical because the autumn mild permits.
He remained at 10 below — 4 pars, a birdie and a bogey in his brief day of labor — and led by one shot over Rico Hoey, who made a 15-foot eagle putt on his seventh and remaining gap.
Way more spectacular was Las Vegas resident Kurt Kitayama, who was bogey-free for a 68 in gusts approaching 40 mph and temperatures that led to a wardrobe of sweaters and ski caps.
Kitayama was a part of the group at 8-under 134 that included Doug Ghim, J.J. Spaun and Davis Thompson, all of whom accomplished the second spherical. It took Ghim eight holes earlier than he made his first par, and he wound up with hard-earned 70.
“Simply lots of affected person golf and understanding the worth of a par was going to be just a little bit increased than regular,” Ghim mentioned.
The beginning Friday was delayed 4 hours when gusts approaching 50 mph made it tough to play and brought on sufficient security considerations that PGA Tour officers determined to maintain spectators away from the TPC Summerlin. Their tickets have been to be honored Saturday.
As soon as the gamers have been cleared to play, it wasn’t a lot simpler to guage how far the ball was flying within the wind and cooler temperatures and the way a lot roll there can be on the bottom with a serving to gust.
Placing wasn’t a lot simpler, and nobody suffered fairly like Joseph Bramlett. He had a 10-foot birdie putt on No. 1, his tenth gap of the second spherical, and 5 putts later walked off the inexperienced with a triple bogey. Bramlett additionally missed a 30-inch birdie putt Thursday.
Greyson Sigg by no means needed to work so onerous for a 69.
“I felt like I shot 62 right now to be sincere, and I solely shot 2 below,” Sigg mentioned. “It was so chilly this morning. I believe we have been lucky they delayed it just a little bit. Man, it was blowing from the primary shot of the day and all the way in which to the tip. It was a psychological take a look at on the market right now and I did a fairly good job of that.”
The perfect spherical of the day belonged to Pierceson Coody, who managed eight birdies in his spherical of 65 after opening with a 72. He was at 5-under 137.
Pendrith watched most of this from his resort room between naps. When he lastly teed off late within the afternoon, the wind was nonetheless gusting lots and he might admire the problem.
“I believe it died down just a little bit for us, however nonetheless some actually sturdy gusts that you just sort of needed to time your putts. Placing is absolutely robust within the wind I believed,” he mentioned. “Total actually onerous day, and I do know these guys within the morning had it just a little tougher.”
The worst of it was forecast to be shifting on, although sturdy wind was anticipated at the very least by half of Saturday.
Nonetheless to return was the 36-hole lower, which was hovering between 3-under par and 2-under par.