Scottie Scheffler held a four-stroke lead on the Tour Championship when the top of the second spherical was interrupted by lightning within the space Friday afternoon.
Eight gamers had been nonetheless on the course when thunderstorms arrived, together with Scheffler, who had simply teed off on the sixteenth gap at East Lake Golf Membership.
Scheffler, who started the match with a two-shot lead and leapt forward by seven after the primary spherical, was at 3 underneath par for the day and 19 underneath for the match when the horns blared. Xander Schauffele and Collin Morikawa had chipped into Scheffler’s huge cushion; they every stood 6 underneath for his or her rounds and 15 underneath for the week.
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Sahith Theegala, Wyndham Clark and Australia’s Adam Scott had been tied for fourth at 12 underneath. Theegala had simply completed his spherical, a 5-under 66 that vaulted him into rivalry.
It was unknown if the eight gamers would have the ability to return to the course after the lightning delay, or if they might end their rounds Saturday morning.
The match started with Scheffler at 10 underneath par and Schauffele in second place at 8 underneath, because the staggered scoring begin primarily based on the season-long factors race will assist decide the FedEx Cup at week’s finish. The winner will take residence the FedEx Cup and a $25 million prize.