LAS VEGAS — Taylor Pendrith was spared wind so robust it precipitated 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 start out the event, now faces an extended Saturday — 12 holes to finish the second spherical and nevertheless 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.
Much 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 loads of affected person golf and understanding the worth of a par was going to be a little bit bit increased than regular,” Ghim mentioned.
The beginning of Friday was delayed 4 hours when gusts approaching 50 mph made it tough to play and precipitated sufficient security issues that PGA Tour officers determined to maintain spectators away from the TPC Summerlin. Their tickets had been to be honored Saturday.
As soon as the gamers had been cleared to play, it wasn’t a lot simpler to evaluate how far the ball was flying within the wind and cooler temperatures and the way a lot roll there could 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 on Thursday.
Greyson Sigg by no means needed to work so arduous 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 feel we had been lucky they delayed it a little bit bit. Man, it was blowing from the primary shot of the day and all the best way to the tip. It was a psychological take a look at on the market right now and I did a reasonably good job of that.”
