Haas leads amid weather havoc
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June 2, 2013, Sunday
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BILL Haas notched an eagle and five birdies in a 5-under 67 on Friday to seize a three-shot lead at the US PGA Memorial in Dublin, Ohio, before inclement weather halted the second round.
Haas was in the clubhouse on 9-under 135. Fellow American Matt Kuchar was his nearest rival after a 70 for 6-under 138.
Former Masters champions Charl Schwartzel and Bubba Watson and Kyle Stanley were 3-under on the course when play was halted for the day after two prior weather delays.
Defending champion Tiger Woods made no headway in his bid for a sixth title at the US$6.2 million tournament hosted by Jack Nicklaus at Muirfield Village. The world No. 1 fired a second-round 74 that left him 10 shots behind Haas.
"I'm not that far off," insisted Woods, who in fact hit all but one fairway in regulation but missed eight greens. "On a golf course like this, with the wind gusts like this, it's tough."
Woods was not in danger of missing the cut, but Chinese teenager Guan Tianlang was set to miss the weekend after following up his first-round 72 with a 79.
The 14-year-old prodigy won low amateur honors at the Masters in April, when he became the youngest player to compete at Augusta National. He followed that up by making the cut at the PGA tournament in New Orleans, but missed the cut at the Byron Nelson Championship.
When play was suspended, world No. 2 Rory McIlroy was making a good stab at staying around for the weekend.
After a first-round 78, McIlroy had five birdies and a bogey through 14 holes and was two-over at the time. With 42 players still on the course, the cut was projected to come at 3-over.
Haas was in the clubhouse on 9-under 135. Fellow American Matt Kuchar was his nearest rival after a 70 for 6-under 138.
Former Masters champions Charl Schwartzel and Bubba Watson and Kyle Stanley were 3-under on the course when play was halted for the day after two prior weather delays.
Defending champion Tiger Woods made no headway in his bid for a sixth title at the US$6.2 million tournament hosted by Jack Nicklaus at Muirfield Village. The world No. 1 fired a second-round 74 that left him 10 shots behind Haas.
"I'm not that far off," insisted Woods, who in fact hit all but one fairway in regulation but missed eight greens. "On a golf course like this, with the wind gusts like this, it's tough."
Woods was not in danger of missing the cut, but Chinese teenager Guan Tianlang was set to miss the weekend after following up his first-round 72 with a 79.
The 14-year-old prodigy won low amateur honors at the Masters in April, when he became the youngest player to compete at Augusta National. He followed that up by making the cut at the PGA tournament in New Orleans, but missed the cut at the Byron Nelson Championship.
When play was suspended, world No. 2 Rory McIlroy was making a good stab at staying around for the weekend.
After a first-round 78, McIlroy had five birdies and a bogey through 14 holes and was two-over at the time. With 42 players still on the course, the cut was projected to come at 3-over.
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