
The Insperity Invitational did not get very far Friday earlier than the primary spherical was halted resulting from lightning within the neighborhood of The Woodlands (Texas) Nation Membership.
All 78 gamers within the area had gotten on the course, however none had completed their rounds. The primary spherical will resume Saturday at 7:45 a.m. native time earlier than the second spherical in performed.
Eight gamers have been tied for the lead at 4 below par when the horn sounded: Brett Quigley, Billy Andrade, Ken Tanigawa, Chad Campbell, Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand, Mike Weir of Canada, South Korea’s Y.E. Yang and South Africa’s Ernie Els.
Billy Mayfair and Argentina’s Ricardo Gonzalez have been tied at 3 below.
Quigley had three birdies in a row at Nos. 11-13 to get to 4 below, then briefly touched 5 below with a birdie at No. 15 earlier than he bogeyed the next gap. He had two holes to play when he was summoned off the course.
“Yeah, one and a half (holes). I am on the golf green on 17,” Quigley stated. “So, yeah, it is a bummer, however everyone’s gotta cope with it tomorrow as a result of no person completed.
“… Commonplace. We anticipate it, so it is not an enormous deal.”
Andrade had began his spherical on the again 9 with three birdies and added a fourth on the par-5 first gap. He was bogey-free and was three holes from ending his spherical.
“All of us wish to end so we are able to sleep in a bit bit,” Andrade stated. “After which should get again on the market at 7:45, it is not splendid, particularly at our ages. However it’s what it’s. And also you simply have to just accept it and go ahead. We’re all in the identical boat. Everybody’s bought to do that, and we simply exit and do the very best we are able to.”
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