LAS VEGAS — Taylor Pendrith was spared wind so sturdy it triggered a four-hour delay and battered the sector 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 a protracted Saturday — 12 holes to finish the second spherical and nevertheless many holes within the third spherical because the autumn gentle permits.
He remained at 10 underneath — 4 pars, a birdie and a bogey in his quick day of labor — and led by one shot over Rico Hoey, who made a 15-foot eagle putt on his seventh and ultimate 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 a whole lot of affected person golf and realizing the worth of a par was going to be a bit of bit larger than regular,” Ghim mentioned.
The beginning of Friday was delayed 4 hours when gusts approaching 50 mph made it tough to play and triggered 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 on Thursday.
Greyson Sigg by no means needed to work so exhausting for a 69.
“I felt like I shot 62 at present to be sincere, and I solely shot 2 underneath,” Sigg mentioned. “It was so chilly this morning. I believe we have been lucky they delayed it a bit of 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 check on the market at present and I did a fairly good job of that.”
The very best 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 may admire the problem.
“I believe it died down a bit of bit for us, however nonetheless some actually sturdy gusts that you just sort of needed to time your putts. Placing is absolutely powerful within the wind I believed,” he mentioned. “General actually exhausting day, and I do know these guys within the morning had it a bit of tougher.”
The worst of it was forecast to be transferring on, although sturdy wind was nonetheless anticipated at the very least via half of Saturday.
Nonetheless to return was the 36-hole minimize, which was hovering between 3 underneath par and a couple of underneath par.
