There were a total of three delays today. The first was at 8:23 this morning and was due to heavy rain. After about two hours, play resumed only to be called off 20 minutes later due to nearby lightning. Play resumed for the final time at about 12:30 and was then called off at sundown due to darkness.
Considering Thursday's round, PGA National did play tough. The low round may have been a 65, but the 19 players out of 144 who were under par weren't in a bad place. The field scoring average was a 72.28 but peaked to nearly 74 during the afternoon. Crosswinds were much to blame for this high scores, along with the difficulty of the course.
Aside from the weather, the biggest headline of the week was how everyone's favourite going into the tournament, Rory McIlroy, has been playing. Rory sits at 7-over and is likely to miss the cut this week. This will be the first cut Rory's missed since the 2014 Irish Open and this has some critics already speculating about what his play will be like at the upcoming Masters. Personally, Rory's human after all, so he's entitled to a bad week once and a while. I wouldn't think too much of it.
Another story going around is that of Patrick Reed, who carded a total of 12 birdies (the most of any player) so far resulting in back to back 67's on days when shooting under par was considered good. His combined score on the first nine of both his rounds is a 6-under.
Finally, here is how our picks are doing,
1) Rory McIlroy: T103 at 7-over (+7)
2) Dustin Johnson: T135 at 12-over (+12)
3) Graeme McDowell: T85 at 5-over (+5)
Not good at all, but it looks like GMac has the best chances of just barely making the cut. The Irishman did make an excellent eagle on Thursday however, holing a 53-foot putt for the -2.
Stay tuned Sunday for our Results post to see who ended up winning,
-Nick
Toronto Golf Reviews
Brendan Steele is in a very good spot at 8-under (Mark Randall, Sun Sentinel)
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