Fowler shares lead at rain-plagued OHL

PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico — Rickie Fowler woke up at 5 a.m. Saturday and played three holes in the OHL Classic at Mayakoba. It was enough to get him a three-way share of the 36-hole lead going into a marathon finish in Mexico.

Fowler and Patrick Rodgers had to wait out a fivehour rain delay just to resume their second round Saturday. Fowler saved par from a bunker on the 18th hole for a 4-under 67. Rodgers finally make his first bogey of the tournament on his 17th hole and had to settle for a 65.

They shared the lead at 10-under 132 along with Patton Kizzire, who hasn’t hit a shot since his 70 on Friday.

The last three groups didn’t have enough light at El Camaleon Golf Club to even start the third round, leaving them a 36-hole finish today. But that’s only if the weather at this rainplagued event allows. More thunderstorms, with heavy downpours, were in the forecast for the next two days.

“We deal with weather every once in a while on the PGA Tour, around the world, really,” said Fowler, at No. 10 the highest-ranked player at Mayakoba. “You kind of just learn to play when you get to play, relax when you get to relax. Rest when you can, tee it up when you can.”

Shanshan Feng shot a 2-under 70 in the final round to win the Blue Bay LPGA by one stroke.

With the win, Feng is projected to become the first top-ranked golfer — male or female — from China.

“I finished first in China, so I actually claimed the world No. 1 in front of all the people at home,” Feng said Saturday after finishing at 9-under 279. “I’m really happy about that, and I hope all the Chinese are going to be watching me . ... Hopefully there will be more Chinese getting on the tours and more world No. 1s coming up from China.”

Thailand’s Moriya Jutanugarn (70) was second at 8 under, just one shot behind Feng, after narrowly missing a birdie attempt on the 72nd hole.