Snedeker leads at rain-hit Wyndham C’ship
Washington: brand ts ne de ker, who launched his wyndham championship campaign with a scintillating first-round 59, maintained a three-shot lead when play was halted in the weather-hit third round on Saturday.
Snedeker, who became just the ninth player to post a sub-60 round on the US PGA Tour on Thursday, stayed atop the leaderboard with a second round 67.
He got going early on Saturday, rolling in a 60-foot birdie putt at the second hole ats edge field country club in Greensboro, North Carolina, and adding a 10-foot birdie at the fifth.
He was two-under for the round, and 16-under for the tournament through seven holes when thunderstorms halted play.
Tour officials were all set to send players back out when more storms moved through, prompting them to call a halt. sn ede ker was preparing himself for a long day on Sunday.
“The physical side, we’re used to,” Snedeker said. “Just, you mentally get fatigued and fried and make some mistakes. The key for tomorrow -- make sure I don’t do that.”
American Brian Gay was Snedeker’s closest pursuer. He was 13-under for the tournament through 12 holes with four birdies and an eagle at the par-five fifth, where he drained a 10-footer.
Taiwan’s CT Pan got as low as 13-under with birdies at the fourth and fifth holes, but he gave a shot back at the seventh and was tied at 12-under with Trey Mullinax, Keith Mitchell and D.A. Points when play was halted.