Defending champion Aaron Rai was inside a shot of the lead as unhealthy climate curtailed the second spherical of the Wyndham Championship.
The Englishman, who opened with a seven-under 63 on the Sedgefield Nation Membership in North Carolina, picked up six strokes earlier than lightning compelled the gamers off the course.
He trails American Cameron Younger, who had reached 14 below when the climate intervened. Fellow American Mac Meissner shot a seven-under 63 and Sungjae Im of South Korea a six-under 64 to steer within the clubhouse on 12-under par.
“For me it’s not necessarily about this week. I’ve got a goal. In the middle of September I’d like to be in New York playing on that Ryder Cup team,” Younger stated. “If I can achieve that, I can achieve a lot of things over these next four weeks. So I’m trying to keep that in mind rather than the little things along the way.
“Not that successful a event right here could be little, however I feel for me type of trying off within the distance in that approach I feel will assist me simply preserve attempting to belief what I am doing and construct some confidence alongside the best way.”
Rai, who received his maiden PGA Tour title at this occasion a 12 months in the past, opened with three birdies, including one other on the fifth and two extra after the flip earlier than his spherical was halted on the 14th.
Younger additionally bought off to a quick begin after a gap 63 with 5 birdies on the entrance 9.
He’ll resume his spherical on Saturday morning from the sting of the sixteenth inexperienced as he chases a 3rd successive birdie after edging forward late on.
In a single day chief Joel Dahmen, chasing a spot within the prime 70 within the FedEx Cup rankings within the closing occasion earlier than the play-offs, blended two birdies with as many bogeys as he remained on 9 below.
Gary Woodland is amongst these on the sting of the play-off locations and helped his trigger with an albatross two on the par-five fifth. He shot 64 to take a seat alongside Dahmen.
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