Weather continues to wreak havoc on the 2016 Zurich Classic in Avondale, Louisiana, as it forced the PGA Tour to announce it will shorten the tournament to 54 holes and that play will resume on Monday after it squeezed in three hours on Sunday.
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Stuard did not make a start to his third round but the American did complete his second, playing just six holes for a 68 to reach 12 under at TPC Louisiana.
The world No. 1 is in a five-way tie for fifth, two shots behind American Bobby Wyatt and one from Jamie Lovemark. As the rain continue to fall Saturday, the tournament announced it’s headed for a Monday finish. The third round began at noon and was to extend to 2:10 p.m. However, play was halted at 1:16 due to severe weather in the area and suspended for the day at 5:30 p.m.
Both players were only able to complete five holes before play was suspended, with Vegas opening with back-to-back birdies and Stuard picking up a shot by holing from the second green.
Three rounds need to be completed for an official result, with an additional day of play scheduled for Monday (Tuesday NZ time).
Stuart Appleby and John Senden might still consider themselves chances in the event of play being resumed tomorrow that pair four shots from the lead and sharing 10th position.
“We always say golf is a marathon, not a sprint”. He was tied with Charley Hoffman, Scott Stallings, Chris Kirk and Charles Howell III.
Veteran South African Retief Goosen opened with a 65, Swede Henrik Norlander returned a 66 and Australian Geoff Ogilvy was among a group of 12 players bunched at 67.
The long-hitting U.S. Solheim Cup hero lives in Plano, about 20 miles from Las Colinas.
Lovemark, who turned professional in 2009 but has yet to win on the PGA Tour, made the most of softer conditions to shoot up the leaderboard into a share of first place.
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Piller hit to 4 feet to set up a birdie on the par-4 second, then birdied three straight par 5s – two-putting No. 3 and making a 5-footer on No. 7 and a 10-footer on No. 10.
