Instead, it turned into an all-day affair, with play eventually called at 5:46 p.m.
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That’s the plan for the restart of the third round, which 37 of the 86 players have completed.
Lahiri said, “Putting has been the area that I need to work on”.
Whether the course will be playable by then or if more potential downpours will hold off are anyone’s guesses. “Everything is under water, regardless of whether the lightning stopped”.
Play will resume at 7 a.m. Sunday, when much of the field will wrap up its round and the final groups will begin a day late.
Those same pairings are supposed to go back out for the start of the final round at 8:40 a.m. ET for a stretch of tee times that should run approximately until 3:25 p.m. Sunset in North Jersey this time of year is just after 8 p.m., so it’s feasible that this manic sprint through Sunday could work.
If there are no further delays, the championship could finish today.
Back-nine starter Streb made a lone bogey and eight birdies, the last of them on a curling 21-foot putt at the par-three ninth to make history and match compatriot Jimmy Walker for the 36-hole lead at nine-under 131.
Meanwhile, Kevin Kisner is the clubhouse leader on five under after hitting a 65. Streb began with a 68 on Thursday before his record score. He finished at 14-under 266, and one shot ahead of Jason Day, who was the defending champion. Baltusrol has surrendered four major 63s, the most of any course, and the PGA has allowed 14 63s, as many as the USA and British Opens combined. “I think there’s just a lot of birdie holes”. “It’s normally the mind that gives up before the body”. Open victor, Henrik Stenson is in Tied fourth with five others including Martin Kaymer at three-under. 6 and 7. Kisner has only one career PGA Tour win, in the 2015 RSM Classic in Sea Island.
Harrington, a three-time major victor, collected five birdies, including a four-foot birdie putt on No. 18, to move into the tie for sixth at 4-under after opening 71-70.
“I’m happy to join the club that seems to be ever-growing”, the 29-year-old said. New Zealand’s Danny Lee was one over for his round through 11 holes when the storms came and in a tie for 47th place at even par. Rory McIlroy won both of them. The 2009 U.S. Open at Bethpage Black on Long Island also was forced to Monday by rain. Its been said that the course par-4s you to death with numerous gruelling two-shotters before players finally reach the only par 5s at Baltusrol at holes Nos.
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“I think that major record of 63 will be broken [Saturday] or [Sunday]”, said Mickelson, who shot a 2-under 68 himself, sitting at 1-under after three rounds. “I would be surprised it wasn’t”.
