DAY AND JONES LEAD PGA, STORM STOPS ROUND 2

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For more online coverage, see PGA.Com. TNT will close out Second Round Coverage starting at 7 Am Local Wisconsin time, after a storm left 57 players unable to finish Round 2.

It’s not over, Round 2 is not in the books as 57 players need to finish second round play  at the 97th PGA Championship.

Matt Jones and Jason Day are tied for the lead at 9 under par, as play was stopped at 5:28 PM.

When the storm hit close to 6 PM local time, it hit quickly. First with some light rain, then almost instantly the winds picked up and by multiple reports from the weather service, winds were believed to have hit 65 Miles-Per-Hour at Whistling Straits. There were no reported serious injuries, but there was heavy sign damage. Some Porta-Potties tipped over and the Golf Channel Tent was destroyed. Crews will work all night and the course and everything else ready to go for the 8 Am EST start, live on TNT as well until 2 PM Est. At least one major scoreboard tipped over.

Round 3 will start about 30 minutes after Round 2 is complete, and that is expected to be in the 9 Am hour.

Leaders Day and Jones were both still on the course when the storm hit. Day has played 14 holes and Jones 12. Justin Rose who is one shot back was on the 18th tee when played was called.

First Round leader Dustin Johnson was having his struggles on the back nine with 3 bogeys after birdies on holes 9 and 10. Johnson says he ripped a great drive down the middle on 15, and is great shape on that hole, he hopes to make a birdie or two coming in to finish round 2. He is currently T-12 at 5 under par.

Jordan Spieth shot a 5 under par 67 and is three shots back, and in a T-7 position. On hole 18, his ninth of the day, he holed a 50 foot bunker shot for birdie. It was one of only two birdies on 18 from the morning group.

HIROSHI IWATA with his 9 under par 63, he set the competitive course record at Whistling Straits. His 63 tied the all time 18 hole scoring record in a major championship. He is the 25th individual to shoot 63 in a major, and it has been done 27 times. 13 times in a PGA Championship.

Wisconsin native Steve Stricker will be around for the weekend, after being in the house at 1-under par 143. Stricker had a rough finish, including a drive that as he put’s it, “hit someone in the butt on 8.” He is T-41. Stricker was T-18 in 2010.

BRIAN GAFFNEY of Darien Connecticut a club pro should make the cut, expected to be at +2 Gafney is at Even par. If he makes the cut, he would be the first club professional to do so, since Mike Small in 2011 at the Atlanta Athletic Club.

WD’s Alex Cejka with an ankle injury, Jamie Donaldson with a bad back after 15 holes, during the suspension of play.

Join us here on the Gog Blog For Round 2 and 3 coverage, tomorrow. The Golfers on Golf Radio on Sunday morning.

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About Rory Spears

Rory spent over 8 years growing up working at Rob Roy Golf Club in Prospect Hts.IL, then two years at Chevy Chase in Wheeling. He has covered golf in Chicago since 1986. Rory was one of the initial members of WSCR all-sports radio Chicago and covered golf there for 5 seasons, before moving on to work for ESPN/Sportsticker and ESPN Radio. In addition to hosting Golfers on Golf Radio on WCPT AM820 Chicago, he writes for both the Chicago District (CDGA) Magazine, and formerly Chicagoland Golf. Rory has played over 525 courses in 39 states, and rates golf courses. He does golf course management and communications consulting, within the golf industry.