England’s Tommy Fleetwood and Andy Sullivan closed with 8-under 64s to take the clubhouse lead alongside Norway’s Viktor Hovland at Wentworth when play was suspended due to the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) September 8, 2022
England’s Matthew Jordan carded a 65 and lies in solo fourth place at 7-under.
The DP World Tour today confirmed the BMW PGA Championship will restart on Saturday morning in accordance with Official National Mourning guidance and in consultation with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
The second round of the BMW PGA Championship will resume at 6.40am and all original second round tee times will remain the same. Those players who are yet to complete their first round will do so from 7.30am onwards from the place on the golf course where they stopped on Thursday afternoon.
9 birdies in 14 holes. @andysulligolf ties the lead ✍️#BMWPGA | #RolexSeries pic.twitter.com/K8lchDrehJ
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) September 8, 2022
The Rolex Series event will now be contested over 54 holes with the intention to finish on Sunday as scheduled.
There will be a two minute silence at 9.50am on Saturday morning across the venue to commemorate the life of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, with the proclamation of King Charles III being shown on the television screens in the Championship Village from 10am.
