April 19-21
TPC Sugarloaf, Duluth, Georgia
$1,800,000
Round 2, Round 3
Scott McCarron topped the leaderboard at 4 under with two holes left Friday when first-round play in the rain-delayed Mitsubishi Electric Classic was suspended because of darkness.
Round 1 of the @MEClassicGolf has been suspended due to darkness.
— PGA TOUR Champions (@ChampionsTour) April 20, 2019
1. @ScottMccarron -4 (16*)
2. Bob May -3 (11)
3. Sandy Lyle -2 (15)
T4. @jerrykelly13pga -1 (16*)
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The start of the PGA Tour Champions event was delayed more than four hours because of 2 3/4 inches of rain overnight and severe weather in the morning at TPC Sugarloaf.
''The course played extremely difficult,'' McCarron said. ''The wind was fairly strong and it swirls back there in the trees, so it's very difficult to guess what direction it was, what clubs to hit, start lines. I just thought it was very difficult. Tough to putt, everything.''
The 53-year-old McCarron birdied Nos. 2, 3 and 5 before dropping a stroke on the par-4 sixth. He will resume play Saturday morning with a 118-yard third shot on the par-5 eighth.
''It was one of those days you were just grinding it out,'' McCarron said. ''I hit it close quite a few times. Could have made some other ones from inside 10 feet and I didn't make them. But I'm happy with 4 under right now.''
He has eight victories on the 50-and over tour after winning three times on the PGA Tour.
Bob May was a stroke back with seven holes remaining, and Sandy Lyle was 2 under with three to go.
Bernhard Langer was even par with four holes left, a week after tying for 62nd in the Masters. The 61-year-old German star won the 2013 event and finished second four of the last five years. He won the Oasis Championship in February for his 39th Champions title.
Defending champion Steve Flesch was 5 over with four holes left.
Update: earliest start is now 1:00 p.m. as it continues to rain at @MEClassicGolf.
— PGA TOUR Champions (@ChampionsTour) April 19, 2019
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Hall of Fame pitcher John Smoltz was 5 over with seven holes remaining. The 51-year-old former Atlanta Braves star got into the field on a sponsor exemption. He tied for 53rd this season in Tucson, Arizona, in his tour debut.
Fellow former big league pitcher Shigetoshi Hasegawa was 4 over with eight to go. He also got a sponsor exemption.
Pos. |
Player | To Par |
Thru |
R1 |
1 |
Scott McCarron | -4 |
16 |
-- |
2 |
Bob May | -3 |
11 |
-- |
3 |
Sandy Lyle | -2 |
15 |
-- |
T4 |
Jerry Kelly | -1 |
16 |
-- |
T4 |
Ken Tanigawa | -1 |
13 |
-- |
T4 |
Tommy Tolles | -1 |
13 |
-- |
T7 |
Michael Bradley | E |
F |
72 |
T7 |
Jerry Smith | E |
F |
72 |
T7 |
Kirk Triplett | E |
F |
72 |
T7 |
Esteban Toledo | E |
15 |
-- |
T7 |
Vijay Singh | E |
15 |
-- |
T7 |
Jay Haas | E |
14 |
-- |
T7 |
Joe Durant | E |
14 |
-- |
T7 |
Bernhard Langer | E |
14 |
-- |
T7 |
José María Olazábal | E |
13 |
-- |
T7 |
Stephen Leaney | E |
11 |
-- |
T7 |
Dan Olsen | E |
10 |
-- |
T18 |
Willie Wood | 1 |
F |
73 |
T18 |
Tim Petrovic | 1 |
F |
73 |
T18 |
Glen Day | 1 |
F |
73 |
T18 |
Rocco Mediate | 1 |
F |
73 |
T18 |
Chris DiMarco | 1 |
F |
73 |
T18 |
Miguel Angel Jiménez | 1 |
16 |
-- |
T18 |
Paul Broadhurst | 1 |
15 |
-- |
T18 |
Brandt Jobe | 1 |
13 |
-- |
T18 |
Woody Austin | 1 |
13 |
-- |
T18 |
Skip Kendall | 1 |
12 |
-- |
T18 |
Gene Sauers | 1 |
12 |
-- |
T18 |
Tom Gillis | 1 |
11 |
-- |
T18 |
Fran Quinn | 1 |
11 |
-- |
T18 |
Cliff Kresge | 1 |
10 |
-- |
T32 |
Wes Short, Jr. | 2 |
F |
74 |
T18 |
Billy Mayfair | 2 |
F |
74 |
T18 |
Kent Jones | 2 |
F |
74 |
T18 |
Scott Verplank | 2 |
F |
74 |
T18 |
Colin Montgomerie | 2 |
F |
74 |
T18 |
Dudley Hart | 2 |
17 |
-- |
T18 |
Scott Parel | 2 |
16 |
-- |
T18 |
Darren Clarke | 2 |
16 |
-- |
T18 |
Tom Pernice Jr. | 2 |
15 |
-- |
T18 |
Michael Allen | 2 |
14 |
-- |
T18 |
Paul Goydos | 2 |
14 |
-- |
T18 |
Bart Bryant | 2 |
13 |
-- |
T18 |
Carlos Franco | 2 |
13 |
-- |
T18 |
Stephen Ames | 2 |
13 |
-- |
T18 |
Ken Duke | 2 |
12 |
-- |
T18 |
David McKenzie | 2 |
11 |
-- |
T48 |
Tommy Armour III | 3 |
F |
75 |
T48 |
Retief Goosen | 3 |
F |
75 |
T48 |
David Toms | 3 |
15 |
-- |
T48 |
Kevin Sutherland | 3 |
15 |
-- |
T48 |
Duffy Waldorf | 3 |
13 |
-- |
T48 |
Gary Hallberg | 3 |
13 |
-- |
T48 |
Dan Forsman | 3 |
12 |
-- |
T48 |
Scott Pieri | 3 |
10 |
-- |
T56 |
Mike Goodes | 4 |
F |
76 |
T56 |
Lee Janzen | 4 |
F |
76 |
T56 |
John Huston | 4 |
F |
76 |
T56 |
John Daly | 4 |
F |
76 |
T56 |
Billy Andrade | 4 |
F |
76 |
T56 |
Tom Byrum | 4 |
17 |
-- |
T56 |
Doug Garwood | 4 |
15 |
-- |
T56 |
Jesper Parnevik | 4 |
13 |
-- |
T56 |
Shigetoshi Hasegawa | 4 |
10 |
-- |
T56 |
Gibby Gilbert III | 4 |
10 |
-- |
T56 |
Brian Cooper | 4 |
9 |
-- |
T67 |
Greg Kraft | 5 |
F |
77 |
T67 |
Jeff Sluman | 5 |
F |
77 |
T67 |
Brad Bryant | 5 |
F |
77 |
T67 |
Tom Watson | 5 |
16 |
-- |
T67 |
Steve Flesch | 5 |
14 |
-- |
T67 |
Kenny Perry | 5 |
14 |
-- |
T67 |
Larry Mize | 5 |
12 |
-- |
T67 |
John Smoltz | 5 |
11 |
-- |
T75 |
Joey Sindelar | 6 |
F |
78 |
T75 |
David Frost | 6 |
17 |
-- |
T75 |
Mark Calcavecchia | 8 |
14 |
-- |
T75 |
Larry Nelson | 8 |
12 |
-- |
