PGA Tour Sergio, Riley share lead as air horn blows again

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GREENSBORO, N.C. — Sergio Garcia followed through on a fairway shot when he heard a noise that has become all too familiar this weekend at Sedgefield Country Club.

The air horn sounded once again, signifying yet another weather delay at a Wyndham Championship — where most of the movement on “Moving Day” involved scurrying to the clubhouse to beat the waves of showers.

Garcia and Chris Riley were both 13 under par through 10 holes to share the clubhouse lead Saturday night when play was stopped midway through the third round of the rain-plagued tournament.

Steve Marino, Fred Couples, Kevin Stadler and Justin Rose were 12 under and Brandt Snedeker and Bill Haas were 11 under through varying stages of their rounds when play was suspended due to darkness.

Tournament officials said the round was scheduled to resume today at 7:30 a.m., with a second cut and the final round to begin at roughly 11 a.m.

“These are tough weeks,” Riley said. “Seems like we’ve been doing this all year but, you know, going to bed at 10 (p.m.) and waking up at 5 (a.m.) to play golf… we’re athletes. So I guess we can do it.”

During yet another long day with abbreviated play at the Donald Ross-designed course at Sedgefield — where two weather delays combined to last nearly 5 1/2 hours — there were a few highlights.

Marino, who started the round six strokes off the pace, had seven birdies to vault up the leaderboard — including one on the par-3 No. 16 in which his tee shot landed 7 inches from the flagstick. He shot 63 to move to 198, and was one of 24 players to finish the round.

— The Associated Press