IRVING, Texas — Jason Day birdied four of his first six holes on his way to a 4-under 66 for a share of the first-round lead when play was suspended late yesterday in the first round of weather-delayed Byron Nelson Championship.
Joe Durant finished with an eagle and a birdie to match Day at 66. Steve Elkington, Hunter Mahan and Jarrod Lyle were still on the course with scores of 4-under.
Elkington will have two holes left, Mahan three and Lyle seven when play resumes at 7:15 a.m. today.
Dustin Johnson was part of a group tied for second at 3-under, one shot behind. He’s No. 9 on the season’s money list, the top earner in this field.
Vijay Singh and Rickie Fowler got off to poor starts in their quests to qualify for the U.S. Open. Both need to be near the top of the leaderboard to get into the top 50 in the world rankings by Monday’s deadline, but both were stopped at 2-over. Fowler had two holes left, Singh three.