PGA Tour: Shane Lowry falls three back as Cognizant Classic heads into Monday finish after rain | Golf News

The PGA Tour’s Cognizant Traditional shall be dragged right into a Monday end after heavy rain disrupted the ultimate spherical, the place Shane Lowry fell three strokes off the tempo.

Play was suspended at 12.49pm native time on Sunday (5.49pm GMT) at PGA Nationwide, 50 minutes earlier than the ultimate group of Lowry and England’s David Skinns have been resulting from tee off, with the ultimate spherical not resuming for practically three and a half hours.

The delay meant the ultimate group have been solely in a position to full 5 holes earlier than play was suspended resulting from darkness at 6.23pm (11.23pm), with 26 gamers now returning on Monday morning to finish their last rounds.

Austin Eckroat takes a one-shot lead over clubhouse chief Erik van Rooyen, whereas Jake Knapp is 2 behind, with Lowry within the group tied-fourth on 12 below as he chases a primary win on American soil.

What occurred on Sunday?

In a single day co-leader Eckroat made back-to-back birdies from the fourth and was two below par for seven holes, transferring him to fifteen below and one forward, whereas Van Rooyen birdied eight of his first 11 holes – together with every of his first six – earlier than returning after the delay to shut a final-round 63.

“I did not really feel any extra nervous, however I undoubtedly had extra time to assume for positive,” Eckroat mentioned. “felt like I used to be a bit of shaky firstly however was in a position to knock in some pars. To get the birdie on 4 and 5 was nice, and actually put myself in place.”

Knapp is 5 below for his spherical with three to complete and two strokes again, with Keith Mitchell completed for the week on 12 below after a six-under 65.

Horschel is on the identical complete with one to play and Alex Noren has six holes remaining, with Lowry finishing the quartet tied-fourth after following 4 pars with a bogey on the par-three fifth.

Skinns additionally began tied for the lead however is now 4 behind after two bogeys in his opening three holes, becoming a member of Scotland’s Martin Laird on 11 below, whereas Rory McIlroy and Matt Fitzpatrick are each an extra stroke again after rounds of 67 and 68 respectively.

Talking about Lowry’s victory hopes, McIlroy mentioned: “It might imply so much. He loves this place, and he is all the time performed properly at this golf course. I might like to see him win. I will be maintaining an in depth eye and cheering for him, and hopefully he will get the job carried out.”

Play will resume at 8am native time on Monday (1pm GMT), with Lowry and Skinns each having strategy photographs from the sixth fairway to start out their days and Eckroat starting on the eighth gap.

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