After two delays totaling almost 5 hours, the action on the course has been well worth the wait. The best players in the world are fighting through wind gusts but attacking unusually soft greens due to the earlier rainfall. At the turn, Jim Furyk (-13) has a 2-shot lead over both K.J. Choi (-11) and Bubba Watson (-11) who just birdied the tenth.

Choi made 4 birdies in a 5-hole stretch including a 58-foot bomb on the third hole. Furyk has mixed in three birdies with a bogey on 4, just his second bogey of the tournament. Choi and Furyk were tied heading to the 8th hole, but a Furyk 23-foot birdie combined with a Choi bogey gave Furyk a 2-shot lead. If he holds on for the win, it will be Furyk’s first win on the PGA Tour since July 2007 when he won the Canadian Open.

Others in contention include Retief Goosen making the turn at 9-under and Nick Watney 9-under through 12. Carl Pettersson is 8-under, solo 6th.

Crowds have been steady all day with some sticking it out since the early morning and others arriving for the afternoon action. Wind gusts could be a big factor on the final nine.