Tewell takes second round lead

Doug Tewell shot a 6-under-par 66 today in the second round of the PGA Seniors' Championship and was the clubhouse leader at 10-under 134 when play was suspended for the sixth time in three days.

Tewell was four shots ahead of Dana Quigley when play was halted by heavy rain. Some 91 players were unable to start or finish the second round, including Quigley, who was 6 under through six holes.

Larry Nelson was 5 under through seven holes, and Japan's Seiji Ebihara - the first-round co-leader along with Tewell - dropped to 3 under after three holes. Tom Kite shot a 6-under 66 and is lurking four behind the leader.

Second-round play is scheduled to resume Sunday morning.

They will try to finish the second and third rounds Sunday and play the final 18 holes Monday, said Kerry Haigh, the PGA's senior director of tournaments. But the weather might not cooperate, especially with more rain in the forecast.

If only three rounds are completed by Monday, then the championship would be decided through 54 holes.

Three days of rain have left the course ripe for scoring. The Bermuda greens were soft, in some places slushy, allowing players to shoot right at the pins.

A former television commentator for The Golf Channel, Tewell had a bogey-free round. He made six birdies, including a near-miss eagle.

Divots: Doyle Corbett's first shot of the morning rolled into the cup on the par-3 7th for a hole-in-one. With his fourth career ace, Corbett finished the first round with a 74. ... Wendell Coffee, the only golfer using a cart in the tournament, shot a second-round 78 and will miss the cut at 14-over par 158. ... Two-time Seniors' Championship winner Arnold Palmer shot a 1-under 71 in the second round, but will miss the cut after at two-round total of 158. ... Six golfers have withdrawn from play, including Bob Duval and Doug Sanders. ... The tournament, one of four majors on the senior tour, is being sponsored by Advil.

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