Lowry leads by 1 as darkness halts play at RBC Heritage

South Carolina: Shane Lowry held on to his slender lead at the RBC Heritage on Friday though the Irishman still has two holes left to complete his second round after play was suspended for the day at the weather-hit South Carolina tournament. Lowry was three-under par for the round when darkness halted play, leaving him on nine-under for the tournament, a stroke ahead of Trey Mullinax (68), who is already in the clubhouse on eight-under 134 at Harbour Town Golf Links. Lowry, who opened with a 65, will return at 7:45 a.m. local time (1145 GMT) on Saturday to play the remaining two holes before beginning his third round.

Dustin Johnson and Argentine Emiliano Grillo shot matching 67s to finish on seven-under 135 before rain and high winds forced a suspension for nearly four hours. Lowry collected birdies on his first two holes before the storms hit. He returned for two more birdies and a bogey. Grillo had the highlight of the round after holing out from 254 yards for a two at the par-five fifth hole. It was the first albatross at the Hilton Head, South Carolina course since 2007 and the fourth of the year on the PGA Tour. “It was a perfect shot,” Grillo said. “Perfect distance. Perfect everything. Perfect wind. It was one of those that was good, but you never expect it to go in.” The Argentine also had three birdies after starting the round with two bogeys. Johnson claimed five birdies against a single bogey. — Reuters