Australians Jason Day and Matt Jones were tied for the lead on nine under par at the US PGA Championship when a storm forced round two to be abandoned.
Day had completed 14 holes and Jones 12 to lead by one from England’s Justin Rose at Whistling Straits, Wisconsin.
World number two Jordan Spieth earlier powered to six under with a 67 as he threatens his third major win of 2015.
Rory McIlroy moved to two under after a 71, while Tiger Woods faced missing the cut at four over after 13 holes.
The four-time champion began with two birdies in the first three holes but had given those strokes back by the eighth, and was running out of holes with the cut projected at two over, reports the BBC.
Americans Harris English and Tony Finau were still out on the course in a share of fourth place on seven under, with Sweden’s David Lingmerth in the clubhouse on the same score.
Overnight leader Dustin Johnson had bogeyed three of four holes and slipped to five under after 14 when the weather intervened.
Japan’s Hiroshi Iwata earlier set a new course record with a round of 63, narrowly missing out on a major record of 62.
The second round will resume at 13:00 BST on Saturday, with more than 50 players still out on the course, before the third round gets under way soon after.
The world’s two top-ranked players were paired with Open champion Zach Johnson in the showpiece group of the first two days, and Spieth and McIlroy made progress, albeit to differing degrees.
After an opening 71 on Thursday, Spieth played superbly as he opened with a birdie and was four under for the day before his first and only bogey came on the 11th.
“I feel good,” he said. “I made a couple putts today. With a couple chip-ins for the week and really smart course management and good speed control, we have been able to hold ourselves in there.”
Spieth could overtake McIlroy at the top of the rankings at the end of this week, and the US Open and Masters champion is well placed to become only the third man to win three majors in the same year.
McIlroy is back in action for the first time since June, having been forced to withdraw from last month’s Open Championship at St Andrews with a ruptured ankle ligament.
A second successive 71 left the Northern Irishman feeling a little underwhelmed, after an eagle, just two birdies and a double-bogey at the 18th – his ninth.
“If anything, I’m probably just not as sharp with the short game as I’d like to be,” said McIlroy. “There’s plenty of chances out here. I’ve been able to hit the driver as hard as I want, and I get around 18 holes easy.”
If McIlroy remains in contention, Johnson will be heading home after a 72 saw him miss the cut on three over, despite an opening burst of three straight birdies.
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