Play suspended at TPC Sawgrass due to thunderstorms

OMINOUS: Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, hits from the sixth fairway as skies darken during the second round of the Players Championship. Pic: AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall

The second round of the Players Championship was suspended late Friday due to nearby thunderstorms, leaving Christiaan Bezuidenhout and Adam Svensson sharing the lead at 8-under as they were in the midst of bogey-free rounds in trying conditions at TPC Sawgrass.

It also leaves a host of players at 2-over par, including Shane Lowry, in limbo at T68 as the cut line had been steadily inching closer to them before the horn was blown, possibly allowing the players remaining on the course to face much calmer, softer and more pristine conditions when play resumes Saturday morning at noon Irish time.