DUBLIN, Ohio: America’s Bill Haas clung to a one-stroke lead over South African Charl Schwartzel after yesterday’s completion of the storm-interrupted second round of the $6.2 million US PGA Memorial tournament.

Haas made an eagle and five birdies in a five-under par 67 that he completed on Friday to stand on nine-under 135 while Schwartzel, who opened with a 65 on Thursday, finished off a second-round 71 on Saturday morning to stand on 136.

American Kyle Stanley, also among 42 players on the course when play was halted on Friday, returned and finished a round of 70 to take third on 137, one stroke ahead of compatriots Matt Kuchar and Bubba Watson.

England’s Justin Rose, Sweden’s Robert Karlsson and American Scott Stallings shared sixth on 140 as the third round began early in hopes of finishing play before more storms were forecast to arrive Saturday afternoon.

A total of 73 players made the cut on three-over par 147, with defending champion Tiger Woods well back in his bid for a sixth title in the event hosted by Jack Nicklaus at Muirfield Village. Rory McIlroy is also struggling.

World number one Woods, already a four-time PGA winner this season, fired a 74 on Friday to stand 10 off the lead and stumbled early in the third round he began at the 10th tee with double bogeys at the par-3 12th and par-5 15th.

It was his second double bogey in as many days at 15 and it left him five-over for the tournament, next-to-last.

World number two McIlroy opened with a 78 but rallied to finish off a second-round 69 on Saturday to make the second half of the tournament on the cut line of 147, 12 strokes behind Haas.

Among those missing the cut was Chinese teen amateur Guan Tianlang, who slipped to a 79 on Friday after opening with a solid 72.

The 14-year-old prodigy won low amateur honors at the Masters in April, when he became the youngest player to compete at Augusta National.

He followed that up by making the cut at the PGA tournament in New Orleans, but missed the cut in the Byron Nelson Championship last month.

Moriya, Blumenherst share LPGA lead

In Galloway, New Jersey, LPGA rookie Moriya Jutanugarn and fourth-year pro Amanda Blumenherst shared the first-round lead on Friday in the ShopRite LPGA Classic.

Thailand’s Moriya nabbed six birdies with just one bogey in her opening round of five-under 66 to seize a share of the overnight lead for the first time in an LPGA event.

While her 17-year-old sister Ariya has garnered most of the headlines this year with a Ladies European Tour win in March, 18-year-old Moriya has been quietly building a solid season on the LPGA Tour.

She currently leads the Rookie of the Year race and is eager to take advantage of the steady opening round she delivered on a day when scoring got worse as the round wore on.

“This course is going to be really windy in the afternoon, so we’re lucky because we played in the morning,” Moriya said. “My game today, I hit it in the fairway a lot, so it kept me in the places that are easy to play.

“But the greens were getting firmer and firmer. It’s in good shape, but you have to see where you can miss it and where you cannot.”

Blumenherst, who won the 2008 US Women’s Amateur championship, had an eagle and four birdies in her round, a confidence booster for a player who has missed the cut in six of her eight starts this season.

“It’s been a while since I’ve had a very solid round of golf and felt like I just played well throughout the entire day,” the American said. “It was a lot of fun. It was a lot of fun out there because it’s been a challenging start to the season.”

The leading duo had a one-shot lead over defending champion and world No. 2 Stacy Lewis.

Lewis capped her 67 with her fifth birdie of the day on the par-five ninth.