Taylor tied the course record with an 11-under 60 in the first round and shot 70 in the second.
That moved much of the second round into Saturday and there was another delay — this one for just 21 minutes — in the morning because of unplayable conditions.
Scottie Scheffler — eyeing his third straight Phoenix Open win — shot 66 and is four shots back at 8 under.
Theegala shot up the leaderboard on the back nine, with birdies on Nos.
The 26-year-old — a three-time All-American at Pepperdine — earned his first PGA Tour win last year at the Fortinet Championship.
Persons:
Theegala, Nick Taylor, Andrew Novak, Taylor, Novak, It’s, McNealy, Doug Ghin, Scottie Scheffler — eyeing, He's, Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth, Pepperdine —, ” Theegala, ”
Organizations:
TPC Scottsdale, Phoenix, PGA, American, Pepperdine, “
Locations:
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz