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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

NAPA, Calif. (AP) — Sahith Theegala talked all week about the importance of having nearly three dozen family members and friends following him at the Fortinet Championship. It’s a team win,” Theegala said, his mom and dad by his side on the 18th green. Theegala, a son of Indian immigrants who played in college at Pepperdine, made the Tour Championship as a rookie last year. Before his breakthrough in Napa, Theegala had close calls at Phoenix, Hartford and Sea Island, endearing himself to fans. Theegala dropped a shot on the par-4 sixth hole after hitting his tee shot way right into a fairway bunker on No.

Persons: Theegala, ” Theegala, It’s, it’s, Kim, Cam Davis, Justin Thomas, Max Homa, Thomas ’, I’ll, They’ve, I’ve, steadied, “ That’s, ”, “, ” Kim, Thomas, Zach Johnson's, ___ Organizations: Silverado, PGA, Ryder, Pepperdine, BMW Championship, Phoenix Locations: NAPA, Calif, California, It’s, Rome, East Lake, Napa, Hartford

NAPA, Calif. (AP) — Justin Thomas continued up the leaderboard Saturday at the Fortinet Championship with a 7-under 65 that matched the best score of the day and moved the former No. Kim had shared the lead with Theegala heading into the third round at Silverado Resort, but had to scramble after consecutive bogeys on the back nine. “I really stayed patient at the start of the round,” Theegala said. Kuchar drew the most attention following his best round of the tournament. Kuchar had his best day of the tournament off the tee, hitting eight of 14 fairways which led to him getting to the greens for easier putts.

Persons: — Justin Thomas, Sahith Theegala, Cam Davis birdied, Thomas, S.H, Kim, Matt Kuchar, Eric Cole, “, ” Thomas, I’ve, Theegala, Kuchar, birdies, ” Theegala, Max Homa, ” Kuchar Organizations: Silverado, U.S, Ryder, FedEx Locations: NAPA, Calif

Calif. (AP) — Justin Thomas committed to a driver change, tinkered a little with his swing and got immediate results with a 5-under 67 that left him four strokes off the pace Friday in the Fortinet Championship. One of four U.S. Ryder Cup team members at Silverado Resort, Thomas feels much better about his game than he did a short time ago. Two-time defending champion Max Homa, also on the Ryder Cup team, had a 66 to match Thomas at 8 under. U.S. captain Zach Ryder (74) and co-captain Stewart Cink (72) were tied at 1-under 143 and missed the cut in the final tune-up to the Ryder Cup in two weeks. “If I drive it like I did today, I’ll use it for the rest of my career,” Thomas joked.

Persons: — Justin Thomas, Thomas, Kim, Sahith Theegala, Sangmoon Bae, Eric Cole, Max Homa, Zach Ryder, Stewart Cink, he’s, ” Thomas, we’re, “, ” Theegala, That’s, Theegala, ” Organizations: FedEx, Ryder, Silverado, Ryder Cup, U.S, birdies Locations: NAPA, Calif, Napa ., Napa, year’s

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