Japan's Seiji Ebihara shot a 4-under-par 68 on Golf Wholesale Store thursday to take the lead during the suspended first round of the PGA Seniors' Championship.
Fifty-two players were unable to complete the Mizuno JPX Fairway Wood round because of darkness after the threat of lightning interrupted play twice for a total of 2 hours, 57 minutes. When play resumed, there was a steady drizzle for much of the rest of the afternoon.
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Doug Tewell, playing his first full season on the Senior Tour, was 4 under through 15 holes on PGA National's Champion course.
Hubert Green, the 1977 U.S. Open winner and 1985 PGA champion, was a stroke back along with Gibby Gilbert and Dana Quigley. Ireland's Christy O'Connor Jr., was 3 under through 12. Hale Irwin, seeking his fourth victory in the tournament in five years, and Larry Nelson, the 1987 winner of the PGA Championship at PGA National, topped a six-player group at 70.