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Scottsdale, Ariz. • Rickie Fowler, Shane Lowry and Hideki Matsuyama shared the lead at 6-under 65 on Thursday in the suspended first round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open.
After an hour-long frost delay at chilly TPC Scottsdale, Fowler played the first six holes in 5 under.
Lowry birdied seven of his first 13 holes, then bogeyed the next two. Matsuyama was in one of the last groups to finish before play was stopped because of darkness.
Anirban Lahiri was a stroke back at 66, and Bryce Molder also was 5 under with two holes left when play was suspended.
Phil Mickelson settled for a 69 after dropping four strokes in a two-hole stretch. On his back nine, Mickelson bogeyed the par-3 fourth and followed with a triple bogey on the par-4 fifth.
LPGA Tour
In Ocala, Fla., Lydia Ko surged into a tie for the lead before play was stopped during the second round of the rain-delayed Coates Golf Championship. Ko, the No. 1 player in golf making her 2016 debut, was 4 under par for her round and had a 15-foot birdie putt on her final hole at the par-4 ninth hole at Golden Ocala when play was stopped because of thunderstorms.
Ko was 7 under for the tournament, tied with Ha Na Jang, who opened with a 65 but didn't have a chance to tee off Thursday.
Dubai Desert Classic
Rory McIlroy started the defense of his Dubai (United Arab Emirates) Desert Classic title with a bogey but battled back to post a 4-under 68, leaving him two shots off the lead. Sweden's Alex Noren held the lead. —
Thursday's scores
Phoenix Open
At TPC Scottsdale, Stadium Course, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Purse • $6.5 million Yardage • 7,266; Par: 71 (35-36)
Partial first round (play suspended by darkness with 33 golfers still to finish.
Rickie Fowler 33-32—65 -6
Shane Lowry 34-31—65 -6
Hideki Matsuyama 33-32—65 -6
Anirban Lahiri 34-32—66 -5
Danny Lee 34-33—67 -4
James Hahn 34-33—67 -4
Greg Owen 32-35—67 -4
Brooks Koepka 34-33—67 -4
Brandt Snedeker 32-35—67 -4
Tyrone Van Aswegen 33-35—68 -3
Blayne Barber 33-35—68 -3
Daniel Berger 35-33—68 -3
Ryan Moore 33-35—68 -3
Webb Simpson 34-34—68 -3
Keegan Bradley 33-35—68 -3
Ben Crane 34-34—68 -3
Harris English 34-34—68 -3
Will Wilcox 35-33—68 -3
Daniel Summerhays 35-33—68 -3
Kevin Na 33-35—68 -3
Chad Campbell 36-32—68 -3
Bo Van Pelt 34-34—68 -3
Kevin Chappell 34-34—68 -3
Brett Stegmaier 33-35—68 -3
Aaron Baddeley 36-32—68 -3
Martin Laird 34-35—69 -2
Jon Curran 36-33—69 -2
Colt Knost 37-32—69 -2
Charlie Beljan 33-36—69 -2
Phil Mickelson 38-31—69 -2
Chesson Hadley 33-36—69 -2
Matt Jones 34-35—69 -2
John Huh 34-35—69 -2
Patton Kizzire 34-35—69 -2
William McGirt 34-35—69 -2
Steve Wheatcroft 34-35—69 -2
Scott Brown 34-35—69 -2
Kyle Stanley 34-35—69 -2
Bubba Watson 34-35—69 -2
Steve Stricker 35-34—69 -2
Charles Howell III 34-36—70 -1
Si Woo Kim 34-36—70 -1
Harold Varner III 34-36—70 -1
Ryan Palmer 35-35—70 -1
Matt Every 35-35—70 -1
Robert Streb 34-36—70 -1
Camilo Villegas 35-35—70 -1
Alex Cejka 34-36—70 -1
Ben Martin 37-33—70 -1
Michael Kim 34-36—70 -1
Mark Hubbard 34-36—70 -1
Chez Reavie 35-35—70 -1
Scott Stallings 35-35—70 -1
Tony Finau 35-36—71 E
Kevin Kisner 37-34—71 E
Jason Dufner 35-36—71 E
Geoff Ogilvy 33-38—71 E
Patrick Rodgers 36-35—71 E
Whee Kim 35-36—71 E
Brendon de Jonge 34-37—71 E
Jeff Overton 36-35—71 E
Peter Malnati 34-37—71 E
Hunter Mahan 35-36—71 E
Retief Goosen 36-35—71 E
Also Zac Blair 37-37—74 +3