Pendrith, who had a 10-under 61 on Thursday in a relatively calm morning to start the tournament at TPC Summerlin, now faces a long Saturday — 12 holes to complete the second round and however many holes in the third round as the autumn light allows.
He remained at 10 under — four pars, a birdie and a bogey in his shortened Friday — and led by one shot over the Philippines' Rico Hoey, who made a 15-foot eagle putt on his seventh and final hole.
Far more impressive was Las Vegas resident Kurt Kitayama, who was bogey-free for a 68 in gusts approaching 65km/h and temperatures that led to a wardrobe of sweaters and ski caps.
Kitayama was part of the group at eight under that included Americans Doug Ghim (70), J.J. Spaun (69) and Davis Thompson (68), all of whom completed the second round.
"Just a lot of patient golf and knowing the value of a par was going to be a little bit higher than normal," Ghim said.
10-footer for birdie turned ... 5-putt?! 🫢— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) The wind out here is no joke. pic.twitter.com/psWG70wTOIOctober 18, 2024
Greyson Sigg never had to work so hard for a 69.
"I felt like I shot 62 today to be honest, and I only shot two under, the 29-year-old from Augusta, Georgia said.
"It was so cold this morning. I think we were fortunate they delayed it a little bit. Man, it was blowing from the first shot of the day and all the way to the end. It was a mental test out there today and I did a pretty good job of that."
The best round of the day belonged to Pierceson Coody (65), who managed eight birdies in his round to be five under.
Pendrith watched most of this from his hotel room between naps. When he finally teed off late in the afternoon, the wind was still gusting plenty and he could appreciate the challenge.
"Overall really hard day, and I know those guys in the morning had it a little harder," he said.
Aaron Baddeley had a 76 to be four over while fellow Australian Cameron Davis (78) will also miss the cut at 11 over.
With AAP.
