Overview

• Ludvig Åberg and Tom Vaillant shot matching 8-under 64s to set the early pace, with Casey Jarvis alone in third at 7 under.
• Play was halted for roughly 85–90 minutes due to thunderstorms and later suspended for darkness, leaving late starters to finish on Friday morning.
• Matt Fitzpatrick carded a 66 after a referee allowed a drop at the likely spot of his missing ball when spectators reported two boys took it during the suspension.
• Rory McIlroy found the water on the par-5 18th and bogeyed to post a 3-under 69, five back; Shane Lowry and Justin Rose each shot 67.
• Eleven members of Europe’s Ryder Cup team are in the field as final preparation for Bethpage Black, with Viktor Hovland at 67 and Jon Rahm at 71.