Weather still playing havoc at Women’s Open

An air horn, which makes the most annoying sound in golf, resonated across Pine Needles on Friday to signal another delay in the U.S. Women’s Open brought on by lightning. No one hit another shot the rest of the day at a tournament that can’t seem to get started.

When play was suspended amid the rumble of thunder, only 25 out of 156 players had finished the second round at Southern Pines, N.C. It was to resume this morning, although USGA official Mike Davis made no guarantees.

Strong storms were expected through the night and into the morning.

Not much changed on the leaderboard from Thursday, when there was a 3 1/2 -hour delay -- 18-year-old Angela Park was the clubhouse leader.

Park, a 2006 graduate of Torrance High, didn’t hit a shot Friday. One of those who did finish was In-Bee Park, who bogeyed two of the last four holes for a 73 that put her at even-par 142. That was good enough to lead the field.

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Brett Quigley shot a three-under 69 to share the lead after two rounds of the Buick Open in Grand Blanc, Mich.

Quigley scrambled to save par at No. 13 -- the second-easiest hole -- and that contributed to his losing the lead and finishing the round in a three-way tie with Jim Furyk and Kenny Perry at 10-under 134.

Furyk (68) started the day among the leaders, while Perry’s nine-under 63 lifted him from a tie for 73rd.

First-round leader Rocco Mediate (71), Scott Verplank (69) and Brian Bateman (70) will start the weekend one shot behind the leaders.

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Loren Roberts shot a seven-under 64 to take a one-stroke lead over Eduardo Romero after the first round of the Commerce Bank Championship at East Meadow, N.Y.

Roberts, who leads the Champions Tour in scoring average, didn’t get off to a quick start, making the turn at two under, but he had five birdies in his last eight holes to better his yearly average by almost five strokes.