PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Austin Eckroat left PGA National with a share of the lead Saturday. He left with the outright lead Sunday.
He'll have to come back Monday to finish the job at the Cognizant Classic. A Monday finish awaits at PGA National, after the final round of the opening event on the PGA Tour's Florida Swing was interrupted by thunderstorms that brought nearly 2 inches of rain in a hurry Sunday afternoon and forced everyone off the course for 3 1/2 hours.
Eckroat was the leader at 15 under through seven holes, one shot ahead of Erik van Rooyen, who roared up the leaderboard by opening his round with six consecutive birdies on his way to an 8-under 63.
He finished at 14-under 270, and now waits to see what'll happen. «Just a weird day,» Eckroat told Golf Channel. It's the first time the tour event at PGA National — known as the Honda Classic until this year — will have a Monday finish since 2015.