PGA Tour: Mahan leads weather-plagued Travelers

Cromwell, CT (Sports Network) - Hunter Mahan fired an eight-under-par 62 on Thursday to lead during the suspended first round of the Travelers Championship.
There were two different stoppages on Thursday with the first lasting about an hour. After the second delay, officials decided to call the action for the day.
The first round will resume at 7:30 a.m. (et) Friday morning with the second round going off as scheduled.
Chris DiMarco was the early leader through most of Thursday's opening round until Mahan flew by him. DiMarco, who is recovering from a shoulder injury, shot a six-under-par 64.
Brad Faxon, the champion here two years ago, Bob Heintz, Michael Sim and Kenny Perry are knotted in third place at five-under-par 67 at the TPC at River Highlands.
Mahan, who tied for second last year, flew out of the gate on Thursday. He ran home a 25-foot birdie putt at the first, then made it back-to-back birdies at the par-five second.
The former Oklahoma State standout sank a 12-footer for another birdie at three, then polished off four in a row with an eight-footer at the par-four fourth.
Mahan ran into trouble at the seventh. After a long drive left him a nine-iron approach, he hammered the shot over the green. Mahan could not save par and fell to minus-three.
He reclaimed the lost stroke at nine when his five-footer found the bottom of the cup.
Armed with some momentum, Mahan once again put together a strong run of golf early on his back nine. He holed a pair of five-foot birdie putts at 11 and 12, then two-putted from 30 feet for a birdie at the par-five 13th. Mahan capped off another four birdies in a row with a tap-in birdie at the par-four 14th.
At the par-three 16th, Mahan battled the wind and lost. His seven-iron landed in a greenside bunker and he converted a clutch six-footer to save his bogey.
Mahan hit his drive down the fairway at 17.