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Steele leads by 2 at suspended Honda Classic

Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports

Palm Beach Gardens, FL - Although the start to his day was delayed for a few hours, Brendan Steele played his first four holes at 4- under to take a 2-shot lead when play was suspended due to darkness at the Honda Classic on Friday.

Once Steele was able to get back on the course for day two, he surged up to 8- under par to take the lead with the majority of his second round still to go. Steele has one career victory on the PGA Tour at the 2011 Texas Open.

Play was delayed two separate times due to inclement weather. The total delay time on Friday was 3 hours and 44 minutes. All of the morning groups were able to finish their rounds, while every afternoon group is still in the middle of their second round.

Second-round play is scheduled to resume at 7:30 a.m. Saturday with the hopes of finishing up around noon before starting the third round.

Patrick Reed, this year's Hyundai Tournament of Champions winner, carded his second straight 3-under 67 on the Champion Course at PGA National Resort & Spa and he is alone in second at 6-under-par 134.

First-round leader Jim Herman finished just three holes on Friday. He is even par through those three holes, putting him alone in third at minus-5.

World No. 1 Rory McIlroy, making his first start on the PGA Tour this season, struggled again and shot a 4-over 74, putting him at 7-over 147 for the week. With the cut currently projected at 4-over, McIlroy will more than likely not be around for the weekend.

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