Sisk leads delayed Mylan Classic
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09/03/2010 - Canonsburg, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Geoffrey Sisk was atop the leaderboard Friday when the second round of the inaugural Mylan Classic was suspended due to darkness.
Sisk, one of two first-round leaders, was minus-four for his round and 10- under par for the tournament when play was called for the day.
There was a 80-minute weather delay that halted action. The second round was suspended for the night by darkness at 7:50 p.m. (et) and will resume Saturday at 7:45 a.m.
Dave Schultz was six-under through 17 holes to climb into second place at minus-eight.
PGA Tour player Rocco Mediate, a native of nearby Greensburg, Pa., is one of five players that shares the clubhouse lead at six-under-par 136.
Mediate, who is making his first career start in a Nationwide Tour event, shot two-under 69 and was joined in third place by Jason Gore (67), Chris Nallen (67), Kevin Kisner (68) and Mark Anderson (68).
Steve Wheatcroft, who grew up 10 minutes from Southpointe Golf Club, is also minus-six and has one hole left in his second round.
Sisk started his round with a pair of pars before chipping in for his first birdie on the par-three third. After the weather delay, he got to eight-under with a birdie on the sixth.
The 45-year-old Sisk birdied the par-five eighth to move to minus-nine. He parred three straight around the turn.
Sisk dropped in a birdie effort on the par-three 12th. He parred the next three holes before play was halted for the night.
"I was a little nervous starting off because I just haven't been in this position in a while," said Sisk. "I hit some good shots the first three holes. The wind was very tricky to start the day, but I managed to calm down."
Canadian David Hearn is one of seven players tied for ninth at minus-five.
Scott Dunlap, who shared the first-round lead with Sisk, stumbled to a two- over 73 to slide into a share of 18th at minus-four.
NOTES: Tommy Gainey, who could earn an automatic promotion to the PGA Tour with a win, shot 73 to fall into a share of 27th...Arnold Palmer's grandson, Sam Saunders, is playing on a sponsor's exemption. Saunders was five-over after 13 holes to slide to plus-four overall, which left him tied for 104th...Twenty-seven players need to complete their second rounds on Saturday.
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Notre Dame and Louisville appear to have done enough to make the move, so we'll make them locks. The Cardinals, despite a modest RPI, are trending way up and have clinched at least a tie for third in the Big East, which should be more than enough with their pair of big road wins. Villanova got back to .500 and gets back to more solid footing. Syracuse got a very important road win and crippled a fellow contender in the process. West Virginia's fate could be in its hands Tuesday at Pitt.
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Villanova [18-9 (7-7), RPI: 21, SOS: 5] Pounded Rutgers to get back to .500. If Cats can get their last two (at UConn, vs. Syracuse), that should be enough with strong computer numbers and a host of wins away from The Pavilion. The Cats have beaten Texas and swept the Big 5 (never easy in Philly), but have a couple of losses to bubble teams (Xavier, Drexel), too. I still think they'll be OK, possibly even at 8-8.
Syracuse [20-8 (9-5), RPI: 53, SOS: 62] History says 10 wins will be plenty, but it might be hard for the Orange to get that last one with a final two vs. G'town, which is trying to win the league title, and at Villanova, which will be desperate for a W. The relative lack of nonconference heft and the weak computer numbers are still concerns, but the Orange have won four in a row and got a very, very big win at Providence on Saturday.
DePaul [16-12 (8-7), RPI: 54, SOS: 18] Beat Cincy and should get past South Florida to get to 9-7, but then what? They have beaten Kansas and Cal (right after the DeVon Hardin injury) earlier this season, but also have lost to Bradley and Purdue, among others. They'll likely need a couple of BE tourney wins, too, but we'll see ...
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