Travelers Championship Tee Times Changed Significantly for Saturday

CROMWELL, CT — The likelihood of an afternoon thunderstorm has prompted officials of the Travelers Championship to move all starting times for Saturday's third round to the morning.

The National Weather Service says showers and thunderstorms are likely, mainly between noon and 3 p.m., with gusty winds and heavy rain likely.

To ensure the best chance of all players completing the third round, competitors will be grouped in threesomes, starting off both the first and 10th tees at 7 a.m. The day's final groups will tee off at 9:12 a.m.

Four players are tied for the lead at 7-under par through 36 holes: 2012 champion Marc Leishman (65-68), Tyrone Van Aswegen (67-66), Daniel Berger (66-67) and Russell Henley (68-65).

First round co-leader Jerry Kelly, a University of Hartford alumnus, is a stroke back at 6-under, along with Robert Garrigus, Russell Knox and Patrick Rodgers.

Among a group of seven players at 5-under are first round co-leader Vaughn Taylor, World Golf Hall of Famer Vijay Singh and Englishman Paul Casey, who lost on the second hole of a playoff last year to Bubba Watson.

Eight more players are at 4-under, headed by U.S. Olympian Matt Kuchar.

73 players made the cut at 1-under par 139, including Watson (-3) and former major champions Webb Simpson (-3), Retief Goosen (-2), Zach Johnson (-2), David Toms (-2), Padraig Harrington (-1), Jim Furyk (-1), Keegan Bradley (-1), Ernie Els (-1) and Louis Oosthuizen (-1). 2007 Travelers champion Hunter Mahan (-1) also will play this weekend.

Missing the cut were past major winners Angel Cabrera (even), Geoff Ogilvy (+3) and Justin Leonard (+3); former Travelers champions J.J. Henry (even), Ken Duke (+1), Freddie Jacobson (+1) and Kevin Streelman (+5); and Connecticut golfers Tim Petrovic (+1), Adam Rainaud (+8) and Brett Stegmaier (+9).

For the full leaderboard, click here. For Saturday's revised starting times, click here.

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