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Second-Round play was suspended from 11:57 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. due to thunderstorms in the area. Afternoon tee times were delayed by three hours.

Play was called for the day at 8:13 due to darkness. Second-round play will resume at 7:30 a.m. Saturday. There are 26 players who have yet to complete there second round. Tee times for the third round will run from approximately 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Play will be off the 1st and 10th tees in threesomes.

*The 36-hole cut was made Saturday morning with 81 players at 145 (+5) or better.

*Saturday's cut at 145 (+5) is the highest 36-hole cut since the Stanford St. Jude Championship moved to TPC Southwind in 1989 and the highest overall since 1986 (+6).

*Here's a look at over-par cuts since the tournament moved to TPC Southwind. 2007 5-over-par (Par 70) 2006 4-over-par (Par 70) 2004 1-over-par (Par 71) 1989 2-over-par (Par 71)

*It is the 11th time in 24 events this year on the PGA TOUR where the 36-hole cut has been over-par. The only cuts higher were The Masters at 8-over-par and THE PLAYERS Championship at 5-over-par.

*Two-time Stanford St. Jude champion, David Toms, moved into a T2 with Lou Graham on the consecutive cuts list in Memphis and will play the weekend for the 12th time. Toms is currently T5 at 2-under-par 138.

*When play was halted Friday night, Andrew Buckle was T2 at 6-under-par with four three holes to play. Saturday morning the Tour rookie made pars on Nos. 7 and * before making a double-bogey 6 on the par-4 ninth.

*Player who did not return to the course to complete round two Saturday morning were Craig Bowden, Steven Bowditch, Bryce Molder, Kevin Stadler, Tag Ridings and Paul Gow.

Adam Scott is the clubhouse leader at 7-under-par 133 after a second-round 4-under-par 66. If his lead holds up it will be the second consecutive week the 26-year-old Australian has held the 36-hole lead. Scott had a one-stroke lead over Rod Pampling at the halfway point last week at the Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley.

Here's a look at Adam Scott's 36-hole leads: Year Event 36-Hole Total Final Total Finish 2007 the Memorial Tournament 70-62-132 70-62-72-70-274 T5 2006 TOUR Championship 69-67-136 69-67-67-66-269 1st 2006 EDS Byron Nelson Champ. 65-65-130 65-65-69-71-270 T3 2005 Nissan Open 67-66-133 67-66-133 1st* 2004 Booz Allen Classic 66-62-128 66-62-67-68-263 1st 2003 Deutsche Bank Champ. 69-62-131 69-62-67-66-264 1st *Unofficial victory

An interesting note should Scott go on to win this week in Memphis, he also won the Shell Houston Open earlier this year the week before The Masters.

Adam Scott (66) and Bob Tway (68) had the only two bogey-free rounds on Friday.

Brian Gay fired a second-round 4-under-par 66 and is currently T2 at six-under-par 134. Gay was on the 18th green facing a 45-foot 1-inch birdie putt when play was delayed. Following the three-hour and three-minute rain delay, Gay promptly holed the putt for his sixth birdie of the round.

Marco Dawson made the biggest move on Friday firing a 5-under-par 65, the low round of the tournament among those who have completed play, and moved up 94 spots from a T123 to T29.

Dicky Pride is the only player to win the Stanford St. Jude Championship in his rookie year. There are currently two rookies in the top 10, Andrew Buckle (3) and Brandt Snedeker (T5). Both players are looking for their first PGA TOUR victory.

1995 Stanford St. Jude Champion Jim Gallagher, Jr. (74-69-143) will make the cut for just the second time in the 12 years since his victory. He finished T63 in 2002.

Defending champion Jeff Maggert notched rounds of 73-79-152 (+12). If he goes on to miss the cut he will be the first defending champion to miss the cut since Jim Gallagher, Jr. in 1996.

Defending champions and the year they missed the cut: 1996 Jim Gallagher, Jr. 1995 Dicky Pride 1992 Fred Couples 1982 Jerry Pate 1980 Gil Morgan 1969 Bob Lunn 1965 Mike Souchak

Pablo Martin (75-71-146) will miss the cut in his pro debut.

Of the 75 players in the morning draw who finished their rounds, there were 13 sub-par scores. In Thursday's first round there were only seven sub-par rounds posted all day. Adam Scott's 66 was the only bogey-free round posted in the Friday morning wave.

Winning this week may not bode well for players heading to Oakmont next week for the U.S. Open. No player has won the week prior to the U.S. Open and followed it up with a victory in the second major of the year.

Major Championship winners who have won the week prior on the PGA TOUR: Phil Mickelson 2006 BellSouth Classic Masters Sandy Lyle 1988 Greensboro Open Masters Lee Trevino 1971 Canadian Open British Open Art Wall 1959 Azalea Open Masters Sam Snead 1949 Greensboro Open Masters Ben Hogan 1946 Winnepeg Open PGA Championship Byron Nelson 1945 Chicago Victory PGA Championship

When play was called for the day, the scoring average on the par-70 layout was 71.414. The toughest hole was par-4 17th playing .360 strokes over par. The easiest hole was the par-5 16th playing .447 strokes under par.

Eight eagles had been made in the second round when play was called for the day. Stephen Ames, Billy Andrade and Bubba Watson all eagled the 554-yard par 5 3rd while Tim Petrovic, John Mallinger, Matthew Goggin and Chris Tidland eagled the 530-yard par 5 16th.

Brent Geiberger (76), Tripp Isenhour (81) and Tom Johnson (82) all withdrew prior to the start of the second round. Mark Calcavecchia (77) withdrew after nine holes with a bad back. Chris Couch (79) withdrew after 17 holes with a bad back.