The Starter: Saturday, PGA Championship

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The end of the second round and start of the third round of the PGA Championship are scheduled for Saturday. Here's a preview:

FRIDAY SUSPENSION: For the second-consecutive day at Whistling Straits, play was suspended with 78 players still on the course. Friday play was haulted at 8:27 p.m. ET with those on the course needing to finish anywhere from six to 15 holes. Play is scheduled to resume at 8 a.m. ET.

CUT WATCH: At the conclusion of play Friday, the projected cut included 76 players at 1-over or better. The following players are among the notables who will not be playing in Rd. 3 if the current numbers hold:

Of the players listed above, four still have to finish their second rounds. Retief Goosen has 13 holes remaining, Sergio Garcia has 12, Anthony Kim has 11 holes to go and Luke Donald needs to complete the entire back nine.

EXPERT PREVIEW: PGA TOUR NETWORK on-site correspondent Michael Collins previews Saturday:

Sometimes it's all about the luck of the draw. Looks like so far that's what is happening out here at the PGA Championship. Going into day three (and that's what we have to call it because the second round isn't done), the afternoon wave of the second round has a lot of golf to play. Some guys only got four holes completed in their second round. Bad news first... the forecast is calling for thunderstorms all day on Saturday and this course, now that it's drying out, is getting GOOD. So rain is not what we need. The good news... light winds are expected, so if the lightning stays away and we play a bunch of golf tomorrow the potential for good scores will be out there. But I'm an optomist.

I ask Jason Dufner after his round what he was going to do between now and when he tees off for the 3rd round which could be a while from Saturday morning. He said, "There's a movie theater close by and there's three movies I'd like to see."

Sounds good to me! Wait, I gotta work. Aw man!

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