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Rickie Fowler tied for lead as weather causes further delays at OHL Classic

PLAYA DEL CARMEN, MEXICO - NOVEMBER 11:  Rickie Fowler the United States plays his shot from the 18th tee during the continuation of the second round of th

Joint-leader Rickie Fowler is one of 13 players facing the prospect of a marathon 36-hole final day as the OHL Classic at Mayakoba was again disrupted by the weather.

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The resumption of the second round following Friday's lengthy delays was held up due to torrential overnight rain saturating the Playa del Carmen course, and play finally resumed over five hours later than scheduled.

PLAYA DEL CARMEN, MEXICO - NOVEMBER 11:  Rickie Fowler the United States plays a shot on the 18th hole during the continuation of the second round of the O
Image: Rickie Fowler is tied for the lead but has yet to start his third round

Fowler parred the final three holes of his second round to complete a solid 67 which earned him a share of the halfway lead with Patton Kizzire and Patrick Rodgers, who led by one overnight but dropped a shot at his penultimate hole.

The leading trio have yet to begin their third rounds, but organisers are hopeful the worst of the adverse weather has passed and that they can squeeze in a full 72-hole tournament before darkness falls on Sunday evening.

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Russell Knox was among the on-course leaders when play was called off for the day, the Scot making a bright start with birdies at the opening two holes to move to eight under par.

PGA Tour journeyman Charles Howell III was also at eight under after two birdies and an eagle through six holes, while Ryder Cup star Ryan Moore birdied the second and third to join the four-way share of seventh place - two strokes off the lead.

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Zach Johnson, Cameron Tringale and Jonathan Byrd don their hotel robes and wander out to the roof to support Rickie Fowler at the OHL Classic.

Graeme McDowell, the 2015 champion, started his third round with a bogey at the 10th before getting back to three under for the tournament with a birdie at the long 13th, and the Northern Irishman will have 10 holes to complete when play resumes on Sunday morning.

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But Moore's Ryder Cup team-mate Patrick Reed was a high-profile casualty as he missed the halfway cut by a single shot after he bogeyed three of the last four holes to return a disappointing 70.

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