Estes, Armour lead suspended PGA event

Port St. Lucie, FL (Sports Network) - Bob Estes and Tommy Armour III were still on top of the leaderboard when the second round of the Ginn sur Mer Classic was suspended on Friday due to inclement weather.
After opening with 64s on Thursday to take the lead, Estes and Armour protected it with rounds of five-under 68 on Friday. They finished well before things got bad enough that officials were forced to stop the round.
The PGA Tour veterans were tied at 14-under 132.
Daniel Chopra fired a seven-under 66 and moved within one shot of the leaders at 13-under 133. Steve Lowery (66), Michael Sim (67) and Sean O'Hair (68) were all at 10-under 136.
Scores remained low despite muddy conditions.
"There were a lot of one-arm finishes because once that club gets down into the mud, it just keeps going down," said Estes. "Sometimes it's tough to get the club through the turf and out."
The Tesoro Club, one of only two par-73 layouts on the PGA Tour schedule, is unlikely to dry out this weekend with two more days of wet, humid weather forecast.
The leaders were making their biggest strides on the front nine, where the course is a little shorter and a little easier.
Estes started on the front nine Friday and made three straight birdies from the third hole. He made his first bogey in 24 holes at the par-four sixth after sending an errant tee shot into the trees.
But another birdie at No. 9, and two more at the 16th and 18th holes, secured the 41-year-old Estes his share of the lead. He was 10-under on the outward nine through 36 holes.
"You still make some birdies on the back nine," said Estes, who has four PGA Tour wins but none since 2002. "But you better get you some birdies on the front if you want to keep pace."
Armour is seven-under on the front nine this week, but he didn't get there until halfway through his round on Friday.
He started on the back nine with six consecutive pars before he knocked a five-wood to three feet to set up an eagle at the par-five 16th. Armour followed that with a birdie at the 17th, again hitting his five-wood to set up the putt.
Armour chipped to three feet for another birdie at No. 2, then made his only bogey at the fifth hole. He closed with back-to-back birdies on his last two holes.
Like Estes, Armour is seeking his long-overdue "next" win. His last victory came at the 2003 Texas Open, where he set the PGA Tour's 72-hole scoring record.
"We play golf to win tournaments," said Armour, 48. "I've only won two in my career on the PGA Tour, so I'm excited whenever I have a chance to win. I look forward to it, and that's why I work hard and that's why I'm here."
Daisuke Maruyama had a seven-under 66 and was alone in seventh place at nine- under 137 when play was suspended. Fredrik Jacobson (67) and Bryce Molder (71) were another shot further back at 138.
Craig Kanada and Kevin Na was also at eight-under, but still on the course. They were the closest players remaining with a shot at passing Estes and Armour, although that seemed unlikely.
None of the afternoon groups finished the second round. They are scheduled to be back on the course at 8 a.m. local time Saturday morning.