Gay/Sabbatini (-12) lead as Zurich first round finally ends

AVONDALE, La. – Nearly 32 hours later, the first round of the Zurich Classic is in the books.

A seven-plus-hour weather delay on Thursday threw a wrench in the schedule, leaving players in the initial morning wave with two more early wakeup calls. The first afternoon wave, meanwhile, will head right back out for second-round foursomes play on Friday afternoon.

Not ideal, but this tournament should be back on track by Saturday evening.

Leaders Brian Gay and Rory Sabbatini were part of Thursday’s early tee times and completed 14 holes in 10 under before the horn blew for darkness Tuesday night. When they resumed their first round, at 7 a.m. local time, Gay chipped in two pars – missing a…