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 Castro holed out his second shot from 122 yards at the par-four
eighth on his way to a five-under-par 67 at the soggy Country Club
of Jackson, where players were allowed preferred lies.
At 15-under 129, he had a four-stroke lead when play was halted in
the late afternoon due to lightning, with 45 players yet to start
the second round.
Earlier, heavy rain and standing water caused play to be suspended
for nearly five hours in the morning on a rain-soaked course that
last week absorbed nine inches of rain.
Among the fortunate early starters able to complete the second round
was overnight leader Castro, who had fired a career best and
tournament record 62 for a two-shot lead.
Castro started slowly following his spree of 10 birdies on Thursday
but came alive after the bee sting, sticking a perfect approach shot
into the eighth green that spun back into the hole for an eagle that
stretched his lead.
"I think it was a yellow jacket, one of my own kind," joked Castro,
who attended Georgia Tech, nicknamed the Yellow Jackets.
"It just kind of got up under my shirt and it got me. It still
stings. A couple of holes later I had a great wedge number, it came
out perfect and just went in," he told Golf Channel.
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Next behind Castro in the clubhouse at 11-under was American Bryce
Molder, who followed his opening 64 with a 69.
Also on 11-under were Venezuelan Jhonattan Vegas, who was five-under
for the day through 16 holes, and American D.J. Trahan, six-under
through 16.
(Reporting by Larry Fine in New York; Editing by Andrew Both)
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