HUMBLE, Texas (AP) -- Johnson Wagner played Augusta National four years ago as a guest of his great uncle, a member there. He's halfway to earning another invitation -- for next week's Masters.
Wagner shot a 3-under 69 on Friday to take the outright lead in the Shell Houston Open before an afternoon storm delayed play for an hour and 45 minutes. More rain came later and the second round was suspended at 7:25 p.m. with 36 players still on the course.
Wagner was safely in at 12 under, three ahead of Charley Hoffman (70) and Mathew Goggin, who shot a 64 to continue the remarkable history of Australians at the tournament. Chad Campbell was at 7 under after matching Goggin's 64 in the breezy, sunny morning.
Defending champion Adam Scott, who shared the first-round lead with Wagner after they set the course record with 9-under 63s, had five bogeys and a double in a 76.
Scott bogeyed No. 2, his first at the Tournament Course at Redstone in 56 holes dating to last year's second round. He was playing the fifth hole when play was halted just before 2 p.m.
The round resumed at 3:34 p.m., with the course softened, but the temperature more than 20 degrees cooler. Scott missed the green with his tee shot on the par-3 ninth, then drove into the water on the 11th to slip to 6 under. He birdied 15 and 16 before finishing bogey-double bogey.
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