ST. JUDE CLASSIC Cancer-survivor Stiles, 2 others lead

Rain and darkness kept 56 players from finishing on Friday.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Darron Stiles has a yearly reminder of just how lucky he is to be playing golf for a living.
He visits with his doctor in Tampa, Fla., for X-rays to guard against the return of cancer that forced surgeons to use a bone graft from his right hip to repair his jaw.
He has been healthy at each checkup, but Stiles said he probably still doesn't know just how serious the tumor found in 1989 really was.
"I'd love to see the chart and all that and all the pictures, but he won't show them to me," Stiles said.
That leaves Stiles busy enjoying his first full season on the PGA Tour, and he responded Thursday with a career-low 7-under-par 64 that gave him a share of a one-stroke lead with 49-year-old Jay Haas and tour rookie Richard S. Johnson in the suspended first round of the St. Jude Classic.
The tournament, sponsored by FedEx, raises about $1 million a year for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and Stiles said that tie-in made his round more special.
"It would be a lot more special if I'm still here on Sunday doing this," Stiles said.
Suspension
Fifty-six players were still on the TPC at Southwind on Thursday night when play was stopped for rain and darkness. Play resumed Friday morning, and Dennis Peoples finished two holes and stayed at 6 under, tied with Robert Damron a stroke back.
Defending champion Len Mattiace bogeyed his final hole and was 4 under.
The second round started with 24 players wrapping up their first round, and that included Johnson who finished with seven birdies and no bogeys for his best round on tour. He quickly turned and started his second round.
David Gossett, who grew up playing this course, matched Stan Utley and Dennis Paulson at 66.
Close call
Stiles, a three-time winner on the Nationwide Tour, nearly had the lead to himself after a bogey-free round with five birdies and an eagle. He had just hit to 12 feet on the par-4 18th when thunderstorms stopped play for nearly two hours.
He worked on the putt on the practice green just before play resumed, but the ball circled the lip of the cup, forcing him to tap in for par. He didn't mind.
"It's a great feeling, no doubt," he said. "Obviously on this tour, I haven't been in that position. It's been a while since I've been a first-round leader on any tour."
This time last year, Stiles was on the other end of Tennessee winning the Knoxville Open on the Nationwide Tour. He has made the cut in eight of 13 PGA events this year with his best finish a tie for 21st in the Houston Open in April.
Everything worked for him Thursday, when he hit his irons well, with his longest birdie putt a 20-footer on No. 8. He eagled the par-5, 527-yard fifth despite hitting his drive into the left rough and then a 5-wood 15 feet behind the hole. He had the chance to watch Steve Allen putt the same line and holed out for his eagle.