PGA TOUR Bad weather plagues 2nd round as Sauers, Azinger stay in front

The tournament could spill over into Monday.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- As a steady rain fell, Kent Jones' golf bag stood on a soggy rug by the door of his RV.
It was another rain delay for the tour veteran -- as well as the rest of the field at the HP Classic on Friday.
While Jones waited in all the comforts of home, most of the golfers hung around the locker room hoping to get back on the course.
With the first round still not complete, officials held out hope of getting in some golf until mid-afternoon.
Seventy-five golfers failed to complete their first round on Thursday because of rain. The weather also left Gene Sauers and Paul Azinger atop the leaderboard with 6-under 66s.
Play is scheduled to resume early today. After the opening round is completed, officials hope to begin the second round at about 8:15 a.m., leaving open the possibility of playing 36 holes Sunday or the tournament running over into Monday.
"We're going to play as much golf as we can, every chance that we get," said PGA advance rules official Tony Wallin.
Storms dumped nearly 1 3/4 inches of rain on the course, and a pocket of clear weather is expected today.
"Our real concern is the afternoon," said Greg Quinn, the Weather Channel meteorologist for the PGA Tour. "We could have some very severe storms then as a cold front moves through."
Weather problem
Friday's was the sixth weather delay in 18 tournaments this season and the fifth consecutive round to be interrupted. The final three rounds at last week's Houston Open were also delayed.
"It's one of those things," David Frost said. "You take it as it comes. You can't do anything about it."
Delays can be tedious for the players.
"You can spend a lot of down time in the locker room," Brian Bateman said. "We're eating quite a bit, doing crossword puzzles. Whatever you can do to pass the time until the next announcement is going to be made."
And more and more, they visit players like Jones, who travel to tournaments in their RVs.
"We all pile in with them and watch television or movies," Frost said. "It's a lot better than hanging around the clubhouse."
Jones, a six-year tour veteran out of Albuquerque, N.M., who is traveling with his two children under four and his wife, JoAnna, is one of about a dozen players who parked their RVs just off the English Turn course this week. It's Jones' first year in the 45-foot long Holiday Rambler.
"It's really nice on a day like this," Jones said. "I can just walk over and find out what's going on. If I want to go back and rest or watch television, it's right there."