Corey Pereira leads at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Wichita Open presented by Syndeo as play is suspended
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Corey Pereira holds a one-shot lead at the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Wichita Open, presented by Syndeo, as play is suspended due to darkness. (PGA TOUR Americas)
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Due to 4 inches of rain overnight into Friday, the resumption of the first round was delayed until 2 p.m. local time. The first wave of second-round tee times ran from 5-7:12 p.m. Play was suspended due to darkness at 9:02 p.m.
The second round will resume Saturday at 7 a.m. The second wave of second-round tee times will run from 8:30-10:42 a.m. on Saturday. After making the 36-hole cut (low 60 players and ties), third-round tee times will run from approximately 4-6 p.m. off the Nos. 1-10 tees.
In the early stages of the second round, Corey Pereira (Sacramento, California) is 11-under par and leads by one after play was suspended for darkness Friday at the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Wichita Open presented by Syndeo.
After six hours of weather delays on Thursday, 4 inches of rain fell overnight at Crestview Country Club and delayed the resumption of play another seven hours on Friday, with play resuming at 2 p.m.
Pereira’s first-round 63 spanned two days and included an 8-under 27 on the back nine. His strong play continued into his second round, where he was 4 under through 13 holes and 11 under total. Currently No. 2 on the PGA TOUR Americas points list, Pereira is coming off back-to-back top-five finishes, including a win at the Mexico Championship presented by Scotia Wealth Management earlier this month.
The PGA TOUR University Class of 2026 is represented by 14 players, and the top debutant through Friday is Matthew Kress (Sea Island, Georgia), who is T18 at 5 under.
Josh Anderson (Scottsdale, Arizona) opened with an 8-under 62 on Thursday and will begin his second round Saturday at 10:09 a.m., approximately 38 hours after he finished his first round.
Once the second round concludes Saturday, the low 60 players (and ties) who make the cut will begin their third round, with approximate tee times running from 4-6 p.m. off Nos. 1 and 10 tees.




