Cabrera, Petterson set pace as rain halts Houston Open

Angel Cabrera and Carl Pettersson were home and dry in the clubhouse on seven-under 65 Thursday, heading the leaderboard as thunderstorms stopped play at the US PGA Tour Houston Open. Only 51 players completed their rounds before the inclement weather brought play to a halt at Redstone, the first such delay for the event since 2009. Defending champion Phil Mickelson, Fred Couples and South African Ernie Els -- who needs a victory to qualify for next week's Masters -- had yet to make the turn when play was suspended. The first round will resume Friday morning, with officials hopeful of getting the event back on schedule by Saturday. Ricky Barnes and Jeff Maggert both completed rounds of 66 to lie one off the pace. Brian Harman was at six-under on the course, with three holes to play.