SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — Making the cut seemed within reach for Butler Country Club golf pro Rob McClellan.

He began Friday's play in the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits by finishing a first round that was suspended by darkness on Thursday.

Eleven holes yielded two birdies, five pars and four bogeys.

After a break, McClellan entered his second round with at a 3-over-par 75.

"I was going out with the intentions of shooting 70 and making the cut," McClellan said at a PGA press conference.

But his second round began just a bit too late.

"I was 31 seconds late to the tee," said McClellan, who did not say why he tardy to the tee box to begin his second round. "I started off the second round with a two-shot penalty and took an eight on the first hole. That just killed my hopes.

"It's a good lesson learned and something you can teach everybody back home," he added. "You've got to be there (on the tee)."

After the penalty, McClellan went on to bogey five of the next nine holes.

Despite a strong finish, managing at least par on seven of the final eight holes — including a birdie on No. 16 — McClellan shot an 81 in the second round and ended at 12 shots over par.

Play was suspended again by darkness Friday, with 78 golfers still in the midst of their second round.

The projected cut was at plus-1 Saturday as golfers scrambled to complete their second round.

The United States' Matt Kuchar is atop the leaderboard at minus-8.

The high point of McClellan's day came when he birdied two of three holes in the first round, Nos. 3 and 5, to pull his score to even par.

"I made a couple of birdies and was happy to get back to even," he said.

Three straight bogeys followed before McClellan parred the 446-yard No. 9 to close his first round.

Despite the disappointment of his second round, McClellan knows the experience is invaluable.

"You can't beat it," he said. "They treat you great.

"You come out here with expectations of hitting the ball well and hopefully making the cut. I hit the ball well and just had a couple bad shots."

The course, which totals 7,507 yards, had become quite familiar to McClellan through practice rounds and his play Thursday and Friday.

"I probably played here eight times in the last week and a half," McClellan said. "So I had a good feel for the course, I thought I could play well. But the golf course is real tough."

Numerous phone calls and e-mails to McClellan were not returned Friday night.