PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Tommy Fleetwood needed a round like this. He has gone more than two years without winning, narrowly stayed in the top 50 at the cutoff to qualify for The Players Championship.

Fleetwood opened with a 6-under 66 to share the lead with Pebble Beach winner Tom Hoge.

And now he waits. Maybe until Saturday.

The PGA Tour’s premier event with a $20 million purse got off to a stop-and-go start because of storms Thursday and a dire forecast for Friday.