Akshay Bhatia began the PGA Tour’s season finale three strokes off the lead, while Min Woo Lee matched East Lake’s course record with a bogey-free

Persistent rain and storms prevented Shubhankar Sharma and Yuvraj Sandhu from beginning their opening rounds, while Tom McKibbin reached 5-under to take the early lead

Shubhankar Sharma mixed four birdies with four dropped shots in an even-par 72, while Marco Penge and Daniel Hillier shared the lead when darkness halted