Balls began to move on the greens; tournament officials have no choice but to sound the horn whenever that happens. The delay lasted roughly 90 minutes. Tour officials resumed the second round at 3:30 p.

Only a half hour after Dahmen talked, at 2:05 p.m. PT, rules officials blew horns to stop play on both courses, and with no indiciation of when the wind might calm down, the players marked their balls and were transported back to the clubhouse.

Wednesday's optimal weather gave way to show-stopping conditions Thursday at Torrey Pines. The PGA Tour halted play at 5:05 p.m. EST because of high winds on the South and North courses. The severity was evident on the second hole at the North,