OAKVILLE, Ontario

Robert Garrigus made a birdie after a rock saved his ball from water and had a one-stroke lead at 9-under 63 on Thursday when play in the RBC Canadian Open was suspended because of dangerous weather.

The American wasn’t as fortunate on Nos. 10 and 17 at rain- softened Glen Abbey.

He made five straight birdies on Nos. 2- 6, and birdied four of the last six holes — three of them par 5s.

He played in the morning, well before a more than two- hour delay because of high wind and potential lightning strikes. Play resumed at 6:44 p.m. and was stopped for the day at 8:04 p.m.

PGA Tour rookie Adam Schenk was second. He birdied the first five and last three.

The 40-year-old Garrigus won his lone PGA Tour title in 2010. Last week in the Barbasol Championship in Kentucky, he followed a third-round 66 with a 79 — making a quadruple bogey on the 17th.

Last year at Glen Abbey, Garrigus shot a 62 in the third round to match the course record.

Chris Stroud was third at 65, and Ben Crane, Hudson Swafford, Ian Poulter and late starter Byeong Hun An shot 66. Kevin Tway also was 6 under with three holes left.

Top-ranked Dustin Johnson was at 68 in a group that included Steve Stricker, and Hunter Mahan and Canadian David Hearn.

Adam Hadwin, the topranked Canadian on the PGA Tour, matched Bubba Watson with a 70.

Two- time defending champion Jhonattan Vegas was 2 under through 16 holes.