Memphis, Tenn. ? John Daly’s messy personal life overshadowed golf once again Friday, this time when he accused his wife of waking him up by attacking him with a steak knife.

ADAM SCOTT HITS OFF THE FIRST TEE during the second round of the Stanford St. Jude Champion-ship. Scott holds the lead after Friday's rain-plagued second round.

Daly was the talk at the TPC Southwind on a day when thunderstorms forced a three-hour delay, and Adam Scott’s 4-under 66 gave him a one-stroke clubhouse lead when darkness suspended play Friday night in the Stanford St. Jude Championship.

A total of 26 players were unable to complete the round. They will return this morning to finish play, with the third round expected to start by midday with players going off both the first and 10th tees.

Daly, playing on a sponsor’s exemption, was 4 over after following his opening 70 with a 74. The projected cut Saturday morning was 4 or 5 over.

Scott topped the leaderboard at 7-under 133, a total he didn’t think would stand up after a cold front stilled the gusty wind and softened the tricky greens on the 7,239-yard course.

Fellow Australian Andrew Buckle had a chance to pass Scott with what could be the best round here so far. He started the day at even and was 6 under with three holes left after seven birdies and a bogey despite blisters on his feet after playing 36 holes Monday in new shoes.

“This afternoon we had no wind and soft greens, and the greens were pure,” said Buckle, who made three birdie putt of 11 feet or longer.

Scott had a chance for his second straight 36-hole lead. The world’s fourth-ranked player led by a stroke last week in the Memorial en route to a fifth-place tie.

“Nice to be leading now or at the end of the day or whenever this round finishes,” Scott said as he finished up with a par on No. 9, his 18th. “Conditions are perfect. If it stays like this, birdies to be had out there.”

Brian Gay, who waited out the delay after putting his second shot on the green at No. 18, holed out from 45 feet for birdie and a 66 that left him a stroke back at 6 under. Fredrik Jacobson, who shared the first-round lead with Scott, was 3 under after a 70.

Two-time Memphis winner David Toms (68) was 2 under along with Duffy Waldorf (69), Brian Davis (68), Scott Verplank (69), Woody Austin (66). Jose Maria Olazabal and Brandt Snedeker also were 2 under. Olazabal had a hole to play, and Snedeker had two to finish.

Anyone hoping the wind that kept all but seven golfers at par or higher in the first round would die down on Friday were wrong early. Conditions remained just as windy Friday morning as on Thursday when only seven players broke par.

They adapted better with 13 of the 75 with morning tee times breaking par.

“It’s been blowing pretty steady all day,” Gay said during the delay. “It actually seemed to be blowing harder the last few holes.”

Then came the thunderstorms that stopped play just before noon locally. Golfers ran out of time to catch Scott before play was stopped at 8:13 p.m.