GREENSBORO, N.C.-- Augusta State’s Patrick Reed fired a 5-under 66 Tuesday and tied for second during the stroke-play portion of the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship at Bryan Park Golf & Conference Center.

Reed, who opened with a 3-under 68 Monday, posted a two-round total of 8-under 134 to finish one shot back of Georgia Tech rising senior John-Tyler Griffin. Reed’s round was highlighted by a hole-out for eagle from 35 yards on the par-5 sixth hole.

Griffin shot 67 to post a 9-under-par 133 total and earn stroke-play medalist honors at the 7,218-yard, par-71 Champions Course. Griffin finished one shot ahead of Reed, Bhavik Patel of Fresno State and UNLV’s Derek Ernst and heads into the match-play portion of the championship as the No. 1 seed.

The second round was suspended at 6:18 p.m., EST due to a dangerous weather situation, with lightning in the immediate area and 18 players still on the course. No other players had a mathematical chance to tie Griffin.

Play will resume at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, followed by a playoff, if necessary. The starting field of 156 players will be reduced to the lowest 64 scorers, who advance to the first round of match play, which begins at 9 a.m. The six-round match-play portion of the championship will conclude on Saturday with a scheduled 36-hole final.

Griffin, Patel, Ernst and Reed were among 12 players who finished the stroke-play qualifying portion of the championship below par.

The U.S. Amateur Public Links, established in 1922 for bona fide public-course players, is one of 13 national championships conducted annually by the United States Golf Association, 10 of which are strictly for amateurs.

For more information on the USAPL, visit http://www.usga.org/ChampEventArticle.aspx?id=2147488367.