By Mark Garrod, PA Sport Golf Correspondent, Minnesota

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Most eyes will again be on Tiger Woods when the United States PGA championship again tries to make up for lost time in Minnesota today.

A violent electrical storm halted play on Friday night with world number one Woods still two holes from home.

Trying to become the first player ever to win three majors in a season twice, the Masters and US Open champion stood three under par.

That put him in joint seventh place four strokes behind surprise leader Fred Funk, the 46-year-old American himself having five holes to complete.

Weather permitting - more lightning is predicted - play was due to resume at 7.30am local time (1.30pm BST), with the third round following straight afterwards.

Justin Rose was also among those affected, but having fallen back from three under to one under in the 14 holes he managed yesterday the 22-year-old was no longer the leading European.

That position was held by Sweden's Pierre Fulke, who in a welcome return to form a month away from his Ryder Cup debut moved into sixth place on four under with a bogey-free second round 68 - a round completed with a birdie putt of around 60 feet.

Fulke then hit out at those who have been focusing on the struggles of some of Europe's side in the build-up to the match at The Belfry.

"It's sad that they pick on individuals," said the 31-year-old, who like Westwood has fallen outside the world's top 100 since the 12-month postponement of the contest.

"It's a team thing and our team is just as good as the American team at the moment.

"Come September it's not going to matter whether you shoot 65 or 75 if you win your match. It's about getting points for the side.

"I've not read what's been written or said, but people tell me things. Last year I was concerned about my form, but not this year. From my point of view the postponement was good."

Fulke began this season by coming second to Retief Goosen in the Johnnie Walker Classic in Australia, but he then had to wait until last month's Dutch Open for his next top-10 finish.

Being in contention for a major, though, is just the boost he wanted - and the best possible response to the critics.

Funk, who did not even play in the first three majors this season, slept on a one-stroke lead over former Open champions Justin Leonard and Mark Calcavecchia, recent US Tour winner Rich Beem and South African Retief Goosen, whose first major title came at last year's US Open.

Woods went to the turn in 33 yesterday to get his name on the leaderboard and even with a bogey at the short 13th he remains favourite in the event he has won two of the last three years.

Playing partner Ernie Els, who took advantage of Woods' third round 81 to win the Open at Muirfield last month, is only one further back at two under.

In the group alongside him is 44-year-old German Bernhard Langer and Denmark's Irish Open champion Soren Hansen.

But Ireland's Padraig Harrington sets off again level par and still worried about a left ankle injury, while Nick Faldo's 76 yesterday left him 10 adrift of Funk.

Rose was third after his opening 69, but had to dig deep after going into water hazards on the 16th and 17th.

The Hampshire youngster still had plenty to play for in his first-ever professional appearance in America, however, and whatever happens over the weekend he has already left his mark.