US TOUR:PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON found three birdies on his back nine to record a one-under-par 69 as he completed his first round at the rain-delayed Travelers Championship in Connecticut.

Harrington, who had started at the tenth, birdied the fifth, sixth and eighth to trail leader Jim Renner by six shots.

Renner made a blazing start to his rain-delayed first round. The 27-year-old American shot a six-under 29 on his opening nine to race to the top of the leaderboard.

While Renner was only able to lower his score by a single stroke on his way back to the clubhouse, it was enough to keep him just ahead of five players at six under.

Ryan Moore and Andres Romero were among that group after completing 65s, while they had been joined by Webb Simpson, Vaughn Taylor and Brian Davis, who had begun their second rounds. Among those at five under was defending champion Bubba Watson, who picked up a stroke after three holes of his second round.