Saturday October 31, 2009
Rain stops half the field from finishing 2nd round in S'pore
SINGAPORE: Sweden’s Daniel Chopra fired a flawless six-under 65 to take the clubhouse lead after the second round of the Singapore Open yesterday following a second lengthy weather delay which put the tournament well behind schedule.
Chopra was one of only 61 players to finish their second rounds after another stop-start day at the Sentosa Golf Club and his seven-under total put him two shots clear of those who have completed 36 holes.
First round leader Ian Poulter and Taiwanese qualifier Chan Yih-shin are also on seven under for the tournament but both have yet to reach the turn and will return with a majority of the field to complete their second rounds this morning.
Australia’s Andrew Dodt and China’s Liang Wenchong are two shots off the lead on five under after both recorded three-under 69s, along with Japan’s Kodai Ichihara, who has only completed six holes of his second round.
Clubhouse leader: Daniel Chopra of Sweden hits a shot on the 15th fairway during the second round of the Singapore Open golf tournament at the Serapong Golf Course on Sentosa Island on Friday. — Reuters Ernie Els is a further shot adrift after three holes of his second round, the South African joining Briton Ross McGowan (69), India’s Gaganjeet Bhullar (67) and Australia’s Scott Hend (66) in a share of seventh place.
Chopra walked off the course in near darkness on Thursday after limping through eight holes of his opening round in two-over. But he returned early yesterday and played 28 holes of bogey-free golf to rocket to the top of the leaderboard.
Starting his second round on one-under for the tournament, the 35-year-old Swede went out in 32 to move into contention and pulled clear of the chasing pack with back-to-back birdies on six and seven (his 15th and 16th).
The cut is projected at two-over, meaning Ireland’s Padraig Harrington (+1), Australia’s Geoff Ogilvy (+2) and American world number two Phil Mickelson (-1 after 22 holes) should all be around for the weekend. — Reuters
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