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September 15, 2012, Saturday
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HEAVY rains forced organizers to abandon the second round of the Yeangder Tournament Players Championship in Taipei yesterday with first round leader Filipino Angelo Que remaining three shots clear.
Play was called off before the three-time Asian Tour winner, who shot a flawless 7-under par 65 on Thursday to take a single-shot lead over India's Gaganjeet Bhullar and American Jason Knutzon, was able to tee off.
Thunderstorms caused play to be halted for the first time around 9:30am and as downpours continued to soak the Linkou International Golf Club, officials were forced to abandon the day's play.
American Knutzon was level-par through nine holes to remain in second place at the US$500,000 event with Bhullar, who like Que, did not start his second round.
Local hope Lu Wen-teh, a five-time Asian Tour winner, gave spectators something to cheer before the storms hit when he recorded the event's second hole-in-one on the par-three 11th. "This is my fourth hole-in-one since I turned professional and it came with my biggest prize to date," said Lu. "I'm happy and hopefully I can continue my charge when we return tomorrow," he added.
Play was also suspended at the Women's British Open at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club, England, because strong winds disrupted the second round so badly that organizers declared early scores "null and void."
With winds gusting up to 95kph, players struggled to keep the ball on the tees and greens before the round was suspended after an hour's play.
On Thursday, Ryu So-yeon marked her links course debut with a 2-under par 70 to share the lead with fellow South Korean, Haeji Kang after the first round.
Play was called off before the three-time Asian Tour winner, who shot a flawless 7-under par 65 on Thursday to take a single-shot lead over India's Gaganjeet Bhullar and American Jason Knutzon, was able to tee off.
Thunderstorms caused play to be halted for the first time around 9:30am and as downpours continued to soak the Linkou International Golf Club, officials were forced to abandon the day's play.
American Knutzon was level-par through nine holes to remain in second place at the US$500,000 event with Bhullar, who like Que, did not start his second round.
Local hope Lu Wen-teh, a five-time Asian Tour winner, gave spectators something to cheer before the storms hit when he recorded the event's second hole-in-one on the par-three 11th. "This is my fourth hole-in-one since I turned professional and it came with my biggest prize to date," said Lu. "I'm happy and hopefully I can continue my charge when we return tomorrow," he added.
Play was also suspended at the Women's British Open at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club, England, because strong winds disrupted the second round so badly that organizers declared early scores "null and void."
With winds gusting up to 95kph, players struggled to keep the ball on the tees and greens before the round was suspended after an hour's play.
On Thursday, Ryu So-yeon marked her links course debut with a 2-under par 70 to share the lead with fellow South Korean, Haeji Kang after the first round.
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