Chopra takes lead at rainy Singapore
Singapore: Sweden's Daniel Chopra fired a sizzling six-under-par 65 to take the clubhouse lead after the second round of the Singapore Open following a second 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 par total put him two shots clear of those who have completed 36 holes.
"I am very happy. I started out yesterday edgy with all the delays but came out today feeling better," Chopra told reporters after registering six birdies in a bogey-free round.
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 on Saturday morning.
Australia's Andrew Dodt and China's Liang Wenchong are two shots off the lead on five under after both recorded three-under-par 69s, along with Japan's Kodai Ichihara who has only completed six holes of his second round.
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-par. But he returned early on Friday and played 28 holes of bogey-free golf to rocket to the top of the leaderboard.
Bureau Report