DP World Tour: Before the second round of the Singapore Classic on the DP World Tour was called off for the day, Northern Ireland’s Tom McKibbin set the clubhouse aim.
The world No. 1 golfer Rory McIlroy’s clubmate McKibbin followed a 64 in the first round with a three-under 69 on Friday at Laguna National Golf Resort Club to climb to 11 under.
The play was suspended for over an hour due to heavy rain before McKibbin returned to finish his round with a string of pars. The 20-year-old made four birdies in a stretch of six holes starting at the third and rebounded from bogeys at the 11th and 13th by taking advantage of the par-five next.
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Wenyi Ding, a Chinese amateur who was four holes from finishing his round when play was halted due to waning light, and Englishman Andy Sullivan, who posted an outstanding second-round 65, are tied for the lead with McKibbin.
McKibbin stated, “I played quite beautifully most of the day, especially the front nine. In the back, it was a little colder, but generally, it was a wonderful day. I was glad we could make three shots because I didn’t want to return early in the morning.”
Since starting on the 10th hole, Sullivan has climbed the leaderboard with five birdies in six holes, and Marcel Schneider is one off the lead after four straight birdies late in his round.
22 players are within four strokes of the lead going into the weekend, and English duo Nathan Kimsey and Sam Hutsby are both in the big group two shots off the lead that also includes Scott Jamieson and Grant Forrest from Scotland.
The highest-ranked player in the competition, Ryan Fox, is four under for his round with two holes remaining, while LIV member Adrian Otaegui is five strokes down despite concluding his second-round 68 with a bogey.
On Saturday, play will begin at 8.15 a.m. local time (12.15 a.m. GMT), with a two-tee start in effect for the third round due to the likelihood of more storms.
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