OSTRAVA, August 19, 2011 (AFP) - Sweden's Mikael Lundberg and Spain's Jose Manuel Lara shared a one-shot lead at the Czech Open on Friday, but 25 players were unable to finish their second rounds after a thunderstorm caused a 90-minute suspension.
Lundberg, a former two-time winner on the European Tour and who is playing just his third event of the season after losing his card last year, was one of the players who will resume his round on Saturday.
After 15 holes he was three under for the day and seven under for the tournament while Lara had already signed for a four under par 68, and 137 for the two rounds.
The Spaniard, who won his second European Tour title at last year’s Austrian Open, turned in a one over 37 but then carded five birdies on the front nine for an inward 31.
"The wind was coming from all directions, but mainly from left to right. It also made it difficult to read the putts, because you weren't sure how much the wind was going to affect the ball," said Lara.
"So it was very tricky, and I was happy when it died down later in the round. The course was a little bit softer than before. And then when the wind came down, the scoring conditions were almost perfect."
Leading and selected completed second round scores in the Czech Open on Friday (GBR/IRL unless stated, par 72):
Note: Play was suspended for the day following thunderstorms. 25 players to complete their second rounds on Saturday morning.
137 - Jose Manuel Lara (ESP) 69-68
138 - Gary Boyd 71-67, Damien McGrane 67-71, Oliver Fisher 71-67
139 - Tano Goya (ARG) 73-66, Lorenzo Gagli (ITA) 69-70, Gonzalo Fdez-Castano (ESP) 71-68
140 - Steve Webster 70-70, Paul McGinley 69-71
141 - Jamie Elson 70-71, Richie Ramsay 69-72, Gary Orr 69-72, David Drysdale 69-72, Steven O'Hara 70-71, Peter Lawrie 66-75
142 - Joakim Haeggman (SWE) 69-73, Sam Walker 70-72, Romain Wattel (FRA) 71-71, Fabrizio Zanotti (PAR) 71-71, Rafael Echenique (ARG) 70-72, Thongchai Jaidee (THA) 70-72
143 - Anthony Kang (USA) 73-70, Jan Are Larsen (NOR) 72-71, Fredrik Henge (SWE) 72-71, Victor Dubuisson (FRA) 67-76, James Morrison 74-69
144 - John Parry 71-73, Mark Tullo (CHI) 73-71, David Howell 75-69, Jaco Van Zyl (RSA) 72-72, Clodomiro Carranza (ARG) 74-70, Graeme Storm 72-72, Joel Sjoholm (SWE) 75-69, Gaganjeet Bhullar (IND) 70-74, Alejandro Canizares (ESP) 72-72
Selected:
145 - Wade Ormsby (AUS) 73-72, Alexandre Kaleka (FRA) 71-74
146 - Jeev Milkha Singh (IND) 71-75, Matthew Zions (AUS) 71-75
147 - Shiv Kapur (IND) 70-77, Jason Knutzon (USA) 74-73
148 - Rick Kulacz (AUS) 71-77, Mark Brown (NZL) 71-77
149 - Brett Rumford (AUS) 73-76
150 - George Coetzee (RSA) 73-77
153 - Miguel Angel Jimenez (ESP) 76-77
154 - Scott Hend (AUS) 78-76
156 - Andrew Dodt (AUS) 80-76