Play suspended at Sportsbet Masters

BY Bruce Young | Australasian PGA Tour | 2008 Australian Masters | Round One | 27 Nov 2008

Within twenty minutes of the afternoon field at the Sportsbet Australian Masters being cleared from the course for pending inclement weather, the heavens opened with a torrential thunderstorm accompanied by hail.

When play was called at 4.10pm local time, the round of 67 by Scott Hend still stood atop the leadeboard. He led by two over Victorian Anthony Brown, South African Tim Clark, and Queenslander Michael Wright with a large group at 2 under.

Clark joined Hend in the lead when he eagled the 10th to follow an earlier eagle at the 7th and at that point he and Hend had broken two clear of the rest of the field.

Clark bogeyed the 11th and then recorded a very soft bogey at the near driveable par four 13th before he and the rest of the field were ordered to take cover by tournament officials.

Play is expected to resume by 5.45pm local time.

 

Position Score Player Country R 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 Total
1 -12 Rodney Pampling 71 68 70 67 276
2 -12 Marcus Fraser 73 67 71 65 276
3 -9 Robert Allenby Australia 73 66 67 73 279
T4 -8 Alexander Noren 73 71 68 68 280
T4 -8 Nathan Green 72 68 70 70 280
T4 -8 Tim Clark South Africa 67 70 76 67 280
7 -7 David Mckenzie 72 70 71 68 281
T8 -6 Anthony Summers Australia 70 68 71 73 282
T8 -6 Marc Leishman 71 70 74 67 282
T8 -6 Martin Erlandsson Sweden 74 71 70 67 282
Position Score Player Country R 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 Total

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