Quincy Quek 2 shots off the lead at SMBC Singapore Open

The competition resumes on Friday at 7:30 a.m. with the second round of play expected to start at 8 a.m. It is co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and Japan Golf Tour Organisation.

Rahil Gangjee was the best among the Indian golfers at the SMBC Singapore Open today as threat of lighting forced early closure of play with some yet to complete their first round.

He briefly got to 5 under when he drained a long putt to birdie the par-3 second hole, but gave the shot back with his first bogey of the tournament, on the fifth hole.

Thanyakorn, 25, said he could not have asked for a better score because his ball landed in the water twice yesterday. “My goal is to win this tournament and, for now, I just want to take a good rest before I come back again and hopefully play as well as I did today”.

Natipong Srithong, victor of two gold medals for Thailand here at the 2015 SEA Games, posted a 73 for 142.

Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy were just two of the names left in his wake and certainly Fowler deserves his career-high ranking in that quality quartet which, of course, is completed by Jason Day. On seven I got a bit unlucky.

Danthai Boonma, the 19-year-old Thai bidding for his second title in Singapore after the World Classic Championship in December, was on 143 following a second-round 72.

The experienced South African made seven birdies but will be bitterly disappointed with the bogeys he carded on 1 and 15 while the American made six birdies and only one bogey. He was at seven-under with 11 holes remaining. The 22-year-old looked and sounded tired afterwards and there were worrying comments for his many admirers outside of America.

“Didn’t get off to a great start but made a good birdie on No. 2”, Spieth said. But that’s golf, that’s weather.

“From the positions I was in off the tee it was a little frustrating”, he told reporters.

Keith Horne of South Africa and Berry Henson of the USA were atop the leaderboard with five-under-par 66 when the organizers called for a halt.

The Spieth-Danzi team begun brightly on Thursday with a birdie three at his first – the 10th – but chances of picking up further shots were limited thereafter by his iron play. It’s just the first round in a different country, different time zone. “I think it definitely motivated Rory and I and the guys down the list and we’re going to have some good battles”.

An, voted Europe’s Rookie of the Year, braved the heat and humidity to put up a strong performance that underscores his status as the world number 26. Chiragh Kumar (79-75) was also missing the cut.